Hearing Loss Association of America
Albuquerque Chapter
Helping People Communicate
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About Us
Improving Peoples Life
Our purpose is to improve the life of people with hearing loss. We do that by providing information to our members and to regulatory agencies, legislative bodies, and providers
We hold regular meetings once a month from September through June with a informative guest speakers or where we share experiences and knowledge with others.
We publish an informative newsletter each month.
We are affiliated with the National Hearing Loss Association of America and Loop New Mexico
We publish important information for people with hearing loss.
19 October Meeting - 10:00 AM to Noon
Using Humor as a Coping Strategy for Hearing Loss
Even the worst of situations can have a humorous side, hearingloss included. Richard Pocker loves recounting the story of whenhis wife was giving birth and he thought his name was being called, and ran into the wrong delivery room! He still has flash-backs from that incident but can laugh at himself. He talks to support groups about seeing the humor in the mistakes that can inadvertently occur with hearing loss. Come learn the techniques and how to lower your stress level.
Totally deaf for 35 years, Richard received bilateral cochlear implant surgery just prior to his 65th birthday. He went from zero speech comprehension to 85% with time and effort at rehabilitation, and he recently tested at 100%. He is the creator and producer of the podcast, cochlearimplantbasics.com (also available on Spotify). His book “Cochlear Implant Basics: What a Candidate for a Cochlear Implant Needs to Know” is available from Amazon in print or Kindle, and is published in seven languages.
An autobiographical sketch: The Idiot from Mensa: Not Among the Gifted. He holds local support groups for those with
hearing loss as well as mentoring candidates and recipients of cochlear implants.
To join the meeting, click on the Zoom link below within 15 minutes before the meeting and follow the instructions.
Link for the October 19th, 10:00 pm, Zoom Meeting
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Meetings will include Captioning
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Meetings will include Sign Language Interpreters
Videos of selected past meetings are available on the "Past Zoom mtg" page. CLICK HERE
Hybrid Meetings have been temporarily suspended. See Sept 2023 Newsletter for Details.
First Hybrid Meeting - Feb 2023
Read the Wired for Sound Newsletter
Providing Valuable Information
October 2024 Issue
The monthly newsletter is mailed or emailed to members The newsletter is a must read for people who want to be informed about how to deal with hard of hearing challenges.
Providing Information
Our "Resources" page has a wide variety of information ranging from Guidelines for Purchasing Hearing Aids to Medicines That Can Effect Your Hearing.
The "Past Zoom Mtgs" Page has links to recordings of past Zoom meetings, that includes presentations by ourtstanding speakers on Hearing Loss
The link
https://hearingloop.org/state-lists goes to a webpage that provides an updated list of looped venues for anywhere across the country.
Contribute - No Cost to You
Smith’s Community Rewards
Shop at Smith’s with their Rewards card, and Smith’s will make a donation to HLAA Albuquerque chapter. You get your usual rewards points.
Call (888) 444-8081, choose "Option 3" to sign up or re-enroll. Ask for "Hearing Loss Association Of America - Albuquerque Chapter". The "Not for Profit Organization" number for Smith’s is NC419.
