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When: Thursday, May 18, 2023
Time: 6-7:00 p.m. (ET)
John Waldo will present a chronological view of the employment process, including training and licensing, the application and interview process, and then the workplace itself. He will be discussing topics like what accommodations must be offered, what does accessible actually mean, what can employers ask, and what do you have to disclose. He will point out those areas in which the law provides us with strong protections, and those areas where the law helps us less than we might think. He will also be taking Q & A following the presentation.
Presenter:
Mr. John Waldo is an attorney whose practice focuses exclusively on implementing the benefits and protections of federal and state disability laws for deaf and hard of hearing people, particularly for people who communicate aurally rather than through sign language. This focus combines his 40 years of legal experience and his lived experience with a progressive hearing loss. He was the attorney on a number of the cases leading to national regulations requiring movie theaters to provide caption-viewing devices, a case ruling that live theaters must provide captioning when requested by the patron rather than when scheduled by the theater and on cases requiring providers of online education to caption their material. John and his wife live in Houston, but his practice is nationwide.
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Questions? Feel free to email us at webinars@hearingloss.org.
When: Thursday, August 24, 2023
Time: 4:00-4:30 p.m. (ET)
Executive Summary:
Hear from Kevin Gifford about how to manage the sound processor upgrade process – from choosing which processor is right for you, to initiating an order, to what to expect while your order is processing. You’ll also learn the basics of insurance coverage, as well as tools and resources to help you manage the insurance process. There will be an opportunity to ask questions or schedule additional time to discuss your specific needs.
Note: This is a product showcase webinar – not an endorsement of products or services
Presenter: Kevin Gifford
My name is Kevin Gifford, I have been working at Cochlear now for a little over 2 years. My first year I worked in the orders and insurance department. It was a great way to learn the ins and outs of insurance and to learn about Cochlear products. For the past year I have been a part of the Cochlear Recipient Solutions team. My job within the Cochlear Recipient solutions team is to educate recipients about the upgrade process. A lot of recipients like to use the Recipient Solutions team because it is a more personalized experience during the upgrade process. I look forward to meeting you!
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NOTE: HLAA does not offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for participation in our webinars.
Questions? Feel free to email us at webinars@hearingloss.org.
When: Thursday, September 14, 2023
Time: 2:00-2:30 p.m. (ET)
Executive Summary:
Join us to learn how MED-EL provides recipients with a uniquely customized cochlear implant experience! We’ll cover MED-EL’s design philosophy and technology, review candidacy criteria for a variety of populations, and share exciting innovations that consistently provide more natural sound quality for MED-EL recipients.
Note: This is a showcase webinar – not an endorsement of products or services
Presenter: Laura Corcoran, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT
Laura Corcoran is a speech-language pathologist and Auditory Verbal Therapist fluent in English, Spanish and ASL. For over a decade, Laura provided speech-language and auditory verbal therapy to children with hearing loss and their families and was Director of the Kellogg Child & Family Program at HEAR Wisconsin, an early intervention program based in the Milwaukee area. Currently, Laura is a Consumer Engagement Manager in the Midwest Region for the MED-EL Corporation where she provides support and outreach services for MED-EL recipients and cochlear implant candidates as well as speech-language pathologists, educators, audiologists, and cochlear implant clinics.
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NOTE: HLAA does not offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for participation in our webinars.
Questions? Feel free to email us at webinars@hearingloss.org.
Are Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids For You? @ Join by computer or mobile device.
Please take HLAA’s survey to help us gauge the public’s experience of over-the-counter hearing aids!
When: Thursday, November 1, 2023
Time: 2–3 p.m. ET
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its rule permitting the sale of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids directly to consumers over 18 with mild to moderate hearing loss in August 2022. Available since last October, these assistive devices may provide another pathway to care for some adults who could benefit from support with their hearing.
HLAA is presenting the OTC 101: Ask the Experts Webinar Series to provide people with information about this exciting new class of products from fall 2023 through spring 2024. At the first online event on November 1, a panel of experts and audiologists from the FDA will share information and respond to questions. HLAA Executive Director Barbara Kelley will moderate the discussion.
Send questions about over-the-counter hearing aids in advance using the form below. All HLAA webinars are free and live captioned.
FDA Panelists:
Srinivas “Nandu” Nandkumar, Ph.D.
Dr. Nandkumar has worked at the FDA for almost 20 years and currently serves as the director for the division of dental and ENT devices. His background is in electrical engineering with a specialty in digital speech processing.
