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Tuesday Morning Meeting September 16, 2008 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM in the VRI Room of HASA Survival Signs for Hard of Hearing People Guest Speaker: Amy Bopp Amy Bopp is Past President of the Greater Baltimore chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America, and has been the Sign Language Program Coordinator at the Hearing and Speech Agency since 1988. Meeting is Free and Open to the Public. Assistive Listening Devices are available upon request.   Thursday Evening Meeting September 25, 2008 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM in the auditorium of HASA Communication Accessibility at Hospitals Guest Speaker: Dr. David Eisenman Dr. David Eisenman is Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Director of the Otology and Neurotology Program at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. He is a cochlear implant surgeon, and also has interests in balance and vestibular disorders, acoustic neuromas, eardrum perforations, and a host of other ear and skull-based disorders. Meeting is Free and Open to the Public. Assistive Listening Devices are available upon request. Sign Language Interpretation is provided at evening meetings. Evening meetings are captioned whenever possible   Meetings are Free and Open to the Public All meetings are held at the The Hearing and Speech Agency 5900 Metro Drive Baltimore, MD  21215. Sign language interpreters provided at both meetings. Live Captioning and Assistive Listening Devices are available at the evening meetings  : Upcoming Meetings Sept 16: Morning Meeting: Amy Bobb, Basic Sign Language September 25: Evening Meeting: Dr. Eisenman, U. of MD CI Surgeon (refreshments by Jennifer G.) October 9: Board Meeting October 21: Morning Meeting October 23: Evening Meeting: Lisa Kornberg, ODHH (refreshments by Charlean) October 26: (Sunday) Walk4Hearing November 18: Morning Meeting: Bob Turk November 20: Evening Meeting: Lisa Hamlin (Refreshments by Steve) December 13: Holiday Party, 2PM-7PM, Kris & Ann Kirstucka's house January 20: Morning Meeting: Kathi Shute January 22: Evening Meeting (Refreshments by Jack M.) February 17: Morning Meeting February 26: Evening Meeting (Refreshments by Bob L.) March 17: Morning Meeting March 26: Evening Meeting (Refreshments by Linda W.) April 21: Morning Meeting April 23: Evening Meeting (Refreshments by Amy B.) May 19: Morning Meeting May 28: Evening Meeting June 16: Morning Meeting June 25: Evening Meeting: Vote for New Officials Last Saturday in July: Picnic   Download a Brochure about the Hearing Loss Association of Greater Baltimore

Quick Facts *U.S. People reporting use of a hearing aid: 3.6 million. *U.S. People with a profound loss: 2 million. *Average time between the onset of hearing loss and a professional diagnosis: 5 to 7 years. *Expect a 102% increase in the number of people with hearing loss by the year 2050. Closed Captioned Movies in YOUR area by Fomdi 5 mi 10 mi 15 mi 20 mi 30 mi 40 mi (For subtitled foreign movies, check The Charles Theater or the foreign movie theater in your area. For dates and times, go to our theater page. If you live outside of the Baltimore/DC area, check your local listings.)

Our Mission

Our Mission is to be catalysts who make mainstream society more accessible to people who have a hearing loss. We work at accomplishing this through education and advocacy. We are also here to offer our support and knowledge to the hearing impaired, as well as their families and friends who are also affected by hearing loss.

Our EVENING meetings are usually held on every fourth Thursday of the month at The Hearing and Speech Agency from 6:30 to 8:30. Our MORNING meetings are smaller and usually meet the third Tuesday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. There are exceptions to this schedule, so please check our calendar and events page for updated information. Since The Hearing and Speech Agency also includes a school, we will be closed when the Baltimore City Schools are closed.

At our meetings, we feature speakers who educate us about new technology, laws, resources, and many other things. Everyone is welcome to attend. CART (live captioning) is available at all evening meetings). Sign interpretation, assistive listening devices, and friendly people are available at both morning and evening meetings.

To become part of our chapter and receive emails and messages, please fill out our form and send it, along with any donations to Bob Leepa. Donations cover our chapter expenses, such as stamps for those who don't have email, CART services (real time caption) for our meetings, special equipment, etc. However, you do not need to donate to attend our meetings.

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