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Our Party of Five Madeline's Story

By Melissa DiNofia-Bozzone

It’s hard to imagine the emotional whirl when parents learn their child has a hearing loss, especially if they’ve never known any other toddler with hearing loss. A mother shares her personal experience with hearing loss and their two-year-old daughter.

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It’s hard to imagine the emotional whirl when parents learn their child has a hearing loss, especially if they’ve never known any other toddler with hearing loss. A mother shares her personal experience with hearing loss and their two-year-old daughter. [Read the whole article]

By Julie Fisher

Jason Bozzone talks to Hearing Loss Magazine about his daughter, Madeline, and Madeline’s Milestones.

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National Sponsors Create Awareness for the Walk4Hearing

By Noreen Gibbens

One of the 2013 sponsors talks about why they support the HLAA Walk4Hearing.

The Countdown is On!

By Nancy Macklin

The excitement builds for Convention 2013 in Portland, Oregon. Here is the latest news and registration information.

Closed Captioning Frustrations – How to Get Some Help

By Carol Studenmund

Here’s how consumers can help improve the quality of captioning on TV.

Hooked on Bionics

By George Barany

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month and in honor of the event, world-renowned puzzle creator creates a doozie for our readers. Mini spoiler: an HLAA member is revealed in the puzzle.
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Advocacy, One Person at a Time

By Lise Hamlin

What we do at HLAA can certainly be on the large scale of public policy and federal regulations. However, we also help people advocate for their rights at the most personal level of living well with hearing loss.

Can You Hear Me Now? Maximizing Your Hearing on the Phone

By Brad Ingrao

The phone is a lifeline for people. Here are some technical tips as well as some communication strategies to help.

Hearing Loss: My Secondary Disability

By Rosemarie Kasper

Osteogenesis Imperfecta is a rare genetic condition. Add hearing loss to this and it could mean a lot of frustration and insurmountable challenges; but, not for our spirited author.

Seen and Heard: Teri Wathen from Richmond, Texas

From the Executive Director’s Desk By Brenda Battat

“Actively Dying” 

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