Julie Cohen, Au.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Cohen is an audiologist and scientific reviewer at the FDA, with more than a decade of hearing science research experience. Her focus areas include over-the-counter hearing aids, cochlear implants, auditory aging and cognition.
Lindsay DeVries, Au.D., Ph.D.
Dr. DeVries joined the FDA in 2020 as an audiology reviewer after earning her Ph.D. in speech and hearing sciences with a research focus on cochlear implants. She was previously a clinical audiologist for an ENT practice.
Moderator:
Barbara Kelley
HLAA Executive Director
HLAA Executive Director Barbara Kelley will moderate the panel. A well-known leader in hearing health, she has been with HLAA for more than 35 years. Kelley has led HLAA’s active role pushing forward OTC hearing aid legislation and other initiatives to increase access, break down stigma and eliminate barriers to hearing loss care and treatment.
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When: Thursday, November 16, 2023
Time: 5–6 p.m. ET
Featured panelists Victoria Garcia, K. Renee Horton, Ph.D., Sheila Xu and Larry Guterman will share their experiences as people with hearing loss and as members of AstroAccess, which is dedicated to making space accessible to people with disabilities. In particular, they will discuss their roles in the December 2022 AstroAccess zero-gravity space flight, how they got involved, what they did during their mission and how the initiative helps perpetuate disability inclusion in the workplace. They will also share their general experiences navigating employment opportunities, internships and STEM education. The panel will be moderated by disability access professional Theodore Shomsky, CPACC.
Presenters:
Victoria Garcia, an engineer who leads a team of 20 at NASA and is responsible for systems integration for the upcoming manned missions to the Moon; she was diagnosed with profound hearing loss at birth and now wears a cochlear implant (CI).
Sheila Xu, who is deaf, graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is now working on a combined graduate degree at the Harvard Kennedy School/Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She learned ASL in college, now wears a cochlear implant (CI) and dreams of starting a business that helps people with hearing loss and other disabilities.
K. Renee Horton, Ph.D. is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a B.S. in electrical engineering and a minor in math in 2002; and a Ph.D. in material science with a concentration in physics, becoming the first African American to graduate from the University of Alabama in 2011 in this area. She works for NASA, at first as a student from 2009 to 2011, and then started her career as a mechanical test engineer in 2012.
Denna Lambert is the NASA Innovation Partnership Program’s inclusion and accessibility lead. Identifying as an individual with low vision, she believes that acute hearing is critical for those with blindness, due to the enormous effort required to distinguish important auditory information from noise and enable successful navigation in physical surroundings.
Larry Guterman is co-founder of SonicCloud and chief customer experience officer of Sonitum, Inc. (makers of SonicCloud), a technology company dedicated to enhancing and personalizing audio on phone calls, computers, and other electronic media for people with hearing loss.
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When: Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Time: 11:30 a.m. -Noon (ET)
Wireless streaming via Bluetooth® technology has changed the way people who use hearing aids hear and interact with sound. Now, a brand-new version called Auracast™ broadcast audio is available and changing wireless streaming again.
Auracast in conjunction with Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Audio, will allow hearing aid users to connect to and share multiple sound sources in a variety of public places and with loved ones, all without the need for intermediary devices or third-party apps. In October, ReSound released ReSound Nexia, the first hearing aid that supports Bluetooth LE Audio including Auracast broadcast audio. Details on Auracast and how it can be used with Nexia, will be discussed.
Presenter:
Jenn Schumacher, Au.D. is an audiologist and medical writer with more than a decade of experience in the hearing aid industry. Jenn joined GN Hearing in 2014. Her current focus is on creating communications related to hearing aids and audiology for hearing care professionals, physicians, and patients. She has prior experience in conducting hearing aid research and clinical trials, in fitting software development and with fitting hearing aids in hospital clinics. Jenn received both her B.A. in Linguistics and her Au.D. at Ohio State University.
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Are Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids For You? @ Join by computer or mobile device.
OTC 101: Ask the Experts Webinar #2
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
2–3 p.m. ET
Join HLAA for the second event in its OTC 101: Ask the Experts Webinar Series sharing important information about over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids.
This exciting new class of products may provide another pathway to treatment for some adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss. In 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its rule permitting the sale of OTC hearing aids directly to consumers over 18, which are now available from a variety of retail and online stores. We’re presenting a series of four webinars through spring 2024, designed to answer your questions and clear up confusion.
