HLAA Position Opening: Membership and Marketing Director
Wed, 09/10/2014 The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) seeks an entrepreneurial, strategic, and highly-skilled Membership and Marketing Director to play a key role in helping the organization...
View ArticleWall Street Journal Article about HLAA Member
Wed, 09/24/2014“If you've gone to the best schools, and become a success in the eyes of the world, yet still feel a nagging void in your soul, there are valuable lessons to learn from Nancy M....
View ArticleHLAA Position Opening: Office Manager
Wed, 10/08/2014 Teri Canniff, HLAA’s long-time business manager, is taking a new position in her field of real estate. We wish her well as she moves on and the members she has worked with will surely...
View ArticleHLAA Urges Access to Video Clips on the Internet
Tue, 11/04/2014 HLAA, along with other consumer organizations filed comments with the FCC in response to their Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Video Clips viewed on the Internet. In...
View ArticleHLAA Asks Senator Harkin to Support Wireless 911 Location Accuracy Rules
Tue, 11/04/2014 HLAA supports the use of technology that would allow first responders to locate individuals in an emergency with greater accuracy. Technology that can provide greater accuracy is needed...
View ArticleHLAA Joins Panel on Accessible Wireless Emergency Communications on November...
Tue, 11/04/2014 HLAA will join a panel discussion regarding accessible wireless emergency communication at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) forum on November 7 to promote the latest advances...
View ArticleDiscounted Tickets for Broadway Theaters with Hearing Loops
Sat, 11/15/2014 Whether you live in New York City or will be planning a trip to the Big Apple to see some Broadway shows, consider attending one with a hearing loop. A hearing loop allows people with...
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Celebrating 35 Years of HLAA - Coffee with Alice Marie “Ahme” Stone
Sun, 11/16/2014 Ahme Stone (left) with Barbara Kelley (right)Coffee with Alice Marie “Ahme” Stone By Barbara KelleyThis November marks the founding of the Hearing Loss Association of America. In 1979,...
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HLAA Signs Historic Agreement on Movie Captioning
Fri, 11/21/2014Panel at the table, from left: John Fithian (NATO, president & CEO); John Stanton (AG Bell, volunteer); I. King Jordan, Ph.D. (Gallaudet University, president emeritus, and ALDA);...
View ArticleHLAA Responds to FCC’s Public Notice on Hearing Aid Compatible Phones
Fri, 11/21/2014 HLAA applauds the FCC’s release of its Public Notice on hearing aid compatible wireless phones. The issues the FCC raises are of vital importance to people with hearing loss who depend...
View ArticleMake It Through the Holidays with a Hearing Loss
Wed, 11/26/2014 The holidays are times to get together with family and friends. We have nearly six weeks of the holiday season and under the best circumstances the holidays can be tiresome. If you have...
View ArticleHLAA Position Opening: Office Manager
Mon, 12/01/2014 The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) in downtown Bethesda, Maryland, is currently seeking a. office manager for their national headquarters office. The HLAA national office,...
View ArticleHLAA Position Opening: Membership and Marketing Director
Mon, 12/01/2014 The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) seeks an entrepreneurial, strategic, and highly-skilled Membership and Marketing Director to play a key role in helping the organization...
View ArticleHLAA Supports Greater Access to Movie Captioning
Wed, 12/10/2014 If you missed our email about HLAA and other consumer groups’ agreement with the National Association of Theatre Owners to ensure greater access to captioned movies, read about it now....
View ArticleHLAA Joins Consumer Groups Commenting on Captioning Quality
Wed, 12/10/2014 HLAA, TDI and other consumer groups filed comments with the FCC to provide input on how to measure caption quality. Captioning providers report that live programs are particularly...
View ArticleHLAA Works on Greater Access to HAC Phones
Wed, 12/10/2014 In November 2014, representatives from HLAA, TDI, and Gallaudet University met with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) staff in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and the...
View ArticleHLAA Interviewed by ASAE
Mon, 12/22/2014 HLAA staff was interviewed on December 12, 2014, for the article “How Five Associations Went from Adversaries to Allies.” In what is being called an historic agreement, several...
View ArticleA Gift for Theater Goers
Mon, 01/05/2015Martin Schram: A belated gift for hearing impaired theater-goers By Martin Schram Tribune News Service, December 24, 2014 This holiday season, the news media's big eye has focused...
View ArticleAccess Board Meeting Open to Public on January 12
Fri, 01/09/2015HLAA to Serve on Panel for Communication Access at the U.S. Access Board, January 12, 2015 The U.S. Access Board will host panel discussions on communication accessibility for persons...
View ArticleConsumers Weigh in on FCC’s Captioning Quality Proceeding
Tue, 01/13/2015 HLAA continues to weigh in on the FCC’s caption quality proceeding, signing onto a letter sent to the FCC regarding pending requirements that video programming distributors (“VPDs”)...
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