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Welcome Veterans
of
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
Meet MARK BROGAN
“Out of all of the disabilities I accrued out of the injury, hearing loss is one of the most noticeable and one with the most frequency of problems for me.” -- CPT Brogan, U.S. Army (retired)
Read Mark Brogan’s story in Hearing Loss Magazine
Do you have a hearing loss due to military service? A report from the Department of Veterans Affairs estimated that more than 59,000 military members are on disability for hearing loss from OIF and OEF.
Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is here to help. We have some offers and information for you. Please check periodically with this site as we are adding content as available.
HLAA was founded in 1979 by Howard “Rocky” Stone, a retired CIA agent, who endured hearing loss from his service in the Army. Rocky was well-known in the agency for both his skill and his hearing loss. On one occasion he was having a hard time “hearing” when talking with then-Director Richard Helms, so Rocky plopped himself on Helms’ desk and asked him to face him directly so he could read his lips! Another time, his old-fashioned body hearing aid was mistaken for a recording spy device and was confiscated. Rocky earned the Agency’s highest honor and went onto establish an organization for people who have hearing loss and want to stay in the hearing world with technology and strategies.
Complimentary Membership in HLAA for Vets of OIF and OEF
Membership includes Hearing Loss Magazine, a helpful resource on the latest in technology, medical issues, legislation, personal stories, and more. For more information about a free one-year membership, contact the
Membership Department.
Complimentary HLAA Convention 2011 Registration
HLAA would like to show its support of veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) by offering a convention registration at no charge. HLAA’s Convention 2011 is June 16 – 19 in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City). For more information about registering for the convention, contact
Nancy Macklin, Director of Events and Marketing.
The
convention has workshops, a trade show with all the latest technology and services, is communication accessible (real-time captioning and assistive technology in all sessions) and is a lot of fun!
Education for Vets
Learn more about HLAA’s partnership with the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology to address the educational needs of veterans of recent conflicts. Read an article about the Veterans with Hearing Loss Project at RIT/NTID.
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