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SUMMARY:Support Group for Parents and Caregivers of Children with Hearing Loss
DESCRIPTION:When: Third Wednesday each month at 5 PM PST (February exception) \nRaising a child with hearing loss means parents and caregivers need to plan and prepare for things they may not understand. That’s why HLAA is launching Hear Together\, a support group to provide a safe\, welcoming space where participants can: \n\nAsk questions and share experiences\nExplore communication strategies and technology\nNavigate school systems and resources\nCelebrate the unique milestones of their child’s journey\n\nThis is a wonderful opportunity for the HLAA community to come together\, support one another and learn from each other. Attendance is free! Just sign up through our registration page and join us on Nov. 19 @ 8 p.m. ET. \nMeetings will be led by speech-language pathologist Kristin Bergholtz\, audiologist Carly Alicea and HLAA Chapter Engagement Manager Melissa Kruse. We look forward to seeing you! \nJoin Today\n 
URL:https://hearinglossca.org/event/support-group-for-parents-and-caregivers-of-children-with-hearing-loss/2026-04-15/
LOCATION:Chapter Virtual Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:HLAA Chapters,Virtual Meetings,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Support Group for Parents and Caregivers of Children with Hearing Loss
DESCRIPTION:When: Third Wednesday each month at 5 PM PST (February exception) \nRaising a child with hearing loss means parents and caregivers need to plan and prepare for things they may not understand. That’s why HLAA is launching Hear Together\, a support group to provide a safe\, welcoming space where participants can: \n\nAsk questions and share experiences\nExplore communication strategies and technology\nNavigate school systems and resources\nCelebrate the unique milestones of their child’s journey\n\nThis is a wonderful opportunity for the HLAA community to come together\, support one another and learn from each other. Attendance is free! Just sign up through our registration page and join us on Nov. 19 @ 8 p.m. ET. \nMeetings will be led by speech-language pathologist Kristin Bergholtz\, audiologist Carly Alicea and HLAA Chapter Engagement Manager Melissa Kruse. We look forward to seeing you! \nJoin Today\n 
URL:https://hearinglossca.org/event/support-group-for-parents-and-caregivers-of-children-with-hearing-loss/2026-03-18/
LOCATION:Chapter Virtual Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:HLAA Chapters,Virtual Meetings,Webinars
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260225T180000
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SUMMARY:Support Group for Parents and Caregivers of Children with Hearing Loss
DESCRIPTION:When: Third Wednesday each month at 5 PM PST (February exception) \nRaising a child with hearing loss means parents and caregivers need to plan and prepare for things they may not understand. That’s why HLAA is launching Hear Together\, a support group to provide a safe\, welcoming space where participants can: \n\nAsk questions and share experiences\nExplore communication strategies and technology\nNavigate school systems and resources\nCelebrate the unique milestones of their child’s journey\n\nThis is a wonderful opportunity for the HLAA community to come together\, support one another and learn from each other. Attendance is free! Just sign up through our registration page and join us on Nov. 19 @ 8 p.m. ET. \nMeetings will be led by speech-language pathologist Kristin Bergholtz\, audiologist Carly Alicea and HLAA Chapter Engagement Manager Melissa Kruse. We look forward to seeing you! \nJoin Today\n 
URL:https://hearinglossca.org/event/support-group-for-parents-and-caregivers-of-children-with-hearing-loss-3/
LOCATION:Chapter Virtual Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:HLAA Chapters,Virtual Meetings,Webinars
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SUMMARY:OTC 101: Ask The Experts Webinar
DESCRIPTION:We’re continuing our popular OTC 101 series with a brand-new webinar exploring over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. Learn about top devices and get your questions answered by experts from leading hearing aid companies\, Sony and Sonova\, and hearing aid evaluator Steve Taddei of HearAdvisor. This is a great way to introduce someone who is living with untreated mild-to-moderate hearing loss to hearing health options and resources. HLAA Executive Director Barbara Kelley will moderate the panel.
