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CHAPTER PROGRAMS
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2010

August 12,  2010  Thursday @ 6:00pm
“How My Life Improved with New Ideas and Technology”  by our HLA chapter member, Herb Balkind.  (See LINK). Balkind is the co-chairman of the HAT Committee (Hearing Assistive Technology) and the Rocky Stone Hearing Device Exhibit that demonstrates technology through monthly meetings at the Weingart Senior Center.  Balkind holds a degree in Cinema from the University of Southern California.

 

 

September 09,  2010  Thursday @ 6:30pm
   (  TBA  )

 

 

October 14,  2010  Thursday @ 6:30pm
   (  TBA  )

 

 

November 11,  2010  Thursday @ 6:30pm
   (  TBA  )

 

 

December 09,  2010  Thursday @ 6:00pm
   (  TBA  )

 

 

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CHAPTER PROGRAMS - PAST

 

2009

July  09, 2009   Thursday @ 6:30pm
Documenting Disability: - Navigating Social Security Disability Claim Process,
presented by Megan F. DiTolla, Esq. This will prove to be an attention-getter subject to many of us! See you at the cookie 'n coffee table afterwards!

 

 

August  13, 2009   Thursday @ 6:30pm
Testing Newborns for Hearing
presented by Amelita Mendoza, RNC, who will be speaking on “California Newborn Hearing Screening Program”.   Mendoza is the Neonatal Hearing Specialist Program Coordinator for the Southern California Hearing Coordination Center (search) at Miller Children’s Hospital (search) in Long Beach.

 

 

September  10, 2009   Thursday @ 6:30pm
"My Experience with A Cochlear Implant"  from new cochlear implant recipient Sonja Webb, a student of Linda DeGuire.

 

 

October  08, 2009   Thursday @ 6:30pm  
Nanci Linke-Ellis
will speak on the 2009 Walk-4-Hearing event scheduled for November (see weblink)

 

 

November 12, 2009  Thursday @ 6:30pm
 HLA Founder's Day

 

 


December 10, 2009   Thursday @ 6:00pm
 Pot Luck Dinner
and general discussion session

 

2010

January 14,  2010  Thursday @ 6:30pm
 Lorraine Fanizza of Hearing Promotions.

        Lorraine began researching and found certain hearing devices that made a huge difference in her life.  It was at this time that she created her own company, Hearing Promotions, and offers a discount on hearing devices for about 15 years for other hard of hearing people. 

        In Lorraine’s presentation, Hearing Experience, she will be demonstrate the new, upgraded Motiva, a portable hearing system.  This is an opportunity to learn how to hear better, even in background noise or distance from the speaker.  She invites attendees to see how they can hear TV, family, and friends anywhere.  Hear while on vacation, in a car, your tour guide, in restaurants, classrooms, meetings and much more.  Lorraine encourages attendees to “bring your toughest hearing challenges and let’s get them solved.!”    

 

 


February 11,  2010  Thursday @ 6:30pm
 "Veterans with Hearing Loss (video), AND, special presentation by CAROL A. ZIZZ, Au.D of Long Beach Veterans Administration on their support + Q&A.

“Veterans with Hearing Loss” (VHL), a six minute DVD, will be shown.  The DVD explains how the Rochester Institute of Technology’s project (RIT) offers educational benefits for veterans with hearing loss. RIT/NTID (National Technical Institute for the Deaf) is partnering with HLAA in an effort to provide information to service men and women who would benefit from the access and support services offered to veterans with hearing loss. The partners are offering a one year membership to HLAA to any veterans who enroll at RIT.  Further information may be found at www.rit.edu/ntid/veterans.

 

 

 

March 11,  2010  Thursday @ 6:30pm
“Assistive Products for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.” Johnny Gallagos, WCI 
Guest speaker for March 11, 2010 is Johnny Gallegos, from Weitbrecht Communications Incorporated (WCI) who will be speaking on “Assistive Products for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.” Johnny shares a most interesting and inspiring story of his journey on becoming a “people person.” Mr. Gallegos is a recent graduate of California State University-Northridge majoring in Deaf Studies with a concentration in Sign Language Interpretation.    Johnny recently signed up with the Big Brother and Big Sister Organization to become a mentor for a “little brother.”  He says that he’s really excited for this opportunity because “I have always wanted to do something, but never had the time to do it.”  Over the past two years, Johnny has been connecting with his faith and was baptized as a Christian.  He looks forward to his first mission trip this summer.

 

 

April 8,  2010  Thursday @ 6:30pm
David Sanfilipo, Director Disabled Student Services, CSU-Long Beach.

 

 

May 13,  2010  Thursday @ 6:30pm
Hearing Dogs, San Simon Foundation

 

 


June 10,  2010  Thursday @ 6:00pm
Pot Luck Dinner and rap session

 

 

July 08,  2010  Thursday @ 6:30pm
Costco Hearing Aid Services,
a presentation.

 

 

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