The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLA) operates at three levels - national, state and local.
Each level has a critical role. Our organization has a national presence in Washington, D.C. as well as in every State Capitol, to represent deaf and hard of hearing people. And we have local exposure and representation as well.
This website is maintained by the Ann Arbor, Michigan chapter of the HLAA - a local level. We welcome anybody who either has a hearing loss or is connected with someone who does.
Each level has a critical role. Our organization has a national presence in Washington, D.C. as well as in every State Capitol, to represent deaf and hard of hearing people. And we have local exposure and representation as well.
This website is maintained by the Ann Arbor, Michigan chapter of the HLAA - a local level. We welcome anybody who either has a hearing loss or is connected with someone who does.
Our Mission/Goals
1. Provide education for ourselves, our families and our friends related to living with hearing loss.
2. Foster public and private programs aimed at alleviating problems related to hearing loss.
3. Encourage open, honest and clear communication in addressing issues and challenges of deaf and hard of hearing people.
4. Promote the use of clear communication techniques with deaf and hard of hearing people.
These include, but are not limited to: sign language, speech reading and clear speech.
5. Support and encourage people with hearing loss to participate in everyday life activities.
6. Promote the use and awareness of assistive hearing loss technology for deaf and hard of hearing people.
2. Foster public and private programs aimed at alleviating problems related to hearing loss.
3. Encourage open, honest and clear communication in addressing issues and challenges of deaf and hard of hearing people.
4. Promote the use of clear communication techniques with deaf and hard of hearing people.
These include, but are not limited to: sign language, speech reading and clear speech.
5. Support and encourage people with hearing loss to participate in everyday life activities.
6. Promote the use and awareness of assistive hearing loss technology for deaf and hard of hearing people.
Our Meetings
Our meetings include CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) services so members can follow all discussions, regardless of their hearing level.
We try to discuss topics and have speakers on subjects that are meaningful to our members. We encourage you to use the "Contact Us" page to submit ideas and requests for discussion topics and speakers.
When: The 1st Thursday of every month, except December, July and August. Check the Events tab for current information.
Where: The Turner Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Road in Ann Arbor
Directions: Mapquest
We try to discuss topics and have speakers on subjects that are meaningful to our members. We encourage you to use the "Contact Us" page to submit ideas and requests for discussion topics and speakers.
When: The 1st Thursday of every month, except December, July and August. Check the Events tab for current information.
Where: The Turner Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Road in Ann Arbor
Directions: Mapquest
Navigating the HLA3 Website
To access each page please click on the name of the page in the header banner. You will always know the page you are on because the name of your current page will be listed at the top of the page. The pages are:
Home: This page.
About Us: A copy of the chapter bylaws.
Events: Event schedule.
Chapter Projects: Projects that we are either involved in or are recruiting members to work on.
General Meeting Minutes: General membership meeting minutes.
Board Minutes: Board meeting minutes.
Library & Resources: Links to interesting articles and sites related to hearing loss.
State Board Activities: What is happening at the State level.
Contact Us: How to connect with us.
Home: This page.
About Us: A copy of the chapter bylaws.
Events: Event schedule.
Chapter Projects: Projects that we are either involved in or are recruiting members to work on.
General Meeting Minutes: General membership meeting minutes.
Board Minutes: Board meeting minutes.
Library & Resources: Links to interesting articles and sites related to hearing loss.
State Board Activities: What is happening at the State level.
Contact Us: How to connect with us.