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Presenter: Sara Burdak, Au.D., Chief Audiology Officer, Starkey Hearing Technologies
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2020
Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Eastern Time
Product Showcase Webinar
Starkey Hearing Technologies
HLAA is pleased to bring you industry product showcases online. To find out how
your company can be included in the product showcase, email Justin Wolfe at
justin.wolfe@theygsgroup.com. As with any advertising or product placements in all
HLAA media, at HLAA Conventions, or during online meetings, mention of products
and services does not mean HLAA endorsement nor does exclusion of products
mean disapproval.
Don’t miss Thursday’s free captioned webinar featuring Dr. Sara Burdak, who will be presenting How Hearing Better Leads to Living Better. Click the “Register” button below to attend.
During this webinar, you will learn about approaches to hearing healthcare that will simplify your life and help you stay connected. The convenience of tools like the intelligent assistant, hearing aid self-check and remote care services will be demonstrated to show you what is available to keep you hearing at your best. Lastly, you will gain key insight into the important role a caregiver or companion can play in supporting an individual’s hearing loss journey.
Registration is required for HLAA webinars. Should you have any questions, please contact webinars@hearingloss.org.
NOTE: HLAA does not offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for participation in our webinars.
If companies are interested in HLAA Webinar Product Showcases, email Justin Wolfe at Justin.wolfe@theYGSGroup.com.
We encourage state and chapter leaders to attend the HLAA State and Chapter Leaders Virtual Meeting on May 15, 2020 at 2 pm ET. HLAA Staff will be on hand to discuss any new updates and be available to help answer questions and address concerns that state and chapter leaders may have during this COVID-19 crisis. Staff will include Barbara Kelley, executive director, Lise Hamlin, director of public policy, and Carla Beyer-Smolin, chapter and membership coordinator. HLAA wants to know how our leaders are doing and how they are managing during this pandemic. Registration is required for this meeting.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Helpful Hints and Tutorials
- Zoom concerns have been addressed and procedures will be modified as Zoom continues to update their software. The main security issue was with open meetings. When you register, it creates a unique link for a password protected session.
- Use a computer. If possible, attend the meeting on a computer rather than via a smart phone or iPad. This will give you the best layout to view the captions as well as other meeting features.
- Captions. Meetings are captioned. How to See Closed Captions in ZOOM
- Check your time zone. This meeting will take place live at 2 p.m. ET, 1 p.m. CT, 12 p.m. MT and 11 a.m. PT. If you are in a different time zone, please adjust the time so you do not miss the meeting.
The Walk is going virtual! This means that the gathering will be replaced with an online celebration.
Please register for the Michigan Walk4Hearing to continue to raise awareness and funds to support national and local programs.
REGISTER for the walk and fundraise
Online Celebration
Sign on begins 8:45 a.m. ET
Online program starts 9 a.m. ET
RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR THE ONLINE CELEBRATION
The Walk is going virtual! This means that the gathering will be replaced with an online celebration.
Please register for the Nashville Walk4Hearing to continue to raise awareness and funds to support national and local programs.
REGISTER for the walk and fundraise
Online Celebration
Sign on begins 9:45 a.m. CT
Online program starts 10 a.m. CT
RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR THE ONLINE CELEBRATION
The Walk is going virtual! This means that the gathering will be replaced with an online celebration.
Please register for the Salt Lake City Walk4Hearing to continue to raise awareness and funds to support national and local programs.
REGISTER for the walk and fundraise
Online Celebration
Sign on begins 10:45 a.m. MT
Online program starts 11 a.m. MT
RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR THE ONLINE CELEBRATION
We invite veterans with hearing loss to attend the next Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter Meeting, on May 19th, 2020 at 8 pm ET.
Featured presentation: Global Alliance of Speech-to-Text Captioning
Guest speaker: Jennifer Schuck, FAPR, RDR, CRC, CRR
Global Alliance of Speech-to-Text Captioning is the only organization that has as their specific mission to be the leading professional authority on speech-to-text captioning, representing all captioners, consumers and industry.
Jennifer Schuck is president of Caption Pros, and provides captioning for any venue, no matter how large or how small. She is committed to providing the best captioning for every consumer, whether one-on-one or in a convention center. She has served as a member and chairperson of the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) CART Community of Interest Committee, a member of the NCRA Certified Realtime Captioner Certification Committee, and chair of the Arizona Court Reporters Association’s CART committee. She co-chaired the NCRA Captioning Ethics Task Force which created the ethical guidelines for captioners. Most recently, she was appointed Treasurer of the Global Alliance of Speech-to-Text Captioning.
