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The City's Voice for People
with Hearing Loss
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Information, Education, Support and
Advocacy for People with Hearing Loss
Chapter Meetings
2nd Saturday of the Month
1 - 3 pm, (
September- Ma
y)
Community Room, Gold Hill Police Station
955 W Moreno Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80905
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Next Chapter Meeting
Saturday, November 9, 2019
(Y'all Come!
Light lunch provided at 1:00;
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This Month's Program
Matt Goncalves, Marketing Director from the
InnoCaption Corporate Office in Virginia, will be our speaker
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FREE Real-time Captioning
for ALL smartphones!
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is a free mobile caption service for deaf and hard of hearing people and
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se Communication Assistants (CAs) that are live stenographers to provide captioning as opposed to voice recognition technologies.
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Meetings are free and all are welcome!
Membership is not required to attend
Free parking, refreshments, assistive listening devices (ALDs), and a professionally-installed hearing loop
by
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by
Pauline Weiss, Social Committee Chair
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November Social
is Movie Time!
Watch for upcoming information.
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We enjoyed our October chapter social, a tour of McAllister House & Museum on Cascade Ave.
This cool view of Pikes Peak is from the 2nd floor of the home.
We learned a lot about the early history of Colorado Springs. One interesting fact - this home burned coal in the fireplaces, not wood. Trees were about nonexistent in town in those early days.
After the tour, we had a tasty lunch a block away, at Panino's.
- Pauline
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Want to be more involved in the Chapter?
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Every time you
shop online at AmazonSmile, they will automatically donate a portion of your purchase to our Chapter.
Set up your AmazonSmile account AND select "Hearing Loss Association of America, Colorado Springs Chapter."
On your first visit to AmazonSmile
, select "Hearing Loss Association of America, Colorado Springs Chapter" as your charity of choice before you begin shopping.
Once selected, AmazonSmile will remember your selection. Thereafter, when you log on, you
will see
"Supporting:
Hearing Loss Association of America, Colorado Springs Chapter" at the top of the page (under the search box).
PS: You can use your existing Amazon.com account on AmazonSmile (i.e., your Shopping Cart, Wish List, Registries, etc.), and other account settings are also the same.
**IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE: HLAA national and many HLAA Chapters have their own Smile accounts, so
be sure
you see "
Hearing Loss Association of America,
Colorado Springs Chapter
", and then select it as your charity of choice. Otherwise, donations will inadvertently go to the wrong charity.
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Webinars are the third Wednesday
of the month
NOTE: TIMES VARY
Click
here for more information
All Webinars are Captioned and Recorded
View archived webinars by clicking below
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Chapter's Inclement Weather Policy...
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
but, in the event of bad weather
on the day of a chapter meeting or
event, an email
notice of cancellation will be
sent
out no later than two (2) hours prior to the scheduled event
Be Sure to Check Your Email
Before You Head Out
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HLAA Unified Membership Program
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Join or Renew
With every new or renewed membership in HLAA,
the Chapter will receive a rebate!
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The yearly dues is $45 and includes the
Hearing Life
bi-monthly magazine in print and digital format. If you prefer a digital format only, membership is only $35. For the Chapter to receive a rebate, you must join/renew
online
. To join, renew, and see ALL the benefits, click
here
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Sign up for hearOclub
using a coupon code online at
hearoclub.com,
or by calling 833.LISTEN-2 (833-547-8362). Look for the coupon code in the email confirmation
when you join or renew,
or in the HLAA New Member Packet which will arrive in your mailbox.
Current members -
s
ign up using the coupon code "HLAAmember" at
hearoclub.com.
Sign up for a 1-year hearOclub subscription and receive $30 worth of free batteries plus a battery tester key chain - a total value of $40, exclusive to HLAA members.
hearOclub is a hearing aid and cochlear implant battery subscription service which delivers DieHard brand batteries on a set schedule (with free shipping!).
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News from National
Medicare and Hearing Aid Coverage -
"Seniors Have Eyes, Ears and Teeth Act"
HLAA is in the early stages of our strategy to get hearing aids and services covered by Medicare.
HLAA staff met with the staffs of two House commi
ttees of jurisdiction in April to discuss their plans for considering these bills and how HLAA can be most helpful. While the issue of Medicare coverage is very much on the radar of both committees, neither appears ready to begin crafting proposals or scheduling hearings.
While there may be some initial congressional activity on the issue late in 2019 or early in 2020, it is unlikely that serious consideration of Medicare policy will begin until after the 2020 election.
HLAA has also been having conversations with hearing health care and audiology professional organizations and academics about Medicare coverage. HLAA has also been reaching out to the broader Medicare community. Read more about
Medicare Legislation introduced in the 116
th
Congress here
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Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019 (H.R. 4056)
This legislation will enhance the Medicare benefit by providing beneficiaries critical direct access to both diagnostic and therapeutic services of audiologists.
Plans are to introduce a Senate companion bill.
Read more
here.
