“Can We Build an Internet That Includes the Hearing Impaired?”

March 27, 2015 Tim Browning Resources

This was also posted on our Facebook page. Good article that I think many of us can relate to!

http://time.com/3742994/deaf-hearing-impaired-web-internet-access/

Also to note. Things are looking up. The FCC Has a brand new committee, called The Disability Advisory Committee, with two of our people on it. Richard Ray from Los Angeles and Lise Hamlin from National HLAA. Richard Ray will be speaking soon to our chapter so a wish list for him would be nice!

New Chapter Meeting – March 28

March 23, 2015 Tim Browning Meetings, News

It’s that time again! Our next meeting is THIS Saturday March 28th. We have a terrific meeting planned. Hope most of you can make it.

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April 11 Garage Sale – Volunteers Needed

March 14, 2015 Tim Browning Fundraising

We are having our annual garage sale Saturday, April 11 from 7 to 2! Please save the date! The garage sale will take place on Brookfield Road in Chatsworth, at the home of Ram and Sharmilla Krishnan.

If you are able to help out, we need you!!

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February 2015 Meeting Transcripts

March 1, 2015 Tim Browning Meetings, News

Hello everyone. Please click here to see the February 2015 meeting transcripts.

February 2015 Newsletter

February 23, 2015 Tim Browning Meetings, News

Hi everyone. Click here to see the February newsletter.

Hope to see many of you at the February 28th chapter meeting. We will have a rap session on the stigma of hearing loss. We hope it will be a lively discussion!

As always, we’ll have coffee and refreshments, and the meeting will be captioned and looped.

Have a great week and see you Saturday!

Register With Amazon Smile

February 9, 2015 Tim Browning Help Us, Resources

Register HLAA-LA with Amazon Smile, which means that proceeds from your Amazon purchases will go directly to the chapter. If you shop at amazon.com, you will basically be doing nothing different except using this link to shop: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-2044713. By connecting to amazon through this link, your purchases will directly support HLAA-LA.

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Ken Cluskey Chosen for Hard of Hearing Consumer Representative of TADDAC

January 29, 2015 Tim Browning Members, News

From Katherine Burns

We have one more announcement of another member’s wonderful achievement. Ken Cluskey was chosen for the position of Hard of Hearing Consumer Representative for TADDAC (Telecommunications Access for the Deaf and Disabled Administrative Committee). This is the committee that advises the California Public Utilities Commission on programs and services for the deaf, hard of hearing, and other disabled. Several people applied, including me, so it says a lot about Ken that he was chosen.

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Nanci Linke-Ellis Win HLAA Keystone Award

January 28, 2015 Tim Browning Members, News

Sharing more good news! Nanci Linke-Ellis, the Southern California Chapter Coordinator, has been awarded the HLAA Keystone Award, which will be presented at the National Convention in June!

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Georgia Fleischer Wins Marcia Dugan Advocacy Award

January 26, 2015 Tim Browning Members, News

ADD PHOTO OF GEORGIA?

Great news from a member of our chapter! Georgia Fleischer is being awarded the Marcia Dugan Advocacy Award by HLAA National (http://www.hearingloss.org/sites/default/files/docs/Award_MDAdvocacy.pdf). The award will be presented at the HLAA Convention in June.

Lisa Yuan shared below what she wrote on the nomination form. There was a word limit – otherwise Lisa would have gone on even further about Georgia’s accomplishments!

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