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Giving Tuesday Presentation & Accessible Amazon 

Nov. 28 Hearing Accessible Amazon Products Presentation by Peter Korn,Director of Accessibility at Amazon. Click here for Accessibility Fact Sheet by Amazon. In case you missed it, please view the video recording of Tueday night's presentation: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/fOGajw9E48f2Tj-Pal5xjU3ZCKxOcBDd8FUnk-I9v9htq6fOgwCQl-OQOwQONE_5.NwTPqUKIkDsP3IUR [ Passcode: !3A$?#n+…

HLAA 2023 State & Chapter Award Recipients

HLAA’s 2023 State & Chapter Award Recipients were recognized on Friday, June 30, 2023 at the Awards Ceremony & Reception at the HLAA 2023 Convention sponsored by CapTel Captioned Telephone and held in New Orleans, LA. The New York State…

HLAA 2023 National Award Recipients

HLAA's 2023 National Award Recipients were recognized on Friday, June 30, 2023 at the Awards Ceremony & Reception at the HLAA 2023 Convention sponsored by CapTel Captioned Telephone and held in New Orleans, LA. Three NYS members received awards; see…

May 6: Walk4Hearing Westchester/Rockland

Walk Day 2023: Please join us and help bring greater awareness to hearing health for all. Connect with teams of family and friends, raising funds to help every person with hearing loss thrive. Every step gets us closer to breaking down…

NYC Chapter Update

Our NYC Chapter has presented three programs over the past three months: December 2022Our December meeting topic was Musicians with Hearing Loss. Kate Gfeller of the U. of Iowa was joined by a panel of performing musicians with cochlear implants who shared their…

Walk Community Helps “Mookie” Find the Perfect Home

“He’s friendly and he likes to play a lot. In the morning when he wakes up, he jumps on our bed and cuddles,” said 12-year-old Nikki, who has a lot in common with the new puppy her family adopted a…

Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Explained

Purchasing Considerations from HLAA + Notes Offered by the Rochester NY Chapter: The term 'hearing aid' has, up until now, referred to prescription hearing aids, which can only be purchased through a licensed provider, such as an audiologist or hearing…

Establishment of State Commission for Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Awaits Action by Gov. Hochul

In the closing days of the 2022 legislative session, the State Senate unanimously passed S1852B, authorizing New York to become the 39th state to have an agency to represent the Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing.  The Senate’s action follows…