HLAA Supports Volume Control Standards for Wireline and Wireless Phones
Tue, 03/08/2016 HLAA, Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (TDI), the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Technology Rehabilitation Engineering...
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Barbara Kelley is Named Executive Director of HLAA
Mon, 03/21/2016FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 21, 2016CONTACT: Margaret Wallhagen, Ph.D. Chairperson, HLAA Board of Trusteeschairperson@hearingloss.org Barbara Kelley is Named Executive Director of the...
View ArticleHLAA Fights for Inclusion of Hearing Assistive Technology Under the...
Wed, 04/06/2016 In March 2016, HLAA signed onto comments provided by the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR), the Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition, and...
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HLAA Continues Training Program on Hearing Assistive Technology (HAT)
Wed, 04/06/2016 HLAA has completed another successful in-person meeting of our train-the-trainer program, N-CHATT (Network of Consumer Hearing Assistive Technology Trainers). During the weekend of...
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2016 HLAA Walk4Hearing Encourages You to Step Up for People with Hearing Loss...
Thu, 04/28/2016FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2016CONTACT: Ronnie Adler Director of Walk4Hearingradler@hearingloss.org 2016 HLAA Walk4Hearing Encourages You to Step Up for People with Hearing Loss...
View ArticleThis Week in Bethesda - 4/29/2016
Fri, 04/29/2016This Week in Bethesda (TWIB) is a weekly report from the HLAA national office. TWIB is not the only news channel from the national office. Be sure to encourage people to sign up for the...
View ArticleHLAA and 10 Other Consumer Groups Applaud EEOC Proposal, Send Comments
Tue, 05/10/2016 HLAA, along with 10 other groups (collectively “Consumer Groups”), and joined by Deaf in Government (DIG), provided comments to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on its...
View ArticleHLAA Accepted for Advisory Committee on Accessible Air Transportation
Tue, 05/10/2016 HLAA has been selected to be a member of the Department of Transportation (DOT) Advisory Committee on Accessible Air Transportation (ACCESS Advisory Committee). The ACCESS Advisory...
View ArticleHLAA Advocates for Widely Available, Affordable Hearing Aids
Tue, 05/10/2016 HLAA provided written comments in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) notice reopening the comment period for consideration of the Draft Regulatory Requirements for...
View ArticleHLAA Joins M-Enabling Summit
Tue, 05/10/2016 The Fifth annual M-Enabling Summit, the only program exclusively dedicated to promoting mobile accessible technology and assistive applications and services for users of all abilities,...
View ArticleHLAA Promotes Theater Access
Tue, 05/10/2016 HLAA joined theatreWashington, the Disability Rights Law Clinic at American University’s Washington College of Law, the D.C. Arts and Access Network, and the Kennedy Center’s...
View ArticleHLAA Announces 2016 Award Recipients
Tue, 05/24/2016FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 24, 2016CONTACT: Nancy Macklin Director of Eventsnmacklin@hearingloss.org Hearing Loss Association of America to Host Awards Ceremony at Their Annual...
View ArticleHLAA Wants to Hear from You!
Tue, 05/31/2016 Have you tried to watch your local government’s meetings online, and found that they lacked captions? Or have you tried to watch a video online that was produced by a local or state...
View ArticleHLAA Strongly Supports Groundbreaking New Report That Could Change Hearing...
Thu, 06/02/2016FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2016CONTACT: Barbara Kelley Executive Directorbkelley@hearingloss.org HLAA Strongly Supports Recommendations of the National Academies of Sciences,...
View ArticleHLAA Position Opening: Development Manager
Thu, 06/09/2016 The Hearing Loss Association of America is seeking a development manager to work in the HLAA national office in Bethesda, Maryland. If you are interested in learning more about HLAA,...
View ArticleHLAA Recognizes National Sponsors of the 2016 Walk4Hearing
Fri, 06/10/2016FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 10, 2016CONTACT: Ronnie Adler Director of Walk4Hearingradler@hearingloss.org Hearing Loss Association of America Recognizes National Sponsors of the 2016...
View ArticleUpdate on HLAA Advisory Panel Meetings on Access to Wireless Communications
Thu, 07/14/2016 HLAA recently participated in AT&T’s Advisory Panel on Access & Aging, CTIA – The Wireless Association’s 911 Location Accuracy Advisory Group, and joined the Competitive...
View ArticleHLAA Files Comments with the Federal Aviation Administration
Thu, 07/14/2016 HLAA filed comments with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in response to their draft Advisory Circular (AC), Access to Airports by Individuals with Disabilities. The FAA...
View ArticleFCC Adopts Landmark Agreement to Improve Access to Hearing Aid Compatible...
Wed, 08/10/2016 On August 4, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules to ensure people with hearing loss have full access to wireless devices. As the FCC noted, the action...
View ArticleJoin HLAA in the Fight for Affordable Hearing Health Care
Wed, 08/10/2016 In June 2016 the National Academies of Sciences (the Academies) issued a groundbreaking report, Hearing Health Care for Adults: Priorities for Improving Access and Affordability. The...
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