The
Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is the nation’s foremost
consumer organization representing people with hearing
loss. HLAA impacts accessibility, public policy, research, public
awareness, and service delivery related to hearing loss
on a national and global level. HLAA’s national
support network includes an office in the Washington D.C.
area, 14 state organizations, and 200 local chapters. The
HLAA mission is to open the world of communication to people
with hearing loss through information, education,
advocacy, and support. HLAA provides cutting edge
information to consumers, policy makers, business
professionals and family members through our dynamic
website, www.hearingloss.org, an award-winning publication, Hearing
Loss, an online newsletter, ENews, message
boards. In addition, we bring consumers and policy
makers together to learn about hearing accessibility issues
at our national and regional conventions.