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California Hands & Voices Introduction

HLAA of California has partnered with California Hands & Voices to spread awareness about their invaluable programs for parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children. If you’re a parent in this community, you

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Over-the-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aids

Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aids are now available directly to consumers without a prescription. They are designed for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss only. What’s Your Hearing Health Experience? TAKE OUR OTC SURVEY Could

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Grandma the Hearing Loss Advocate

By Katie Wright “Mom!  Mom!” my daughter’s text read. “Connor didn’t pass his hearing screening! My heart dropped.  My grandson was 4 years old, still in pre-school. He and his mom were at his physical

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Hearing Aid Insurance Coverage in Court

By John Waldo Most health-insurance policies exclude coverage for hearing aids. A case in federal court in Seattle may change that. In 2017, two hearing-aid users sued Kaiser in Seattle, asking that the exclusions be

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Join Us at The Walk 4 Hearing!

We’d love to see you at our fun-filled, family (and dog!) friendly events in two beautiful California Locations. Bay Area Walk Alameda, CA Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach – Map It! Saturday, June 4th

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See Ya Pandemic!

The Los Angeles Chapter gets together for their first meeting IRL Leave it to HLAA-LA to live up to its reputation as the party chapter! Just days before the full lifting of pandemic restrictions, the

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Zina Jawadi

Why Medicine?

Los Angeles has a special place in my heart.  It is where I had my first internship at the former House Ear Institute (AKA House Research Institute, now part of UCLA).  It is where I

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Non-Profit Spotlight: SDSU Audiology Clinic

  The Audiology Clinic at San Diego State University, operating as part of the School of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, serves children and adults who have hearing problems and communication disorders due to hearing

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Arranging Accommodations

By Zina Jawadi Throughout my life, I have found that proactive self-advocacy has been crucial to success in any academic program. My approach to accommodations did not change after I was accepted to medical school.

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And Yet, She Persisted

Ten Years of HLAA-DV Advocacy Effort in Walnut Creek In 2010, Ann Thomas, president of the HLAA Diablo Valley Chapter, began advocating for communication access for people with hearing loss in the Contra Costa County

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Young Champion in the Community

When John Butchko was an eighth grader in Santa Monica, he needed a community service project for school. A chance meeting with Nanci Linke-Ellis, former HLAA-CA SoCal Chapter Coordinator, gave him the inspiration to advocate

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Melissa Billingsley

Partners

Melissa Billingsley first encountered hearing assistance dogs while working at her family’s veterinary hospital where she is a registered veterinary technician and practice manager. Lee G, one of her regular clients, had a hearing loss.

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Hearing Loop Success

A few years ago, during the early days of the Get In The Hearing Loop campaign, the HLAA-Santa Barbara Chapter was meeting in the library at Wood Glen Hall Retirement Community. At that time, a

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We Got a Hearing Loop for our Church!

By Lou and Joy Shaup Because of Lou’s severe hearing loss, he could not hear what was being said during services and other functions at our church, First United Methodist in Upland, California (www.uplandfumc.org). It

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The Joy of Dancing

By Lynn Rousseau and Debbie Mohney Have you ever watched people on the dance floor having a great time and pictured yourself out there with them? And then you thought, “But wait, I’m not like

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Kids and staff member at hear center Pasadena

HEAR Center Provides Free Screenings in L.A.

By Teri Breier As the only nonprofit 501(c)3 audiological and speech therapy clinic of its kind in the greater Los Angeles region, HEAR Center provides state-of-the-art speech and hearing services for anyone who needs it, regardless of the

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Hearing and Speech Center Celebrates 100 Years

Hearing and Speech Center of Northern California (HSC) celebrated its 100-year anniversary in May, 2017. Situated in downtown San Francisco, the building is home to an extensive range of services created to address communication challenges

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Hearing Loops Expand Access

By David G. Myers In 1999, I had an amazing experience while worshiping at Scotland’s Iona Abbey. As a person with hearing loss, I could understand virtually none of the spoken word as it reverberated

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