The Nation's Voice for People with Hearing Loss
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 14, 2012
CONTACT:
Nancy Macklin
Director of Events and Marketing
nmacklin@hearingloss.org
BETHESDA, MD: Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the nation’s largest organization for people with hearing loss, presented national awards during its annual Convention this past June in Providence, Rhode Island.
At our June 2012 meeting in Providence, RI, the HLAA Board of Trustees adopted a Statement of Strategic Intent. The Statement has been almost two years in the making, and is the result of a collaborative process between HLAA management and staff together with members of the Board of Trustees. In a series of meetings, our discussions were guided by the Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee, Jim DeCaro; Past President Peter Fackler; and our facilitator, Robb Adams of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology.
Hearing Loss Association of America is a proud sponsor of the National Forum on Disability Issues to be held September 28, 12:30 – 3:30 PM EST at the Hyatt Regency, Columbus, Ohio.
Hearing Loss Association of American, along with many other disability organizations united in their support of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), urges members of the US Senate to ratify CRPD. The US International Council on People with Disabilities (USICD) notes their website:
As the Senate session closed on Thursday, August 2, Senator Reid made a point to state his support for the bipartisan effort to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Senators Durbin (D-IL), McCain (R-AZ), Kerry (D-MA), Moran (R-KS), Coons (D-DE), Barrasso (R-WY), Harkin (D-IA), and Udall (D-NM) have all joined together to lead the support of the CRPD.
People with hearing loss of all ages and those with speech disabilities will benefit from two bills Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed into law August 3, 2012. Governor Markell is Chair of the National Governor’s Association (NGA) and has made employment of people with disabilities his major project with the NGA.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 1, 2012
CONTACT:
Nancy Macklin
Director of Events and Marketing
nmacklin@hearingloss.org
The Hearing Loss Association of Florida (HLA-FL) is seeking qualified individuals to serve on the HLA-FL Board of Trustees for a three-year term beginning October 6, 2012. New application deadline is September 1, 2012.
Call on Your Senator to Support the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Last week, July 26, 2012, on the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, HLAA watched as the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations voted to send the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) to the Senate Floor for a vote. The room was packed with disability advocates who could barely restrain themselves from applause as the vote was taken.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 27, 2012
CONTACT:
Diana Bender, Ph.D.
President, HLAA Board of Trustees
president@hearingloss.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 23, 2012
CONTACT:
Nancy Macklin
Director of Events and Marketing
nmacklin@hearingloss.org
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