Chapter Activities

InnoCaption – Realtime Captioning of Your Mobile Phone Calls

Venue: Zoom
Date and Time: Sunday, March 24 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
 
Description: For several years, InnoCaption has been offering real time captioning of
smart phone calls for people with hearing loss. The service is free, and
captioning is provided using Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) or
skilled stenographers (whichever you prefer). Transcripts of calls are
available to users.
 

Our presenters, Matt Goncalves, InnoCaption Marketing Director, along with Aurora Vilchis and Danielle Contreras, will be available to describe InnoCaption’s services and how to use them, and to update us on some useful features that you may not know about.

This program is free of charge and open to all who would like to attend. Captioning will be provided. To register for the program please email [email protected]. A Zoom program link will be provided to all who register.

Virtual chat: Volunteering with HLAA-DC: Who we are, what we do, and how you can help!

Volunteer sign to join HLAA DC chapter

Interested in getting more involved with the chapter? Find out about volunteer opportunities in this virtual chat with board members: “Who We Are, What We Do, and How You Can Help” 

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To see videos of past meetings, visit our YouTube page.

We have had many successful hearing loss programs that have transformed lives and raised a greater understanding to our chapter members. Our past initiatives have focused on raising awareness, providing access to hearing aids, and offering support to individuals with hearing impairments. Through our dedicated efforts and outreach, we have empowered individuals to overcome communication barriers and fully engage in their daily lives. Our commitment to making a difference in the lives of those affected by hearing loss drives us to create even more impactful programs in the future. Together, let’s continue to change lives and create a world where everyone can experience the beauty of sound.

Previous Programs

  • Hearing Assistive Technology​​
  • HLAA Advocacy Activities
  • Hearing Service Dogs
  • Success in the Workplace with Hearing Loss
  • Program of Music Featuring a Renowned Classical Guitarist with Hearing Loss
  •  Assistive Listening & Alerting Devices
  • Strategies for Communicating Successfully with Hearing Loss
  • Emerging Technologies, Apps and Websites for Hearing Loss
  • Tour of the National Gallery of Art (with Assistive Listening Devices)
  • Hearing Needs Assessment
  • Sponsorship of an Open-captioned Movie and Social Get Together
  • National Institute on  Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) updates
  • Use of captioned phones & accessing help in emergencies
  • Programs sponsored by DC Government’s Offices of Disability & Human Rights
  • Tinnitus, & what to do about it
  • Self-advocacy in medical settings

Advocacy

  • DC Commission on Persons with Disabilities
  • Next Generation 911 (NG911)
  • LG Advisory Board

Outreach Activities

  • Informational Programs on Hearing Loss provided for the Georgetown Senior Center, several local “villages” (neighborhood organizations that provide services enabling people to age in place), the National Active & Retired Employees Association (NARFE),  the DC Assistive Technology Advisory Council, varies community groups in Prince Georges County (Maryland) and at the 2016 HLAA convention
  • A training program on caring for residents with hearing loss at a senior living and assistive care facility
  • Secondary Transition Forum: A fair that provides an opportunity for DC transition-aged youth with disabilities to get helpful information about community-based support services. 
  • Healthy Aging Forum
  • ​NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo
  • Hearing information & support programs at Senior Wellness Centers & DC’s Deaf & Hard of Hearing Senior Center