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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
Community Room, Gold Hill Police Station
955 W. Moreno Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80905
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The HLAA-CS Leadership team has a vacancy for the
Welcome Committee Chairperson
.
The responsibilities include setting up the Welcome table and HLAA-CS literature, and greeting people as they arrive, ensuring that they sign in, and sending new guests a welcome note. This is a
Board position
, and the chairperson must be a
member of HLAA National
and be able to
attend Chapter meetings.
To learn about the benefits of membership and to sign up, click
here
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The Chapter is also looking for a dedicated
Refreshment Coordinator.
The responsibilities include ensuring we have people signed up to bring refreshments to the Chapter meetings,
sending out the reminders, and setting up and cleaning up refreshments
each month,
This person must b
e able to attend Chapter meetings
but does not have to be a member of HLAA National, nor is this a Board position.
Kay has been our Welcome Committee Chair and has managed both the Welcome table and the refreshments. She has served the Chapter for many years and will be stepping down as Chair the end of this year. THANK YOU, KAY!
The positions become effective January 1.
Email account is required. If interested, or if you have questions, talk to any Board member, or email Vickie at
HLAAColoradoSprings@outlook.com
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OH NO! Say it isn't so.....
BREAD and WATER!!!???
In other words,
we need five people to
sign up to bring refreshments
for the January - May Chapter meetings. Sign up sheet is on the refreshment counter during our Chapter meetings. THANK YOU!
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HLAA-CS received a $900 grant from
the
Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf/Blind
for CART services at our meetings. THANK YOU, CCDHHDB!
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We are grateful this Veterans Day for ALL who have served our country! We are proud to have several Veterans in the HLAA-CS Chapter!
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Interested in Presenting a Workshop
at HLAA2019?
Take a look at the
prior
to
submitting
a proposal.
Educational workshops will be categorized in the following tracks:
- Hearing Assistive Technology
- State/Chapter Development (see form for topics)
The deadline for Call for Papers submissions is Friday, November 30.
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Saturday, November 10th
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Community Room, Gold Hill Police Station
955 West Moreno Ave., Colorado Springs
Meetings are free, and all are welcome.
Membership is not required to attend.
Free parking, refreshments, hearing loop, assistive listening devices (ALDs), and CART (live captioning) are provided.
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Inclement Weather Policy
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n the event of bad weather on the day of a chapter meeting or event, an email notice of cancellation will be sent out by 10 a.m. Be Sure to Check Your Email Before You Head Out
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REMINDER:
For those of you who
take notes,
you may want to consider bringing
your own clipboard
since we are not sitting at tables.
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Our speaker will be
JoAnne Hirsch
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Manager, with the
Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf/Blind (CCDHHDB) Communications Technology Program
(CTP).
This program
provides communications resources and tools, such as amplified and captioned phones, smartphones and tablets, as well as ring signalers and neck loops or head sets and specialized equipment at no charge to qualified deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind.
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Hearing Loops in Medical Offices!!
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The Independence Center recently received nominations from the community for physician offices to receive
Hearing Loop Systems
free of charge!
The awardees accepting Hearing
Loop systems are:
Age Well and Associates
Value Care Health Clinic
UCCS Aging Center
The installation was scheduled for the end of October 2018.
Kaiser Permanente was nominated to receive a Hearing Loop system but declined. To improve accessibility for their patients they are purchasing multiple systems for their office.
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HLAA Offers
FREE Educational and Product/Service Webinars
3rd Wednesday of the Month
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Colorado Time
Webinars are Captioned and Recorded
Next Webinar is:
Wednesday November 13th
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
To access a webinar, and to view and replay past webinars, click here
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SAVE the DATE!!
Saturday, December 8th
HLAA-CS Christmas Party
Watch for Details!!
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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, contact:
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Chapter Volunteers Needed!
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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)
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Did you know that all HLAA
Chapter Officers and Committee Chairpersons are volunteers, too?
Please let any of us know if you are interested in being more involved with HLAA-CS. It can be a
one-time, ongoing, or as-needed basis.
You can also email us at
HLAAColoradoSprings@outlook.com
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 Vickie
President
Website and Newsletter Editor |
Duane
Vice President
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Pauline, Secretary |
Michelle, Treasurer
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Kay
Welcome Committee Chair |
Stacy
Social Committee Chair
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Pat
Technical Assistant |
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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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with Events of Interest to People with Hearing Loss
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Assistive Technology Available Here |
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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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. For
Member benefits, click here. To
join or renew, click here.
Membership for our Military Veterans is complimentary!
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Keep up-to-date with HLAA! Sign up
for chapter and state news and updates.
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HLAA
Walk4Hearing is the largest walk for hearing-loss awareness in the country.
Every spring and fall, teams walk in their communities to increase public awareness about hearing loss, help eradicate the stigma associated with it and raise funds for programs and services.
For more information on National and Local Programs and Services supported by this annual fundraising event, click here.
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"Hearing Life" - HLAA's Magazine
for
Better Hearing -
July / August 2018 Issue
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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sponsoring our
e-Newsletter!
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Mention this sponsorship to
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endorsement, nor should exclusion suggest disapproval
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