Please register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Helpful Hints and Tutorials
- Zoom concerns have been addressed and procedures will be modified as Zoom continues to update their software. The main security issue was with open meetings. When you register, it creates a unique link for a password protected session.
- Use a computer. If possible, attend the meeting on a computer rather than via a smart phone or iPad. This will give you the best layout to view the captions as well as other meeting features.
- Captions. Meetings are captioned. Captions do not need to be enabled. They will be visible on Zoom screen.
- Check your time zone. This meeting will take place live at 8 p.m. ET. If you are in a different time zone, please adjust the time so you do not miss the meeting.
Don’t miss this free captioned HLAA Webinar on Face Masks and Hearing Loss: Practical Tips and Strategies, on Thursday, May 21, 2020, presented by Ellen Lafargue, Au.D. and Carolyn Ginsburg Stern, MBA from the Center for Hearing and Communication (CHC) based in New York.
Mastering communication while face masks are worn and social distancing is especially difficult for people with hearing loss because of reduced visual and auditory input. We will share practical tips and strategies that can make interactions a little easier and help you feel more in control. We will demonstrate various ways to wear masks comfortably with hearing devices and how to avoid losing them when masks are removed. We will also discuss simple techniques for troubleshooting your hearing aids while in-person hearing care in your area may be limited during the pandemic.
Registration is required for HLAA webinars. Should you have any questions, please contact webinars@hearingloss.org.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Helpful Hints and Tutorials
- Zoom concerns have been addressed and procedures will be modified as Zoom continues to update their software. The main security issue was with open meetings. When you register, it creates a unique link for a password protected session.
- Use a computer. If possible, attend the meeting on a computer rather than via a smart phone or iPad. This will give you the best layout to view the captions as well as other meeting features.
- Captions will be provided either on the Zoom screen or through enabling subtitles on Zoom. How to See Closed Captions in ZOOM
- Check your time zone. This meeting will take place live at 2 p.m. ET, 1 p.m. CT, 12 p.m. MT and 11 a.m. PT. If you are in a different time zone, please adjust the time so you do not miss the meeting.
NOTE: HLAA does not offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for participation in our webinars.
Don’t miss this HLAA Webinar on Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR): The History, Current Technologies, and Practical Tips, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 presented by Linda Kozma-Spytek, Senior Research Audiologist in the Technology Access Program of Gallaudet University.
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 person has spoken into text, it can be a very useful accessibility tool for people with hearing loss. Such uses can include speech-to-text for live, face-to-face conversation, captioning for meetings and telephone conversations, and more. We’ll take a brief look at the history of ASR before diving into its many uses, examples of the available speech-to-text ASR technology and some practical tips for making the most of using these kinds of applications.
Registration is required for HLAA webinars. Should you have any questions, please contact webinars@hearingloss.org.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Helpful Hints and Tutorials
- Zoom concerns have been addressed and procedures will be modified as Zoom continues to update their software. The main security issue was with open meetings. When you register, it creates a unique link for a password protected session.
- Use a computer. If possible, attend the meeting on a computer rather than via a smart phone or iPad. This will give you the best layout to view the captions as well as other meeting features.
- Captions will be provided either on the Zoom screen or through enabling subtitles on Zoom. How to See Closed Captions in ZOOM
- Check your time zone. This meeting will take place live at 2 p.m. ET, 1 p.m. CT, 12 p.m. MT and 11 a.m. PT. If you are in a different time zone, please adjust the time so you do not miss the meeting.
NOTE: HLAA does not offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for participation in our webinars.
The Walk is going virtual! This means that the gathering will be replaced with an online celebration.
Please register for the Bay Area Walk4Hearing to continue to raise awareness and funds to support national and local programs.
REGISTER for the walk and fundraise
Online Celebration
Sign on begins 8:45 a.m. PT
Online program starts 9 a.m. PT
RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR THE ONLINE CELEBRATION
The Walk is going virtual! This means that the gathering will be replaced with an online celebration.
Please register for the Long Beach Walk4Hearing to continue to raise awareness and funds to support national and local programs.
REGISTER for the walk and fundraise
Online Celebration
Sign on begins 8:45 a.m. PT
Online program starts 9 a.m. PT
RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR THE ONLINE CELEBRATION