HLAA Colorado Springs Chapter
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Small-Group Meetings

Why Come to a Chapter Meeting?
Learn About:
  • ​Personal Hearing Assistive Devices
  • T-coils and Hearing ​Loops
  • CART Captioning
  • Captioned Phones
  •  Open Caption Movies
  • CaptiView devices and Sony Access Glasses  to view closed captioned movies at theaters​
  • Communication Accessibility and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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  • Meet a diverse group of friendly, fun people who understand hearing loss and its impact​
  • Enjoy speakers who bring us the latest information about advances in hearing health so you can make the best decisions about your hearing loss
  • Learn about technology beyond hearing aids that will enhance your ability to hear in today's world 
  • We provide information on hearing loss, from technological and medical advances to coping strategies 
  • We provide you tools for self help 
  • We have speakers who bring you the latest advances in hearing health​
  • Overcome isolation by getting involved with others in a hearing friendly environment ​
  • Join in advocacy efforts to make our city more accessible to people who have hearing loss​
  • FELLOWSHIP and FUN!!
  • This is where it is OK to not hear well...


Our Meeting Room has Hearing Assistive Technology (HAT) to Help You Hear
​at our Meetings as well as Captioning to See the Spoken Word
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​Come Hear the Difference
a Hearing Loop Makes!
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Assistive Listening Devices
​Captioning at Chapter Meetings  via 
  • Live CART provider, or
  • Assistive Speech Recognition (ASR), i.e., Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams
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​A live CART provider keys the spoken word into characters on a stenotype machine. 
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Real-time software converts the strokes into text which is displayed on a computer and/or projector screen.


Also Join Us for Hearing-Friendly Social Activities
Going to the Movies -
Open Captioned, of course!

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Hikes and  Picnics!
Eating Out
  • in quiet restaurants
  • during non-busy hours
  • ​sitting at round table to be able to see each other (and lip read)
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​Disclaimer - Mention of goods or services does not mean Hearing Loss Association of America endorsement, nor should exclusion suggest disapproval.

​ ​Hearing Loss Association of America ​- Colorado Springs Chapter (HLAA-CS)​
c/o 911 Pioneer Lane
Colorado Springs, CO  80904
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