INDEX

Please click on the boxes for the THREE TOPICS you would most like to see presented in an upcoming chapter program:
Computer basics - email and the web
Hearing dogs - assistive animals
Hearing aids - new technology
Implanted hearing devices other than Cochear Implants
Cochlear Implants
Use of text telephones - relay service
Information and demonstration of phones for the Hard of Hearing
Psychological effects of hearing loss
Noise pollution and hearing
Tips on lipreading
Assistive devices for the Hard of Hearing
Tinnitus
Community assistance available to the hearing impaired
The job of the ENT/Audiologist to help you hear better
Services provided by the NM Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Overcoming communication problems with others
Legal rights of the Hard of Hearing
How to protect your hearing

If you suffer from hearing loss, with HLAAbq you can .........

Make new friends who will help you learn to cope with your hearing loss, allowing you to enjoy a more full and productive life.

Talk to people who have had a cochlear implant about their experience.\You can meet people who have tried the newest technology in hearing aids and will give you honest, unbiased answers about whether they benefited from them.

You can learn from the experience of others about how to cope with your hearing loss and its impact on your work.

Attend meetings where experts share their knowledge, teaching you about the many ways you can improve your communication with others.

learn all of this and much more, by joining the Hearing Loss Association of Albuquerque and attending our meetings.

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Picture from Oct. 13 chapter meeting on "Hearing Dogs"

Katherine Bryce (rt) of NHDNM and Allegra Sleep (lft) with Stella (lower rt.) and friend.

Can't hear to visit with a friend on the telphone?

Want to visit with a friend in Boston or Singapore?

Want to have a conversation with a group of friends around the country?

NO LONG DISTANCE CHARGES

You can chat with family and friends using this chat room - just make an appointment

via email to meet here at a specified date and time and you can send and receive

instant messages.

Remember...........this chat room is not private

others may monitor your conversation and/or join in!

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIRST TIME USERS:

It takes a while for this chat room to "load" onto your computer and then connect to the server. When it is loading, there will be a message on the screen advising you of this and you will see a message when the connection is complete.

A message on the screen will say "anonymous 809 (or some other number) is in the chat room. When that message appears, if that is the name that appears in the "name" box above, that is you.

You can put your cursor on the '"a'" in anonymous" and delete it by using the "delete" key on your keyboard.

You can then type in your own name and click on "change". A message will appear on the screen that you have changed your name and that new name will be used to preface each message you post in the chat room.

To "chat", just type a message in the "message" box and then click on "submit." Your message will appear on the screen and anyone who is in the chat will also see it on their computer monitor and can respond to it.

There name and response will follow your message on the screen.

This program will only allow you to vote for your three choices one time but you can revisit the site regularly to see how others have voted in the poll.

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN OUR POLL