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Hearing Life e-News
keeps readers up to date on the latest news and information on hearing loss. Each issue features high-interest content such as recent legislation and advocacy efforts, technology, new products for hearing loss, human interest stories, webinars, updates on the Walk4Hearing, Convention and information on HLAA Chapter happenings.
Also subscribe to the Chapter and State Development Blog by clicking
here.
To receive the blog, sign up on any page of the hearingloss.org website where you see this box:
Subscribe to receive HLAA News via email:
When Chapter news is posted, it will appear in your email, no login needed..
Note
: Even if you have signed up for the HLAA Chapter Blog in the past, you will need to sign up again on this new website.
Both are free and are delivered directly into your inbox!
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HLAA-CS member, and audiologist,
Dr. Nichole Kovel, of
Elite Hearing of Colorado Springs, was a workshop presenter at the October Senior Expo at Hotel Elegante. Here she is at her booth.
Joy Sieltz
, another Chapter member, helped out at the booth also.
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El Paso County ADA Title II
Transition Plan
El Paso County is seeking public comment on its new ADA Transition Plan, which was presented to the Board of County Commissioners, in draft form, in a work session on Thursday, Oct. 24.
HLAA Colorado Springs Members, Duane Gritzmaker and Vickie Pacheco, were invited by
ADA C
oordinator, David Mejia,
to attend t
he
County Commissioners'
Transition Plan Work Session.
To watch the
captioned video
of the Commissioners' meeting, click
here. To r
ead the Transition Plan, click
here.
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Colorado Springs' ADA Title II
Transition Plan
Phase 9: Sports Complexes
Public Comment period for Phase 9 runs through November 30th
. C
lick
here
for more information.
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This new statewide coalition is a diverse group of individuals, government agencies, businesses, and organizations with a common interest who agree to work together toward a common goal. They unite their personal, professional, and material resources to produce a specific change that they are unable to do alone.
The Mission Statement is, "To bring people together to promote, support, educate, and create consistent use of hearing loops in Colorado". It's goal is to:
- increase the number of quality hearing loop installations
- increase the consistent utilization of hearing loops by venues and consumers
Visit "Let's Loop Colorado!" website
here.
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Assistive Technology Available Here
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Is Your Venue Accessible to People with Hearing Loss?
If not, HLAA-CS can
demonstrate assistive listening technology, and/or set up a portable loop. Hear for yourself the difference it can make!
For a list
of Public Venues, Churches, En
tertainment Venues, and Retirement Living Communities with Assistive Listening Systems in the Colorado Springs area, visit the HLAA-CS Website and click on the "Communication Accessibility" heading.
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Need Help Paying
for
Hearing Aids?
If you are a U.S. citizen living in El Paso County and need help paying for hearing aids, find out more about
the
RockyMountain
Sertoma
H.E.A.R.S.
Program here.
For other hearing aid resources, click
here
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- Spread the Word about our Chapter and Invite others to come
- Volunteer for a Committee or an Outreach Project
- Help with Refreshments, or as a Greeter
- Like to Drive? We need carpool drivers for out-of-town Social Activities (cost of gas is split among the riders). Let us know if you would like to be contacted when we have a need!
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Chapter Volunteers Needed!
Did you know that all Chapter Officers and Committee Chairpersons are volunteers, too?
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Are interested in being more involved in HLAA-CS?
Please let any of us know.
Volunteering can be a
one-time, ongoing, or as-needed basis.
You can also contact us by email at
HLAAColoradoSprings@outlook.com
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Lots of Chapter Pictures are posted on our Facebook page,
courtesy of
Pauline
,
our Official Chapter Photographer!
! Click
here
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Keep Up to Date with HLAA-CS!
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"The City's Voice for People
with Hearing Loss"
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HLAA, a 501(c)3, is the nation's leading membership and advocacy organization for people with hearing loss, and has local Chapters all across the country.
As
the nation's voice for people with hearing loss
, our Mission is "
to open the world of communication to people with hearing loss through information, education, support, and advocacy.
As a Member, you share in this mission. Through our advocacy work at the federal level, we represent 4
8 million people with hearing loss
. Membership is $35 per year.
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For Membership Benefits, click here
Membership for our Military Veterans is complimentary!
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Become a member of HLAA
to receive the bi-monthly magazine. Click,
here
to find out all the benefits
of membership!
In Every Issue - readers look to "Hearing Life" magazine to provide them with:
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the
latest information on products, services, research, and technology
in the hearing health care field
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personal stories of people with hearing loss
to find encouragement, and give them the feeling that they are not alone in living with a hearing loss
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practical and useful information.
"Hearing Life" magazine readers view this publication as
a "lifeline" to help them help themselves and live well with hearing loss.
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The HLAA-CS Newsletter has been named a 2018 All Star Award winner by Constant Contact.
If you like our newsletters, click
here
to
earn a $75 credit
using Constant Contact!
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OUR THANKS to
for
sponsoring our
e-Newsletter!
4195 Centennial Blvd
Mention this sponsorship to
receive a discount
on a pair of
hearing aids!
Disclaimer: Mention of goods or services in advertisements does not imply
Hearing Loss Association of America
endorsement, nor should exclusion suggest disapproval
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