Legislation to require cinemas across New York State to schedule showtimes of movies with open captions is now under consideration in Albany.Â
Tag: New York State
Save the Date for 2026 State Conference!
2026 HLAA-NYS Conference: October 2-4, 2026. Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center in Saratoga Springs, NY. WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE DETAILS!
Re-Establishment of Interagency Coordinating Council on Services to Persons Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing Announced by Governor
For Immediate Release: 1/17/2024 | GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL Kimberly T. Hill, Appointed New York State’s First Chief Disability Officer in 2022, Expands Staff as Council Re-Starts Experienced Expert Christopher Woodfilll to Lead Interagency CoordinatingCouncil, with Support from Sign Language Interpreter Rachel…
Deaf Awareness Celebration @ Islanders Game!
It's Hockey With a Heart Night on December 7th at the NY Islanders v. Columbus Blue Jackets game at UBS Arena!  Join us to celebrate "Deaf Awareness Night" with our partner, the NY Chapter of the Olive Osmond Hearing Fund, and you will…
Giving Tuesday Presentation & Accessible AmazonÂ
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…
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…
HLAA NYSA State Conference 2022
Thank you to all who supported and participated in the 2022 State Conference held in Glens Falls on September 16-18.