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Help HLAA Win $1 Million for Hearing Loss
Thu, 09/08/2016 We're excited to let you know that HLAA is competing in the Revlon LOVE IS ON 2016 Million Dollar Challenge! The Challenge, which starts on September 14 at 12 p.m. ET, is a fundraising...
View ArticleHLAA Responds to NIDCD's Strategic Plan for 2017-2021
Wed, 10/05/2016 The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) issued an invitation for the public to comment on their strategic plan for 2017-2021. HLAA found the plan...
View ArticleDOT Committee on Accessible Air Transportation Nears Completion of Negotiated...
Wed, 10/05/2016 The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Advisory Committee on Accessible Air Transportation (ACCESS Advisory Committee) is working on a negotiated rulemaking (RegNeg) to create an...
View ArticleFCC Disability Advisory Committee Unanimously Approves Three Resolutions to...
Wed, 10/05/2016 Lise Hamlin represented HLAA at the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Disability Advisory Committee (DAC) meeting on September 22, 2016. Lise co-chairs the Video Programming...
View ArticleHLAA Job Opening: Program Assistant for Membership and Chapter Development
Tue, 10/25/2016Job Purpose (is two-fold): Ensure accuracy and timeliness of updating the organization’s donor and membership database. Provide membership services to the network of HLAA Chapters across...
View ArticleHLAA Votes to Approve Proposals by ACCESS Advisory Committee
Tue, 12/06/2016 The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Advisory Committee on Accessible Transportation (ACCESS Advisory Committee) was established to negotiate and develop a proposed rule...
View ArticleHLAA Supports Bipartisan Senate Bill “Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2016”
Tue, 12/06/2016 On December 1, 2016, Senate Bill S.9 was introduced by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to provide for the regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing...
View ArticleACI Alliance and HLAA Partner to Improve Cochlear Implant Awareness
Thu, 12/15/2016Original article appeared in the December 2016 issue of ACI Alliance Calling magazine. Contributors: Donna L. Sorkin MA, Executive Director, ACI AllianceBarbara Kelley, Executive...
View ArticleFCC Opens the Door to Allowing an Alternative to TTY Technology
Tue, 12/20/2016 HLAA Executive Director Barbara Kelley and Director of Public Policy Lise Hamlin attended the final Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Open Commission Meeting of 2016 on December...
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HLAA Partners with National Court Reporters Foundation on Hard-of-Hearing...
Thu, 01/19/2017 The Hard-of-Hearing Heroes Project is a new initiative launched by the National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF). The aim is to preserve the experiences of veterans with hearing loss...
View ArticleHLAA Job Opening: Program Assistant for Membership and Database
Fri, 01/27/2017 The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is searching for someone who is interested in being part of a dynamic group. HLAA is the nation’s premier consumer membership organization...
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Folk Artist ZOË NUTT Shares Personal Hearing Loss Story
Tue, 02/07/2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 7, 2017CONTACT: Nancy Macklin Director of External Affairsnmacklin@hearingloss.org 301.657.2248 Ext. 106 FOLK ARTIST ZOË NUTT SHARES PERSONAL HEARING LOSS...
View ArticleHLAA Prioritizes Legislative and Advocacy Agenda for 2017; Takes Focus Off...
Tue, 02/07/2017 Since 2003 HLAA has supported legislation that would allow consumers to receive a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids. Several iterations of the tax credit bill have been...
View ArticleACI Alliance and HLAA Partner to Improve Cochlear Implant Awareness
Thu, 12/15/2016Original article appeared in the December 2016 issue of ACI Alliance Calling magazine. Contributors: Donna L. Sorkin MA, Executive Director, ACI AllianceBarbara Kelley, Executive...
View ArticleLise Hamlin Named Co-Chair of FCC’s Rechartered Disability Advisory Committee
Tue, 03/14/2017 On January 5, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau announced the members selected for the second term of the Disability...
View ArticleHLAA Submits Written Testimony in Support of Increased Funding for NIH
Tue, 03/14/2017 The first recommendation of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) report Hearing Health Care for Adults: Priorities for Improving Access and Affordability...
View ArticleHLAA Supports Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Legislation
Tue, 03/21/2017Members of Congress Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Hearing Aids Available Over the CounterWashington, D.C., March 21, 2017: - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chuck...
View ArticleLet's Make Hearing Loss Visible Extravaganza this Saturday, April 22
Fri, 04/21/2017 The Hearing Loss Association of Florida team has done an outstanding job to make HLAA and the Florida Chapters and Self Support Groups Visible! The underlying goal it to identify ways...
View ArticleHLAA Stands Up for Consumers at FTC Workshop
Thu, 05/04/2017 HLAA represented consumers with hearing loss at a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) workshop on Tuesday, April 18, titled, “Now Hear This: Competition, Innovation, & Consumer...
View ArticleNBC News: Millions of Americans Need Affordable Hearing Aids, HLAA Warns in...
Tue, 05/23/2017 Barbara Kelley, executive director of Hearing Loss Association of America told NBC News that it is vital for Congress to act to provide millions of Americans with hearing loss with...
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