Organizations Filed Purposes:
HLAA SEEKS TO ENABLE PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS TO LIVE LIFE FULLY AND WITHOUT COMPROMISE THROUGH ITS MISSION OF OPENING THE WORLD OF COMMUNICATION TO PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY.
CONVENTION AND PEER SUPPORT: HLAA HOSTS AN ANNUAL CONVENTION AND TRADESHOW WHERE PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND HEARING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND LEARN ABOUT THE LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES FOR PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, AN NIH-GRANT FUNDED RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM AND TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS, THE HLAA CONVENTION PROVIDES INFORMATION, CAMARADERIE, AND HIGH-TOUCH PEER SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS. HLAA CONVENTIONS ARE A PLACE WHERE HLAA'S ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY WORK IS SHOWCASED. MEMBERS GET A RECAP OF THE YEAR'S EVENTS ON POLICY AND LEGISLATION THAT IMPACTS THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS AND HOW HLAA REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF PEOPLE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. THERE ARE WORKSHOPS ON NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL ADVOCACY AND TRAINING FOR ADVOCATES.
WALK4HEARING/HLAA CHAPTERS: HLAA'S LOCAL CHAPTER NETWORK PROVIDES ADVOCACY AND PEER SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S. THROUGH HLAA'S 15TH ANNUAL WALK4HEARING HELD IN 20 CITIES, LOCAL CHAPTER PARTICIPATE IN THE WALK4HEARING TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HEARING LOSS AND HEARING LOSS PREVENTION, PROMOTE HEARING SCREENINGS AT THE WALK, AND HELP PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY FAMILIES WHICH INCLUDE CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS, MEET OTHERS LIKE THEM. RECENT LOCAL MARKET ADVOCACY SUCCESSES INCLUDE INSTALLING HEARING LOOPS IN PUBLIC PLACES AND PROMOTING HEARING ACCESS SUCH AS CAPTIONED MOVIES AND LIVE THEATER.
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: HLAA PROVIDES INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS, HEARING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEDIA OUTLETS, INCLUDING ITS AWARD-WINNING WEBSITE, HEARINGLOSS.ORG, OUR MAGAZINE, HEARING LIFE, HEARING LIFE E-NEWS, A PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. HLAA BOARD AND STAFF FREQUENTLY SPEAK AT LEADING CORPORATIONS AND AT AUDIOLOGY, TELECOMMUNICATION, AND DISABILITY CONFERENCES TO PROMOTE HEARING ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS IN THE WORKPLACE AND OTHER VENUES, AND TO ENCOURAGE A MORE PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH TO HEARING HEALTH CARE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Barbara Kelley | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $127,500 |
| Kelly Tremblay | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael H Stone | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Roxana Rotundo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cheri Perazzoli | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carrie Nieman Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Elaine Mccaffrey Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Zina Jawadi | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Guterman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Peter C Fackler | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Peggy Ellertsen Med Ccc-Slp | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Don Doherty | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jan Blustein Md Phd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Shari S Eberts | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Meyer | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Franck Phd | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Einhorn | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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