Greetings!
Hello everyone, this edition of IListen celebrates all of CHHA's summer best, and like the cool evenings, signals that change is happening too.
I wanted to give a shout out to our three summer students: Catherine, Jason and Kaelan, who provided a welcome boost of energy, enthusiasm and lived experience to communications, research, and outreach to you – our members. Their fully accessible podcast gives the audience a glimpse into students' lives with hearing loss during COVID. The work they've done will be of great benefit now and for a long time to come. Thank you all.
And while we say goodbye to some of our team, I want to welcome Narada Thomas as our new Program Coordinator. Narada will be based out of BC and will provide leadership and support to our youth and young programs. Welcome aboard, Narada!
This edition features our comprehensive report on how the pandemic has affected those with hearing loss across Canada. This pivotal report has been sent to politicians, health units, and decision-makers throughout Canada just in time for the fall election and back-to-school and work decisions. We want to remind them that masking, social distancing, and plexiglass have a profound effect on millions of Canadians and that there are ways to remove barriers that will benefit our entire society.
CHHA National is celebrating a new clear mask partnership with Humask. These clear, surgical-grade disposable masks are available for individual and bulk purchases through our e-store with deep discounts as part of the launch. A percentage of sales will come back to CHHA to help us further our advocacy and accessibility work.
As many of us prepare ourselves (or our children) for back to school, CHHA National also wants to celebrate the winners of our scholarships. Congratulations!
Enjoy this very full, entertaining and informative issue of IListen and thank you for your support.
