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Abigail Heringer and D.J. Demers at this year's YAN Virtual Summercamp!
The YAN 2021 Virtual Summercamp is please to announce headliners Abigail Heringer and D.J. Demers to the program!

This is an event you do not want to miss as we bring you a great line up of speakers who continue to advocate and strengthen the hard of hearing community.

Catch “The Bachelor” Season 25 star Abigail Heringer as she will detail her experience with hearing loss. Abigail made history as the first deaf contestant to ever appear on the franchise, she will share her journey with cochlear implants and the importance of being confident about what makes you different and owning it.

On August 14, we could not think of a better way to close Summercamp than by being entertained by D.J. Demers. D.J. is raising the standard of accessible comedy and shattering the stigma and increasing the awareness about hearing loss through the power of laughter.

You will laugh and have a good time all while never leaving your living room!

The Young Adults Network (YAN) is a non-profit network of young adults aged 18-35 with varying degrees of hearing loss that strives to educate communities about hearing loss, to provide resources and support to young adults with hearing loss so they can become productive members of society, and to foster connections and active leadership amongst our membership.
The purpose of YAN is to raise awareness about the issues and concerns of hard of hearing young adults in Canada, to enable them to connect with each other, and to provide support for them to be involved within CHHA and to lead a healthy and happy life.
CHHA Sudbury Teams Up with Retailers to Install Hearing Loop Systems in Stores
It's now easier for hearing aid users in Sudbury, Ont. to understand what a cashier is saying to them at the grocery store.

The Sudbury branch of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association has teamed up with two retailers to install a hearing loop system at cash registers in stores.

"I like to say they have a speaker in their ear," said Joe Stacknik, hearing awareness coordinator in Sudbury. He explained that a microphone is near the cashier. The system sends a signal to a customer's hearing aid when they're standing by the checkout, to amplify what the cashier is saying....
A Brand New Post from the CHHA Blog
Former Broadcast Journalist, Noelle Sinclair Shares her Experience with Hearing Loss
Noelle Sinclair shares her life story of having hearing loss, finding treatment, experiencing discrimination, frustration while chasing her dream career in broadcasting media. 

'It was soon evident they amplified what I did hear and not what I didn't, as the complaints from my friends and family were even more frequent as they couldn't understand why the aids didn't “cure” me.'
Stay tuned we will be posting more posts! Check out CHHA Blogs
Cochlear Events Near You
If you have cochlear Implants or you know someone who does, Cochlear is hosting three online sessions this summer:

What to do when hearing aids are not enough 

July 21 & August 18 at 12pm ET

Cochlear Online Parent Panel
July 21 at 7pm ET

For more information regarding these sessions click below
Hearing Aids Help Carissa Earn a Promotion
“Having hearing aids has changed my life!” she exclaims.

 “I am not so tense, my whole body is more relaxed. I am able to pick up on more conversation, I am asking ‘pardon me’ way less often. People don’t startle me, I can hear them coming, so I am more at ease, day to day.

 I used to avoid phone calls, as much as possible, now with these Bluetooth devices, I am much more willing to pick up the phone to connect...
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