Our first Virtual Walk together.
Join us in showing how many people are affected by hearing loss. Walk for yourself or a loved one, a friend or colleague, or someone you know from church or from where you shop. If this is a time when you can donate something, too, know that the Hearing Loss Association of America, nationally and here in Utah, is working to make our world friendlier for people who work so hard to hear and understand what people are telling them.
With ongoing shelter in place and stay home stay safe orders we wanted to invite any who needs to be connected with others to jump online and join other Hard of Hearing through the many meetings being offered by Utah’s Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. There will be a Coffee Chat Social every Friday morning through the end of May from 10-11. Hard of Hearing Specialist, Chelle Wyatt and her staff have put together four presentations that will be online, as well as, many online classes. Please visit jobs.utah.gov/usor/dhh/events/northern.html for details and registration or contact Chelle Wyatt at chellegeorge@utah.gov
PS; Save the Date of Saturday May 16 for our first virtual walk. You can join our chapter team, Virtually Hear, today at: http://hlaa.convio.net/site/TR/Teamraiser/SaltLakeCityWalk?team_id=49042&pg=team&fr_id=2634
Have you tried a meeting online? Join us Saturday April 18th through Google Hangouts.
Are you researching your options and have questions on what to expect? Do you know what to expect once you friend or family member gets a new hearing device? I know from past experience while traveling the rocky road of hearing loss with my grandmother, previous Panels held at HLAA meetings helped me understand what to expect, from both the medical profession and the individuals who depend on the devices for daily life. Join us for a great panel discussion.
We are excited to have Michele Linder present at our HLAA chapter meeting on November 17th from 10 AM to noon on traveling with a hearing loss. Get over your fear of traveling with hearing loss! Michele has good tips and strategies on conquering solo traveling. Michele has no usable hearing and gets by on lipreading (and sometimes notes back and forth) in life as well as traveling in foreign countries successfully. Also, chapter members Charla and Kevin will tell us how to make sure cruise ships are accessible to our hearing loss.
Our next HLAA chapter meeting will be Saturday, September 16 from 10 AM to Noon. We’re having a pot luck brunch, so bring your favorite brunch food! There will also be time for visiting, sharing ideas, and even a game to help us all interact a little more.
We meet at the Sanderson Center in classroom B-C. This room has a hearing loop and we’ll have captions available as well.
We hope you’ll join us.
Our January book group was canceled due to snow so we are discussing Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Book Store by Robin Sloan March 18th instead. We meet at the Sanderson Center at 10 – 11:30 AM in classroom B/C with the hearing loop and live captioning. Please join us. It’s a wonderful book and the discussion is sure to be a good one.
The HLAA Salt Lake City chapter had its winter social last weekend. It was another wonderful potluck social and our now traditional white elephant gift exchange.
There’s nothing like socializing with others who are hard of hearing also. We enjoyed each others company immensely.
HLAA-SLC has two potluck socials a year; one in July and another in December. Our 2017 meeting schedule is posted to the left. There are some topics yet to be announced (TBA) and we’ll update as soon as we can. All our meetings are captioned and most of our meetings in 2017 will be in the looped room at the Sanderson Center to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
We have two very special events in 2017. Mark calendars!
The Better Speech and Hearing Expo on May 20th from 9 Am – 5 PM at the Sanderson Center. Loop Utah and HLAA-SLC are coming to together to create a day of learning and fun. Stay tuned for more information.
The national HLAA convention will be here in Salt Lake City June 22-25. All workshops are captioned and have hearing loops. The exhibit hall has many wonders and that part of the convention is free to all.
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