Amazon (the shopping website) has a program that allows charities and nonprofits like HLAA-TC to receive a small donation every time an Amazon customer shops using a special Smile URL and specifying HLAA-TC (actually “Hearing Loss of America Twin Cities Chapter”) as the charity to which they want to donate. HLAA-TC is registered as a […]
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Those who have been following this blog and our announcements at our monthly meetings know that we have steadily been preparing for the “Live Well with Hearing Loss” 2020 Conference. We’ve announced various details on this blog and this is a summary. Read to the end of this post for ANOTHER announcement about the conference.
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In this installment of hearing news we have several articles related to hearing loss ranging from advice for those suffering from hearing loss who find themselves patients in hospitals to an in-depth interview with musician (and Ménière’s disease sufferer) Huey Lewis. A link to a blog post on hearing screenings in young adults is also
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Due to the expected heavy snow, the HLAA-TC Board has decided to cancel the Chapter meeting on Saturday, January 18, 2020. We want to keep everyone safe. We will revisit the scheduled topic (a legislative update) at a later date. Stay safe and warm in the snowy weather and keep an eye on our blog
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This Speaker Spotlight marks the announcement of the third and final speaker for the “Live Well with Hearing Loss” 2020 Conference: Dr. Matthew Winn, Director, Listen Lab, Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, University of Minnesota. Dr. Winn was the featured speaker for our September monthly meeting. His talk was entitled “Listening effort: ways that it affects your life
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Everyone at HLAA-TC hopes you and your friends and family have very Happy Holidays! And Happy New Year! As we usher in 2020 the “Live Well With Hearing Loss” Conference gets closer (October 10, 2020).
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The second speaker we’re announcing for the 2020 “Live Well With Hearing Loss” conference is photojournalist Thomas Ryther. Thomas Ryther is an Emmy award-winning photojournalist for local TV station WCCO. He also happens to be living and thriving with hearing loss. Ryther was asked by the HLAA-TC to speak at the conference to in part discuss how he
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For this “Hearing News” segment we’re bringing attention to some articles that speak to hearing loss. The first article is about communicating with those with hearing loss. And the second article is regarding new technology in hearing aids. The third is a blog post about tactics to communicate better in a busy environment. We’re also
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Today (November 14, 2019) is “Give to the Max Day” here in Minnesota. It means nonprofits (like HLAA-TC) can sign up to participate in Give MN’s website for local nonprofits. If you click on this link to donate through “Give to the Max Day” the money will go directly to HLAA-TC. It’s a great way to
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The moviegoing experience can often be fraught for those who are hard of hearing or deaf. Even though captioning devices are thankfully becoming more available in theaters they have their downfalls (faulty devices, inaccurate captions, etc.). Movie theaters are offering different options for hearing accessibility. It’s just important to know the difference between terms commonly
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