Greetings ALDAns,  I hope your summer is going well. I recently returned from two conventions that I attended as ALDA President. The first was the annual Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) convention in Tampa, Florida. While the HLAA convention … Read More

by John Waldo This week, we celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a piece of bipartisan legislation aimed at enabling people with all types of disabilities to live in the world on the most equal … Read More

By: Anne Marie Killilea, MSN, RN On January 19, 1999 I woke up to a whole new life experience… I could not hear. After taking the first dose of a macrolide antibiotic the previous evening, I now found myself almost … Read More

By Communications Chair Jim Laffer The main news for the Communications Committee this quarter is that I will be stepping down as Communications Chair. There are various reasons for this decision, but primarily it’s just time for someone else to … Read More

by Kay Tyberg Embracing the 21st Century hearing assistive technology has brought products to meet the needs for the hearing loss community. The hearing aids transformed from analog to digital with bluetooth and other features such as noise reduction and … Read More

by Cynthia Moynihan Disability Pride: In 2021, I was blessed and shocked to have three outstanding hearing loss advocates submit my nomination for the I. King Jordan Award. Wow! During the night of the ALDAcon 2021 awards, I found myself … Read More

Our latest interview is with Linda Lewis, a long time ALDAn. Many of you probably have met her over the years, so here is a little insight into why she is one of us. KK: Where were you born/grew up? … Read More

by Debra Bare-Rogers, Regional Director 1 In my state, Disability Rights Maine celebrated with a wonderful gathering, with individuals varying disabilities. We enjoyed gathering with others who embrace our differences, and are not limited by society’s expectations of being ‘normal’. … Read More

by Joe Linder For the second quarter of 2022, most of the activity was tied to registration for the 2022 ALDAcon in San Diego. Through the end of the second quarter, we had 81 fully paid registrations, six confirmed roll-over … Read More