The second OTC 101: Ask the Experts webinar on February 20 features Charlotte S. Yeh, M.D., chief medical officer for AARP Services, Inc. and Kelly King, Au.D., Ph.D., audiologist and program officer at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), on a panel moderated by HLAA Executive Director Barbara Kelley. Read about the panelists below and send questions in advance using the form provided.
This complimentary event is open to the public and will be live captioned and recorded.
Panelists:
Charlotte S. Yeh, M.D.
AARP Services, Inc.
Dr. Charlotte Yeh, chief medical officer for AARP Services, Inc., works to identify independent health-related products, services and programs that will lead to enhanced care for AARP members and older adults. Widely recognized as a national health care leader, she was named to Modern Healthcare’s 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives of 2021. Dr. Yeh is a past member of the Advisory Council for the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD).
Kelly King, Au.D, Ph.D.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Dr. Kelly King is an audiologist and program officer at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She oversees grants aimed at understanding hearing and hearing loss, as well as various treatments for communication disorders including hearing aids and cochlear implants. Dr. King also leads institute initiatives aimed at making hearing healthcare more accessible and affordable.
Moderator:
Barbara Kelley
HLAA Executive Director
HLAA Executive Director Barbara Kelley will moderate the panel. A well-known leader in hearing health, she has been with HLAA for more than 35 years. Kelley has led HLAA’s active role pushing forward OTC hearing aid legislation and other initiatives to increase access, break down stigma and eliminate barriers to hearing loss care and treatment.
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NOTE: HLAA does not offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for participation in our webinars.
Questions? Feel free to email us at webinars@hearingloss.org.
Are Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids For You? @ Join by computer or mobile device.
OTC 101: Ask the Experts Webinar #2
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
2–3 p.m. ET
Join HLAA for the second event in its OTC 101: Ask the Experts Webinar Series sharing important information about over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids.
This exciting new class of products may provide another pathway to treatment for some adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss. In 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its rule permitting the sale of OTC hearing aids directly to consumers over 18, which are now available from a variety of retail and online stores. We’re presenting a series of four webinars through spring 2024, designed to answer your questions and clear up confusion.
The second OTC 101: Ask the Experts webinar on February 20 features Charlotte S. Yeh, M.D., chief medical officer for AARP Services, Inc. and Kelly King, Au.D., Ph.D., audiologist and program officer at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), on a panel moderated by HLAA Executive Director Barbara Kelley. Read about the panelists below and send questions in advance using the form provided.
This complimentary event is open to the public and will be live captioned and recorded.
Panelists:
Charlotte S. Yeh, M.D.
AARP Services, Inc.
Dr. Charlotte Yeh, chief medical officer for AARP Services, Inc., works to identify independent health-related products, services and programs that will lead to enhanced care for AARP members and older adults. Widely recognized as a national health care leader, she was named to Modern Healthcare’s 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives of 2021. Dr. Yeh is a past member of the Advisory Council for the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD).
Kelly King, Au.D, Ph.D.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Dr. Kelly King is an audiologist and program officer at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She oversees grants aimed at understanding hearing and hearing loss, as well as various treatments for communication disorders including hearing aids and cochlear implants. Dr. King also leads institute initiatives aimed at making hearing healthcare more accessible and affordable.
Moderator:
Barbara Kelley
HLAA Executive Director
HLAA Executive Director Barbara Kelley will moderate the panel. A well-known leader in hearing health, she has been with HLAA for more than 35 years. Kelley has led HLAA’s active role pushing forward OTC hearing aid legislation and other initiatives to increase access, break down stigma and eliminate barriers to hearing loss care and treatment.
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NOTE: HLAA does not offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for participation in our webinars.
Questions? Feel free to email us at webinars@hearingloss.org.
When: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Time: 12–1 p.m. ET
Those of us with hearing loss know that it can be difficult to operate in workplaces where everyone assumes normal hearing. Join us for an insightful webinar exploring new technologies that can help even the playing field. We will be discussing assistive listening devices, captioning, video conferencing, and other tools that the presenters – all with hearing loss – have found most useful in a range of workplace situations, including office, travel, restaurant, classroom, and factory floor.
Learning objectives:
- Learn the technologies people with hearing loss have found most effective in the workplace
- Learn strategies to gracefully inform co-workers of hearing loss and get their help in communication
- Connect with the host of other resources available.
