A National Hearing Accessibility Resource
Based right here in Colorado!

​​ Center for Hearing Access (CHA) is a National Nonprofit Center Focusing on ​Assistive Listening Systems
 ​for People ​With Hearing Loss
Wynne Whyman -  Director of Advocacy & Communication
The  Mission is to pursue the understanding and adoption of those principles, practices, designs, and technologies that best realize a world in which seamless and simple hearing access is available to everyone with hearing loss so they can participate fully across all aspects of daily life.
​New resource especially for: 
  • people with hearing loss
  • audiologists and hearing instrument specialists
  • owner/operators at sites
​​Find information on:
  • ADA information, and articles
  • Practical handouts
  • videos, templates, and tools
Find all this and MORE ​here

​We are thrilled to learn that Juliëtte Sterkens, audiologist and hearing-access advocate, has taken on a leadership role at the Center for Hearing Access (CHA), effectively June 1, 2026.

​The Center is a 501(c)(3) Colorado-based non-profit and was founded in 2024 by our own HLAA Colorado member, Wynne Whyman. CHA is a national advocacy initiative of the John G. Shedd Institute that educates and supports consumers, audiologists, hearing instrument specialists, and facility staff about ADA-compliant assistive listening systems and other strategies.