by Debra Bare-Rogers – Region 1 Director Living in the Northeastern part of the U.S. gives me many opportunities to do something I love to do: HIKE. My hearing loss hasn’t stopped me from exploring beautiful trails, climbing mountains, crossing … Read More
Treasurer’s Report – 1st Quarter 2022
by Joe Linder, Treasurer For the first quarter of 2022, most of the activity was tied to registration for the 2022 ALDAcon in San Diego. We had 69 people sign up under the Holiday special that expired on March 17 … Read More
Advocacy Corner – Spring 2022
by John Waldo I’ve reported in the past about what I call disability “trolls” which are law firms and what are essentially professional clients who crank out a massive number of basically identical lawsuits claiming a violation of federal and … Read More
Communications Committee Report: Spring 2022
By Jim Laffer, Communications Committee Chair The last few months have seen both advancements and setbacks for the Communications Committee. One major change is that Corin Goodwin has stepped down from working on ALDA Communications. Her help and guidance over … Read More
One of Us: Judith Greaves
by Karen Krull Judith Greaves is our highlighted member this Spring issue. Many of you who attended ALDAcon 2021 admired her creative backdrop of Niagara Falls for the photo booth. Judith has many talents, as I discovered in this interview. … Read More
Meandering Through the Hearing World: Friends Helping Friends
by Linda Bilodeau Recently, I had the pleasure of having dinner with a woman who also has hearing loss. We met several years ago and became friends after having many conversations about our shared experiences with hearing loss. I found … Read More
Ask the Nurse: Check the labels!
by Anne Marie Killilea, MSN, RN It is no wonder that the lasting effects of COVID-19 continue to wreak havoc in all areas of our lives. Two years of social distancing and wearing masks, along with living in fear of … Read More
Advocacy Corner – Winter 2022
Three cases that have occurred since the last newsletter are worth mentioning. Two of them involve deaf or hard of hearing people, and the one that does not still has the potential to significantly affect us. The first case (Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller) involves a deaf woman who was referred to a rehabilitation office for physical therapy. The office refused to provide interpreters and said the woman must bring her own interpreter at her expense, a blatantly illegal claim. She sued, asking for damages to compensate her for the injury of being excluded…
President’s Column – Winter 2021-2022
Hello ALDAns and Happy New Year! I want to welcome our two new ALDA Board Members. They are Region I Director Debra Bare-Rogers as well as our new Treasurer Joe Linden. Welcome aboard! I also want to thank Laura Sinclair … Read More
Ask The Nurse: Resolutions and Solutions
Summer is almost over. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, soon the days will become shorter, nights will be longer, and winter will be upon us. We have seen a lot of turmoil in the news lately. From the medical and nursing point of view the most upsetting information is the rise in COVID-19 cases across the U.S. and in the world. Sadly, this was cautiously predicted. Keeping our distance from one another, taking better care of ourselves and others, and staying safe and mindful of our environment dictates where we go…