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Tuesday Morning Meeting November 18th, 2008 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon in the auditorium of HASA "My experiences as a Cochlear Implant User" Guest Speaker: Bob Turk Meteorologist with WJZ-TV November 18th, 2008 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Meeting is Free and Open to the Public. Sign language interpreters and captioning will be provided; Assistive Listening Devices are available upon request. RCC (Relay Conference Captioning) is provided! Join the meeting via a computer with an internet connection! To join, point your web browser to the Federal Relay Website: www.fedrcc.us. Enter the current month's Event ID for Nov. 18, 2008: 1987412. You will be able to read the captioning and type your comments or questions for response. Please, join us and help test this communication system.   Thursday Evening Meeting November 20th, 2008 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM in the auditorium of HASA Advocacy: What HLAA does for HLA-GB, and what HLA-GB does for HLAA Guest Speaker: Lise Hamlin Lise Hamlin is Advocacy Coordinator with the national Hearning Loss Association of America, our parent group. This is one of several talks aimed at strengthening our ties to the National Chapter, and a good time to find out what HLAA does. 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. Driving directions at www.hasa.org or take 695 to Exit 18 for Liberty Road East twd Lochearn go about 2.5 miles LEFT - Northern Parkway go to the FIRST traffic light LEFT - Metro Drive Go to the FIRST stop sign LEFT - Mt. Hope Drive Go to the FIRST entrance on the LEFT Park in FRONT or REAR lots (free parking) Both parking lots are equally as accessible to the entrance to The Hearing and Speech Agency Sign language interpreters provided at both meetings. Live Captioning and Assistive Listening Devices are available at the evening meetings  : Upcoming Meetings 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: Kathryn Shute January 22: Evening Meeting: LaGuinn Sherlock (Refreshments by Jack M.) February 5: Board Meeting February 17: Morning Meeting: Dr. Lindsey Daniels February 26: Evening Meeting (Refreshments by Bob L.) March 17: Morning Meeting March 26: Evening Meeting (Refreshments by Linda W.) April 2: Board Meeting April 21: Morning Meeting: DeeDee Wright April 23: Evening Meeting: Dr. Cara Adornetto (Refreshments by Amy B.) May 19: Morning Meeting May 28: Evening Meeting June 4: Board Meeting June 16: Morning Meeting June 25: Evening Meeting: Vote for New Officials Last Saturday in July: Picnic August 6: Board Meeting   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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