In lieu of a regular HLAA Madison Chapter meeting for February 2020, please join us for a movie of epic proportions. Open Captioned Movie Night Knives Out! A modern whodunit, the film follows a family gathering gone awry, after the family's patriarch's death leads a master detective to investigate. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! BRING YOUR ... Read more
Automatic speech recognition (ASR) is a computer technology that is used to identify and process the human voice. It has become ubiquitous with the proliferation of voice services like Google Assistant, Alexa and Siri. There are many uses of ASR beyond these voice-activated, interactive personal assistants. When ASR is used to convert the words a ... Read more
With the grave situation of the Coronavirus pandemic, HLAA cancelled the HLAA2020 Convention, however, it will be a virtual event: Experience HLAA! This will be an online experience open to the world of people with hearing loss, their families and friends, hearing health care professions, and anyone interested in hearing health care. People who ... Read more
It's been awhile since we have met. We are going to meet virtually via Zoom. Please join us in discussion how life as a person with hearing loss has changed in the past few months. What unique problems have we faced and what solutions have we found? Please register to obtain the meeting id and ... Read more
Many of us love dogs and surely all of us admire what Hearing Assist dogs are able to do and how they can enhance our lives. Anna Evans is the President of Dogs On The Go, located in Woodstock, Illinois. She will be presenting a virtual program featuring the work of her agency and the ... Read more
Living with COVID is tough and having a hearing loss makes it even tougher. But we are a resilient group! We know adversity! Sometimes we get down, but we always get back up. But how do you do it? How do you keep your spirits up? What can make you smile and brighten your day? ... Read more
National elections are scheduled in just a few weeks. Is voting during the coronavirus pandemic a worry? Do you understand how to vote and how hearing loss may impact this process? Join us for a unique Zoom meeting with Richard Rydecki who works for the Wisconsin Election Commission. Richard will be presenting at our September ... Read more
Masks! Masks! Masks! You protect us but drive us crazy. This month the discussion topic is masks and how to cope with them. Join us for a discussion on masks and how we cope with them. See link below for Zoom. Masks! Masks! Masks!
HLAA Chicagoland Chapter Invites You Looping and Counter Loops Speakers are Juliette Sterkens, Ginevera Ralph, and Steve and Meghan Thunder Juliette will present on hearing loss and loops. She is the national leader on looping. Ginevera will focus on “loop your life” with small loops. Steve will present the mask/barrier testing from data we gathered and discuss how speech transmission systems ... Read more
Join us and learn about fire safety and prevention. Ever thought about what would you do if faced with with a fire in your home? How would you communicate with 911? What can you expect from fire fighters and ambulance personnel? What can you do to be prepared? Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81840377258?pwd=ZUM4UXVUK2dPSVRCYlpLeUFqOS90Zz09 Meeting ID: 818 ... Read more