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All About Tinnitus
Coping, Featured Contributors, Health & Wellness, Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss, Personal Stories, Tinnitus
|Meandering Through A Hearing World All About Tinnitus Is a ringing, roaring, hissing, or buzzing sound in your ears driving you crazy? If so, chances are you are among the 10% of people in the United States suffering from Tinnitus, a symptom of underlying disease or hearing loss that occurs equally in men, women,…
I Deserve The Best Mask, JUST LIKE YOU
Coping, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Featured Contributors, Florida Chapter News & Events, Gainesville Chapter News, Hearing Loss, HLAA Florida State Association News
|Our best-performing design yet! Two layers and a filter pocket inside! Reach out to Lynn for more info or to order yours. $15 each or for a limited time, purchase 4 and GET ONE FREE. Lynn Rousseau Lynnrousseau50@gmail.com Gainesville Chapter Mission To provide knowledge about living with hearing loss and accessibility rights to this with…
Why Clear Masks – With Eloise Schwarz
Coping, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Featured Contributors, Florida Chapter News & Events, Hearing Loss, HLAA Florida State Association News, Sun City Center Chapter News, Tampa Chapter News, Technology | covid-19 masks
| Since moving to Florida, a little more than a year ago, my plan was to enjoy retirement from nursing and being away from the cold weather of Wisconsin. Our daughter/son-in-law live here and that too was a motivator to come on down to enjoy the tropics and sunshine. All well and good, I was…
Should Your Pandemic Puppy Be A Hearing Dog
Coping, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Featured Contributors, Hearing Loss, Personal Stories
|Meandering Through A Hearing World Coping with the threat of coronavirus isn’t easy, and to help manage the stress of these uncertain days, many people welcomed a new dog into their lives. If you suffer from hearing loss and if you are thinking of getting a dog, you might want to consider a hearing…
Miami Chapter Meeting
Miami Chapter News
| Hello Miami Chapter! This week meeting! We will be back on the Coral Gables Activity Center ( 2 Andalusia Avenue ) the Second Saturday of each month from 10 am to 12 pm. See you this saturday, January 11th at 10 am! We are ready for 2020! …
THE ADA AND YOU
ADA, ADA Disability Without Abuse, Featured Contributors, Personal Stories, Technology
|Meandering Through A Hearing World THE ADA AND YOU If you suffer from hearing loss, you might wonder how the law protects you. In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed, making it illegal to discriminate against anyone with a disability. Initially the law only protected those who were deaf, but in 2008,…
Are Hearing and Emotions Connected?
Coping, Featured Contributors, Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss, Personal Stories, Technology
|Meandering Through A Hearing World Scientists are studying the emotional wellbeing of those with hearing loss for good reason. It is possible to lose the ability to hear the underlying emotional meaning of sounds. This may sound odd, because if you hear normally, you automatically pick up the emotional aspect of sound. Think of…
HLAA Florida State Association Presents
Hearing Loss, Sarasota/Manatee County Chapter News
|On Wednesday, August 12, HLAA Florida will present one of my favorite all-time talks from the Sarasota Manatee Chapter that Dr. Lyndsey Nalu of Adept Audiology has given several times over the years on How Hearing Loss Affects Our Emotional, Physical and Social Wellbeing. This talk is always updated based on the latest & growing research on this critical…
Your Hearing Potential
ADA, Featured Contributors, Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss, Personal Stories, Technology
|How important is it to treat a hearing problem? This question often comes up with those newly diagnosed with hearing loss, particularly if the hearing loss is mild. Some refuse a hearing aid or cochlear implant, saying they are getting by without intervention. In fact, it usually takes seven years after the initial diagnosis of…
Disability Without Abuse Project
ADA, ADA Disability Without Abuse, Florida Chapter News & Events, Florida Meetings, HLAA Florida State Association News, Zoom Meetings and Webinars | Disability Without Abuse Project
|The Disability Without Abuse Project has a website www.disabilitywithoutabuse.com with several associated listservs. Marc is working on this project with Dr. Nora Baladerian, a leader and trailblazer in the fight against abuse of persons with disabilities. As you know, persons with disability (including those who are deaf and hard-of-hearing) are at increased risk of being abused…
The ADA and The Hearing Loss Community – HLAA-FL Presentation July 8, 2020
ADA, ADA Disability Without Abuse, Coping, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Featured Contributors, Health & Wellness | ADA
| To Educate About the ADA’s Mandate Concerning Effective Communication Under Title III and Title II of the ADA The Application of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act Hospitals, Doctor Visits, and COVID 19- Rights and Challenges Service Animals and Restaurants, Hotels, Hospitals, and Other Businesses Captioning and Sign Language Interpreters and TV Reports By…
2020 Hurricane Preparedness Guide
ADA, Coping, Featured Contributors, Florida Chapter News & Events, Hearing Loss | Hurricane Preparedness
| Download the Preparedness PDF Guide here. View the Powerpoint slide presentation files here. This is a first-ever! We at ASL Services Inc., HQ Kissimmee, Florida have produced a comprehensive 2020 Hurricane Guide in English, Spanish, ASL, and DeafBlind access. All four versions are attached to this email. This is the first of…