2026 Washington DC Walk4Hearing
Public policy meets accessible technology in the fall 2026 issue of Hearing Life magazine. Our cover feature by attorney and communication advocate Karen Peltz Strauss dives into the history of federal communication access legislation, while student attorneys at the Colorado Law School make clear what the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) says about assistive listening systems. Find out how to get the best hearing experience in public venues with your devices, get a progress report on Auracast™ implementation and AI in hearing health, and learn what factors contribute to building accessibility into acoustic design. Plus, a look overseas at the European Accessibility Act after one year and lots more.
Find valuable information, resources and inspiration for children with hearing loss and their parents, from esteemed medical, audiology and research experts.
Explore the exciting potential of Auracast for public listening, get workplace and air travel tips and see how HLAA empowers people in our nationwide community.
Read about a local HLAA Chapter's collaboration with a popular hearing loss exhibit in Boston, get back-to-school tips for parents of kids with hearing loss, see HLAA 2025 Convention highlights and learn why it's never too late for better hearing.
In this issue, we address the wide-ranging effects of hearing loss beyond your ears, from communication to confidence to connection, plus patient advocacy, disaster preparedness and public policy.
Our Fall/Winter Hearing Life magazine focuses on building and growing a hearing loss community. Read about a unique Girl Scout troop, the importance of connection for mental health, contributions from our nationwide network and more.
“Parenting with Hearing Loss” features one mother's journey with single-sided hearing loss, another mom's quest to support her son and advice from parents in HLAA's nationwide community.
This issue's technology theme provides a deep take on the latest hearing tech innovations, in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), Bluetooth, sound processing, automatic speech recognition (ASR), augmented reality (AR) and more.
Built around the theme of inclusion in hearing health, our fall issue highlights a range of challenges and solutions for providing services to patients in multicultural communities, overcoming language barriers, urban outreach innovations and more.
With its focus on "Back to School with Hearing Loss," this issue features strategies on supporting children and teens with hearing loss, including stories from parents and students and expert advice from a psychologist and single mom.