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July 15, 2020

Categories: Blog, Veterans, Virtual Meeting

HLAA Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter Meeting – July 21, 2020

We invite veterans with hearing loss to attend the next Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter Meeting online using Zoom on July 21, 2020 at 8 pm EST (US and Canada)....We invite veterans with hearing loss to attend the next Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter Meeting online using Zoom on July 21, 2020 at 8 pm EST (US and Canada). This meeting will be an open meeting. No speaker is scheduled.  REGISTER FOR MEETING You will need to register in advance for this meeting. After … Read More >

July 8, 2020

Categories: Blog, Chapter Leaders, State and Chapter Leaders Workshops, State Leaders

Chapter Development Workshops for HLAA Leaders

HLAA is presenting Chapter Development Workshops for HLAA Leaders in the next few months. Here are the workshops scheduled for July. We hope you can join us online.   July...HLAA is presenting Chapter Development Workshops for HLAA Leaders in the next few months. Here are the workshops scheduled for July. We hope you can join us online.   July 16, 2020 2 pm ET Branding and Business Tools for HLAA Leaders Presenter: Ann Thomas, HLAA Brand Ambassador and President, Diablo Valley Chapter, California Marketing … Read More >

June 19, 2020

Categories: Accessibility, ADA, Advocacy News, ASR, Blog, Captions, FCC, News

FCC Grants Conditional Certification to Clarity Products to Provide IP CTS Using Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)

On June 4, 2020, the FCC granted conditional certification to Clarity Products, LLC to provide Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service using only automatic speech recognition technology without the aid of...On June 4, 2020, the FCC granted conditional certification to Clarity Products, LLC to provide Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service using only automatic speech recognition technology without the aid of communications assistants.  The service will be available via the over-the-top application CaptionMate. Conditional Certification Order: URL: https://www.fcc.gov/document/clarity-certified-automatic-speech-recognition-ip-cts-provider Word: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-20-587A1.docx PDF: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-20-587A1.pdf Text: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-20-587A1.txt News Release: … Read More >

June 19, 2020

Categories: ADA, Advocacy News, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Hospital, Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

Safeguarding the Rights of Persons with Disabilities During COVID-19

OCR Resolves Complaints after State of Connecticut and Private Hospital Safeguard the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to Have Reasonable Access to Support Persons in Hospital Settings During COVID-19 On...OCR Resolves Complaints after State of Connecticut and Private Hospital Safeguard the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to Have Reasonable Access to Support Persons in Hospital Settings During COVID-19 On June 9, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it has reached an … Read More >

June 15, 2020

Categories: Blog, Chapter Leaders, State Leaders

Reminder to Chapter and State Leaders: Conflict of Interest Policy

Dear Chapter and State Leaders, HLAA leaders are great researchers and sharers of information and resources, especially in this time of the pandemic, but we have to be careful how...Dear Chapter and State Leaders, HLAA leaders are great researchers and sharers of information and resources, especially in this time of the pandemic, but we have to be careful how we present this information. Here is an excerpt from Barbara Kelley, HLAA Executive Director, from a past Chapter Blog post to remind you of our … Read More >