HLAA Webinar: Election 2024 – Accessibility and Voting

Learn how to make your voice heard in the upcoming 2024 election. Topics covered in this free, timely webinar include registering to vote, ensuring accessibility as a voter with a disability and finding accurate information about issues that impact the hearing loss community. Presented by HLAA Director of Public Policy Neil Snyder and Public Policy Associate Brian Meyer on September 10, 2024. Captioned with transcript available on YouTube.

Presented by

Neil Snyder

HLAA Public Policy Director

Neil Snyder joined HLAA as director of public policy in February 2024. His background spans a decade of experience on Capitol Hill and nearly two decades as director of federal advocacy with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Diagnosed with hearing loss as a child, Neil is dedicated to advocating on behalf of all Americans who live with this condition, moving important accessibility issues forward and inspiring more people to get involved in HLAA. He earned a master’s in public administration from the University of Southern California (USC), completed the senior managers in government executive program at Harvard Kennedy School and has a bachelor’s degree in political science and government from Guilford College.

Brian M. Meyer

HLAA Public Policy Associate

Brian Meyer supports HLAA providing advocacy on issues before federal agencies including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He has more than 30 years’ experience working with Washington-based professional and trade associations and as an independent consultant providing public policy analysis, strategy development and advocacy training for health organizations. Brian earned his bachelor’s degree in politics from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. and a master’s degree in business administration from Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore.