On Tuesday, April 23rd the HLAA-TC Book Club met on Zoom to discuss the nonfiction book “My Maggie” By Rich King. King is a retired sports broadcaster from Chicago and he wrote this book about his childhood sweetheart and first wife, Maggie King. Maggie was eventually diagnosed with Usher Syndrome and became DeafBlind. She also […]
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Our monthly list of upcoming hearing loss virtual meetings is below (all meetings are FREE and either hybrid or virtual only. For local in-person accessible Arts events: (The Minnesota Access Alliance (MNAA) provides this Accessible Arts & Culture Calendar for patrons who use accessibility accommodations. Online it’s at https://calendar.mnaccess.org.) April 2024 Date & Time (Central Time)
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Below is information about the April chapter meeting and NEW INFORMATION about the April Book Club. APRIL CHAPTER MEETING: Saturday, APRIL 20, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Technology Round Table Discussion led by HLAA-TC President Byrdie Coninx (with various guests). This is the topic and guests we planned on for the March meeting we had
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Here is the long delayed summary of March Book Club. We met on Tuesday, March 26th to discuss “The Silent House “ by Nell Pattison. The author didn’t join us but she did send us answers to several of our questions via email. We went through those questions and answers during book club. If you
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We had a small group meet on Zoom on Tuesday, March 26th to discuss the March Book Club Book “The Silent House” by Nell Pattison. A meeting summary with links will be posted soon, until then if you would like to learn about the book, you can view it on Amazon (no plot spoilers are
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A reminder that the HLAA-TC Virtual Book Club is tonight, Tuesday, March 26th at 7:00pm (Central Time) on Zoom. March BOOK CLUB: Tuesday, March 26th 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. The HLAA-TC Book Club will be meeting on Zoom to discuss a fiction book, now announced as “The Silent House” by Nell Pattison. Amazon synopsis: “If
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The HLAA-TC Book Club met on Tuesday, February 27th to discuss the nonfiction book “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales” by Oliver Sacks. This book didn’t deal directly with hearing loss, however it is a well known book (published in 1985 and reprinted many times over the years)
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The HLAA-TC Book Club meets every month throughout the year on the fourth Tuesday of the month. We alternate between reading fiction and nonfiction books each month and our selections often deal with hearing loss, deafness or disability. We are meeting virtually on Zoom and have had several authors and special guests join us to
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For in-person accessible Arts events: (The Minnesota Access Alliance (MNAA) provides this Accessible Arts & Culture Calendar for patrons who use accessibility accommodations. Online it’s at https://calendar.mnaccess.org.) Online hearing events: February 17th, 9: 30am -12:00pm Hybrid Meeting of HLAA-TC (At Courage Kenny, Golden Valley or Zoom). “Traveling with Disabilities (Accessibility Programs at MSP)” Register for
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The HLAA-TC Book Club has now selected a nonfiction book for February. February’s nonfiction selection is: “The man who mistook his wife for a hat and other clinical tales” by Oliver Sacks. BARD: DB 23901; Synopsis: A doctor explores neurological disorders with a novelist’s skill and appreciation of his patients as human beings. Sacks
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