As we did last month, here is a list of upcoming virtual events and meetings related to hearing loss. All meetings mentioned are FREE. 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:

• March 9th, 1-2:30pm (CST) HLAA- Greater St. Louis, “Know Your Rights. Ask For What You Need.” Register for Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpd-2prTsjGtWacrgYnONAV0k3S5pBOgst#/registration 
• March 13th, 6:30-7:30pm (Eastern Time) 5:30pm-6:30pm (CST) HLAA Boston “Improve Your Lipreading Skills” by Speech Language Pathologist and HLAA Leader Suzanne Johnston. Click Here to RSVP
• March 16th HLAA- TC  MEETING CANCELED
• March 16, 9am-11am (EST)/ 8am-10am (CST). HLAA-Eastern Connecticut Chapter “Hearing Loops 101 – Why You Deserve to be Heard” Presentation by Juliëtte Sterkens, Audiologist and HLAA Hearing Loop Advocate. Click for WebEx: https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/meet/kmc02015      
  • • Juliëtte Sterkens also has a TEDx Talk, “What You Don’t Know About Hearing Aids” (Watch on YouTube).
• March 19, 6pm-7:30pm (EST) 5pm- 6:30 pm (CST) HLAA- NYC “Succeeding in the workplace with hearing loss.” Register for Zoom: https://nyulangone.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpd-6srzIvH9CvKh4QZSeeqgXzS6_21Jbd
• March 21, 7:00pm-8:30pm (EST) 6pm- 7:30 pm (CST) HLAA- Downeast Chapter “Cybersecurity and Hearing Loss.” By Andy Chandler, Cybersecurity Expert. To sign up, please email pat@coachdobbs.com for the link to this event.
• March 26, 7pm-8:30pm (CST) HLAA- TC  Book Club  “The Silent House” (fiction/mystery) by Nell Pattison. Register for Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEld-yoqzsoE9HgL6RLwaIzAV7HK5s7B1Cs 
• April 16, 6pm-7:30pm (EST) 5pm- 6:30 pm (CST) HLAA- NYC “Captioning: The Universal Tool for People with Hearing Loss.” Register for Zoom: https://nyulangone.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqceugpj8iEtWV36lYvD5IsG2SyQxlSgT3 
• April 20, 9:30am-12pm (CST) HLAA- TC HYBRID MTG. Speaker and Topic TBA. Register for Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwucOmgpjwoHtVikJRf6VAfNXlGDNgkL0TB 
• April 23, 7:00pm-8:30pm (CST) HLAA-TC Book Club.

  “Walk in my shoes: An anthology on Usher Syndrome” (nonfiction) edited by Charlotte DeWitt. Register for Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEld-yoqzsoE9HgL6RLwaIzAV7HK5s7B1Cs 

As always, HLAA-TC has monthly chapter meetings on the third Saturday of the month from 9:30 am -12:00 pm, September through May. Our chapter meetings are now hybrid (you can attend at Courage Kenny in Golden Valley, MN or via Zoom). Visit our Meeting page to see upcoming meetings. HLAA-TC also has a virtual book club that meets on Zoom on the fourth Tuesday of the month year round. Visit our Book Club page to learn more. All meetings and book clubs are captioned and open to all. Visit our website to learn more: www.hlaatc.org