Our Impact in the Community

HLAA-CS  works for people with hearing loss at the local and State level for:

• communication access
• public policy
• research
• public awareness, and 
• service delivery​ ​

HLAA Colorado Springs is involved in ​community outreach for people with hearing loss:

• to promote awareness
• to improve hearing access
• to offer education and support 
• to introduce technology for communication access​​

Current HLAA Colorado Springs Chapter Advocacy Involvement Includes:

• Open Captioned Movies
• Let's Loop Colorado​
• Communication Access in the Healthcare Setting
• Hearing Accessibility at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver

​If you are interested in being involved in any of these community issues, email Vickie at [email protected]

HLAA Colorado Springs Chapter Advocacy Successes

Ensuring Live CART Captioning at a Waldo Canyon Fire Field Briefing

Community Education about HLAA-CS and Hearing Assistive Devices (HAT)

Provided Hearing Loop for Classes at Pillar Institute for Lifelong Learning

Colorado Professional Convention in Colorado Springs

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HLAA-CS provided full funding for Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) to the following facilities: 

• Academy Christian Church
• United Methodist Church
• Lighthouse Temple (partial funding)

As a result of our advocacy for hearing-accessible venues, hearing loops were installed in:

•  The Venue at Pikes Peak Library District Library 21c*
• County Commissioners Auditorium**
• City Council Chambers 
• Community Room, Gold Hill Police Station​
• Liberty Heights Senior Living***

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*Made possible, in part, with major funding provided by Rocky Mountain Sertoma
**Made possible, in part, with funding provided by HLAA-CS, and with great cooperation with the El Paso County ADA Coordinator, Rob Hernandez
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***Made possible, in part, with funding provided by the Gleneagle Sertoma Organization​​

Personal Hearing Loop Receivers

Desktop Loop at 21c Library Help Desk

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Hospital Kits​
funded by HLAA-CS​​​

It is important to be a prepared patient to let medical staff know that you have hearing loss, and to let them know how best to communicate with you when you are hospitalized, or when you undergo outpatient procedures with anesthesia.  ​
Keep one for yourself, or give one to a friend, family member, or neighbor who has hearing loss.

Kits Contain:

Information about how to get your attention:

• "Please Face Me" button for your gown
• ​Communication Tip Cards​ to post at bedside or above the bed
• Pad and Pen
• Identifiable Stickers to advise staff of your hearing loss (great to use at the nurse-station intercom, and on your charts and medical information)
• Symbol Chart when verbal communication is not possible
• ​Assistive Listening Devices catalog
• Container for your hearing aids
• ​"Join the Club" Flyer for HLAA-CS

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Ann Belfiglio, past President Colorado Springs Chapter, with Michael Killebrew, Colorado Springs ADA Coordinator.  

Be sure to click the "cc" box after clicking on the video to open the captioning feature ​