URL:https://hearinglossca.org/event/otc-101-ask-the-experts-webinar/
CATEGORIES:HLAA Chapters,Webinars
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LOCATION:https://hearingloss.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IicOs7hZSAKt_kirIi127w#/
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SUMMARY:Meet the Manufacturers of Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids
DESCRIPTION:Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids may provide another pathway to treatment for some adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss. Join HLAA for the last of our OTC 101: Ask the Experts Webinar Series sharing important information about this exciting new class of products. \nThe fourth webinar in HLAA’s OTC 101 series\, Meet the Manufacturers of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids\, Part 2 on June 5\, will feature a panel of OTC manufacturer experts from Sonova and Jabra Hearing answering product-related questions from the audience\, moderated by HLAA Executive Director Barbara Kelley. This complimentary online event is open to the public\, live captioned and recorded. Register at the red link above today! \n 
URL:https://hearinglossca.org/event/meet-the-manufacturers-of-over-the-counter-hearing-aids/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240430T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240430T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T012654
CREATED:20240423T201129Z
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SUMMARY:Hearing Loss At Work Webinar Series - Exploring Self Employment for People with Hearing Loss
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will focus on self-employment and entrepreneurship as options for people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing. Our three panelists\, who all have hearing loss and have successfully navigated self-employment\, will share helpful tips\, personal stories and the pros and cons of being self-employed. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Kelly Tremblay and Lisa Yuan. Presented by the HLAA Accessible\, Inclusive Employment Task Force\, this free webinar will be captioned and recorded. \nPresenters \nEyra Abraham is the founder of Lisnen\, a startup that is changing the landscape of adaptive technologies for people with hearing loss using the latest AI technologies. She’s also a workshop trainer for non-profit and for-profit organizations on topics such as disability inclusion and entrepreneurship. Building on her own hearing loss and technical experiences\, her mission is to advance the positive impact of technologies to help people with disabilities gain equal access at home\, at work and in the community. She was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Black Women to Watch 2019. \n  \nAnne McIntosh\, Ph.D.\, is the president\, CEO and founder of Safe’N’Clear. After noticing a barrier with traditional PPE\, specifically face masks\, she created a solution to help millions of people access inclusive communication. Her modernized design includes a clear window that shows the user’s mouth\, allowing the deaf and hard of hearing an opportunity to speech-read and see facial expressions. Safe’N’Clear has also introduced the world’s first FDA-approved transparent surgical face mask with Level 1 and Level 3 protection. \n  \nShari Eberts is a passionate hearing health advocate\, HLAA Board Member and internationally recognized author and speaker on hearing loss issues. She is the founder of Living with Hearing Loss blog and online community\, and an executive producer of We Hear You\, an award-winning documentary about the hearing loss experience. Her book\, Hear & Beyond: Live Skillfully with Hearing Loss (co-authored with Gael Hannan)\, is the ultimate survival guide to living well with hearing loss. Shari has an adult-onset genetic hearing loss and hopes that by sharing her story\, she will help others to live more peacefully with their own hearing issues. \n  \nRegister Here
URL:https://hearinglossca.org/event/hearing-loss-at-work-webinar-self-employment/
LOCATION:HLAA Webinar\, United States
CATEGORIES:HLAA Chapters,Webinars
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ORGANIZER;CN="HLAA CA State Association":MAILTO:info@hearinglossca.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240227T090000
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SUMMARY:Hearing Loss At Work Webinar Series - Technologies To Enhance Effectiveness
DESCRIPTION:Join a panel of professionals with hearing loss for an insightful look at new technologies that can help even the playing field on the job\, at a wide range of workplaces. This free webinar will be captioned and recorded for future viewing. \nThose of us with hearing loss know that it can be difficult to operate in workplaces where everyone assumes normal hearing. Join us for an insightful webinar exploring new technologies that can help even the playing field. We will be discussing assistive listening devices\, captioning\, video conferencing\, and other tools that the presenters – all with hearing loss – have found most useful in a range of workplace situations\, including office\, travel\, restaurant\, classroom\, and factory floor. \nLearning objectives: \n\nLearn the technologies people with hearing loss have found most effective in the workplace\nLearn strategies to gracefully inform co-workers of hearing loss and get their help in communication\nConnect with the host of other resources available.\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://hearinglossca.org/event/hearing-loss-at-work-webinar-series-technologies-to-enhance-effectiveness/
LOCATION:HLAA Webinar\, United States
CATEGORIES:HLAA Chapters,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240220T110000
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR—OTC 101: Ask the Experts Series
DESCRIPTION:Are Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids For You?\nRSVP HERE\n\n\n\n\nJoin HLAA for the second event in its OTC 101: Ask the Experts Webinar Series sharing important information about over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. \nThis exciting new class of products may provide another pathway to treatment for some adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss. In 2022\, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its rule permitting the sale of OTC hearing aids directly to consumers over 18\, which are now available from a variety of retail and online stores. We’re presenting a series of four webinars through spring 2024\, designed to answer your questions and clear up confusion. \nThe second OTC 101: Ask the Experts webinar on February 20 features Charlotte S. Yeh\, M.D.\, chief medical officer for AARP Services\, Inc. and Kelly King\, Au.D.\, Ph.D.\, audiologist and program officer at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)\, on a panel moderated by HLAA Executive Director Barbara Kelley. Read about the panelists below and send questions in advance using the form provided. \nThis complimentary event is open to the public and will be live-captioned and recorded.
URL:https://hearinglossca.org/event/webinar-otc-101-ask-the-experts-series/
LOCATION:HLAA CA Virtual Meeting\, United States
CATEGORIES:City of Orange,Diablo Valley,East Bay,HLAA Chapter,HLAA Chapters,Long Beach,Los Angeles,North Bay,Orange County,Peninsula,San Diego,San Francisco,Santa Barbara,Silicon Valley,Virtual Meetings,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210223T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210223T120000
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SUMMARY:HLAA\, Webinar—Good Enough!
DESCRIPTION:An inspiring love story… \nStu Nunnery and Laurel Jonason will share excerpts from their new screenplay\, “Good Enough\,” to illustrate how authentic\, three-dimensional characters go beyond their hearing loss to turn what once was “perfect” into “good enough” and how Hollywood has begun to take note. \nEach of us has a story – several really – that goes beyond our hearing loss\, our hearing aids\, and the challenges we face living with them. What‘s your story? Have you used your talents – your writing\, your art\, your music\, your voice – to share your story with others?
URL:https://hearinglossca.org/event/hlaa-webinar-good-enough/
LOCATION:HLAA Webinar\, United States
CATEGORIES:HLAA,Webinars
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