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About HLAA–New York
State
Hearing
Loss Association of America–New York State
is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, advocacy and
educational
organization of HLAA members
residing in New York State.
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For more information or assistance, you may contact
one of the HLAA-New York State Officers.
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HLAA–NYS was organized to:
- Support the mission and goals of HLAA
- Give hard of hearing people who live New York
State a strong unified voice at the state
level
- Develop a strong link with New York State legislators
- Impact the decisions made concerning the needs
of ng NYS residents with hearing loss.
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HLAA-New York State (formerly NYSA of SHHH) was
formed in November 1995 when hard of hearing residents
from
upstate,
downstate
and
all
locations in between joined together to effectively
create awareness of issues related to hearing loss
at the state level. |
| If you live in New York State and are
an HLAA member($25
/ year) you are automatically a member of HLAA–NYS. |
HLAA-New York State elects a Board of
Directors representing all areas of New York State. |
| HLAA–NYS publishes a newsletter,
the Reporter,
three times a year: in the fall before the annual
meeting,
in winter, and in spring before the national convention. |
HLAA–NYS has Professional
Advisors who provide expertise and are consulted
for guidance as needed. |
A state conference is held every
two to three years to provide educational opportunities
for hard
of hearing people, their families and friends. The
conference serves to bring together hard of hearing
and hearing people who may not wish to travel to
distant states for the annual national convention;
the conference
offers educational and social opportunities closer
to home.
Watch for details of the Region II (DE, NJ, NY,
PA) HLAA conference planned for October, 2007. |
HLAA–NYS has several committees
including, Awards, Bylaws, legislation, Captioning,
Conference, Database, Education, Fundraising, Membership,
Newsletter, Nominations, and Chapter Development.
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MORE ABOUT HLAA (formerly SHHH)….
HLAA (originally Self
Help for Hard of Hearing People) was founded in 1979
by Howard "Rocky"
Stone. When Rocky became hard of hearing more than
30 years ago, he quickly learned there were few
direct
services provided to people with hearing loss, and
no support
groups specifically for people who were hard of
hearing. Stone changed that by founding SHHH.
Today, HLAA is a volunteer organization of hard
of hearing– people, their relatives and friends. It
is
a nonprofit, non-sectarian educational organization
devoted to the welfare and interests of those who
cannot hear well. Starting inauspiciously from Stone's
basement, it has grown to 250 chapters
across the county, some 20,000 individual members,
uniting people with the common goal of improving
the
quality of life for all people with hearing loss.
HLAA-New York State (formerly NYSA of SHHH),
established in 1995, seeks to reach out to people
with hearing
loss
across
the
Empire
State. Marcia Dugan, former president of the board
of trustees of the HLAA organization said: "There
is nothing like HLAA nationally, and certainly
nothing
like Hearing Loss Association of America-New
York State. No other group provides the kind of
education,
advocacy
and
friendship
that
HLAA provides its members."
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