The Hearing Loss Association (HLA) is an organization that 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 a group at the local level - the Ann Arbor, Michigan chapter of the HLA. Our chapter welcomes anybody who either has a hearing loss or lives with, works with or is friends with somebody who does.
For tips on navigating our web site please see the bottom of this page ("HLA3 Home").
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 a group at the local level - the Ann Arbor, Michigan chapter of the HLA. Our chapter welcomes anybody who either has a hearing loss or lives with, works with or is friends with somebody who does.
For tips on navigating our web site please see the bottom of this page ("HLA3 Home").
Our mission / goals
1. Provide education for ourselves, our families and our friends related to coping 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, spreech reading and clear speech.
5. Support and necourage people with hearing loss to participate in every day 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, spreech reading and clear speech.
5. Support and necourage people with hearing loss to participate in every day 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 "Please Contact Us" page to submit ideas and requests for discussion topics and speakers.
When: the fourth Tuesday of most months, 7:00 pm (in those months when our meetings fall near a holiday a meeting might be canceled - this is announced on a month to basis).
Where: at the Ann Arbor Center for Independent LIving (see map below)
3941 Research Park Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Why: Lots of good reasons
Please use the map below to help find us. The red marker indicates the location of our meetings.
You can click on the zoom buttons in the upper left corner of the map below to zoom in (-) or zoom out (+) and see major roads near our meeting location.
We try to discuss topics and have speakers on subjects that are meaningful to our members. We encourage you to use the "Please Contact Us" page to submit ideas and requests for discussion topics and speakers.
When: the fourth Tuesday of most months, 7:00 pm (in those months when our meetings fall near a holiday a meeting might be canceled - this is announced on a month to basis).
Where: at the Ann Arbor Center for Independent LIving (see map below)
3941 Research Park Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Why: Lots of good reasons
Please use the map below to help find us. The red marker indicates the location of our meetings.
You can click on the zoom buttons in the upper left corner of the map below to zoom in (-) or zoom out (+) and see major roads near our meeting location.
Navigating the HLA3 Website
Our website includes multiple pages. To access each page please click on the name of the page in the blue header banner. You will always know the page you are on because the name of your current page will be surrounded by a white box (vs a blue blackground). The pages are:
Home Where you are now
Please Contact Us Provides three ways to reach us
About Us A copy of the chapter's bylaws
Library Links to interesting articles and sites related to hearing loss
Chapter Projects Projects that we are either involved in or are recruiting members to work on
State Board Activities What is happening at the State level
Meeting Agendas Agendas of our Board and general membership meetings
Meeting Minutes Minutes of our Board and general membership meetings
Home Where you are now
Please Contact Us Provides three ways to reach us
About Us A copy of the chapter's bylaws
Library Links to interesting articles and sites related to hearing loss
Chapter Projects Projects that we are either involved in or are recruiting members to work on
State Board Activities What is happening at the State level
Meeting Agendas Agendas of our Board and general membership meetings
Meeting Minutes Minutes of our Board and general membership meetings