Presenters:
Dr. David C. Baldridge, BGS, MBA, PhD is a Professor of Management/Organizational Behavior at Oregon State University. He is a deafened, cochlear implant user, HLAA Accessible, Inclusive Employment Task Force chair, and long-time HLAA member. He has researched the workplace experiences of people with hearing loss for over 25 years, published more than 25 articles and book chapters, and made over 100 conference and workshop presentations internationally.
Jill Herbold, FSA, MAAA, is a healthcare consulting actuary who primarily works with state Medicaid agencies. She is also a managing partner of a consulting practice with over 200 employees. Her hearing loss progressed from mild to profound over many years, and she is now a cochlear implant user. She has been a member of HLAA for over 20 years and is a member of the HLAA Accessible, Inclusive Employment Task Force.
Dave DeBellis is a practicing engineer with HP, Inc. working in the company’s industrial printing division. Sudden and profound hearing loss at age 55 threatened to derail his career. However, with the help of both a hearing aid and a cochlear implant, he has been able to continue to work effectively in his role. Dave is also a member of the HLAA Accessible, Inclusive Employment Task Force.
Tina Childress, Au.D., CCC-A, is an educational audiologist in the mainstream and residential school settings, technology and social media aficionado, late-deafened adult fluent in ASL and a bilateral cochlear implant recipient. With her unique perspective and passion for sharing information through social media, she is a sought out international presenter and motivational speaker for families, adults and professionals on a variety of topics. Her areas of expertise include Hearing Assistance Technology, apps, cochlear implants, advocacy and effective strategies for coping with hearing loss. Dr. Childress is active on many local and national Boards and Committees where she is a strong advocate for accessibility (especially in the performing arts) and disseminating resources.
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NOTE: HLAA does not offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for participation in our webinars.
Questions? Feel free to email us at webinars@hearingloss.org.
When: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Time: 5–6 p.m. ET
This webinar will focus on self-employment and entrepreneurship as options for people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing. Our three panelists, who all have hearing loss and have successfully navigated self-employment, will share helpful tips, personal stories and the pros and cons of being self-employed.
The panel will be moderated by Dr. Kelly Tremblay and Lisa Yuan.
Presented by the HLAA Task Force for Accessible, Inclusive Employment
Presenters:
Eyra Abraham is the founder of Lisnen, a startup that is changing the landscape of adaptive technologies for people with hearing loss using the latest AI technologies. She’s also a workshop trainer for for-profit and non-profit organizations on subjects like disability inclusion and entrepreneurship. She’s a committee member advancing accessibility at federal and provincial levels in Canada. She participates as a steering committee member for Start Access, an initiative on AI and equity with the American Association of People with Disabilities. Eyra is also a board member at Creative Users Projects, a digital network of artists and creators with disabilities. Building on her hearing loss and technical experiences, her mission is to advance how technologies can positively impact people with disability to gain equal access at home, at work, and in our community. Her impact has garnered attention for her work, winning Canada’s Top 100 Black Women to Watch 2019.
Dr. Anne McIntosh is the president, CEO and founder of Safe’N’Clear. After noticing a barrier with traditional PPE, specifically face masks, she created a solution to help millions of people access inclusive communication. Her modernized design includes a clear window that shows the user’s mouth, allowing the deaf and hard of hearing an opportunity to speech-read and see facial expressions. Safe’N’Clear has also introduced the world’s first FDA-approved transparent surgical face mask with Level 1 and Level 3 protection. Ensuring that clear PPE will become the standard of care in the post-COVID world is a priority for Dr. McIntosh. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a master’s degree in Interpersonal Communication from the University of Montana at Missoula, and a Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Texas at Austin.
Shari Eberts is a passionate hearing health advocate and internationally recognized author and speaker on hearing loss issues. She is the founder of Living with Hearing Loss, a popular blog and online community for people with hearing loss, and an executive producer of We Hear You, an award-winning documentary about the hearing loss experience. Her book, Hear & Beyond: Live Skillfully with Hearing Loss (co-authored with Gael Hannan), is the ultimate survival guide to living well with hearing loss. Shari has an adult-onset genetic hearing loss and hopes that by sharing her story, she will help others to live more peacefully with their own hearing issues. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Psychology from Duke University. LivingWithHearingLoss.com.
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- Captions. All HLAA webinars are free with live captions available.
- Check your time zone. This meeting will take place live at 5 p.m. ET, 4 p.m. CT, 3 p.m. MT and 2 p.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.
Questions? Feel free to email us at webinars@hearingloss.org.