The founders of Mozzeria, a San Francisco-based pizzeria with all deaf employees, will share their success stories as part of the Lyon Memorial Lectureship Series at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf. “Getting a Piece of the Pizza Pie: … Read More
Keith Nolan will be speaking at the 2019 ALDA Conference this October!
Serving in the military has been Keith Nolan’s lifelong dream. When he had a rare opportunity to participate in the Army ROTC program at California State University, Northridge, he had to grab it. He completed the first two levels of … Read More
Live Captioning at Pacific Northwest Ballet 2019-2020 Season
We are happy to announce that there will be six Saturday matinees with Live Captioned events during the 2019-2020 season of the Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB). Plus, there will be four additional captioned student events. The first event includes captioned … Read More
CALL FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS: VOLUNTEERS AND ORGANIZATIONS
FOR THE 2019 VOLUNTEER AWARDS!Want to recognize a great volunteer or organization? Each year the ALDA honors various people and organizations that have either improved the lives of late-deafened adults or significantly contributed to the activities and well-being of ALDA. … Read More
CapTel Helps You Re-Connect
While every individual’s hearing journey is unique, the most common concern people with hearing loss share is the fear of losing touch with the important people in their lives. When you are not able to hear well – especially over … Read More
Pop-up Hearing Technology Problems
It happened again this morning. I was watching a news video on my iPad when I noticed my husband moving his lips. He was trying to talk to me but hooked up to my pad, I couldn’t hear him. Let … Read More
Hurricane Dorian – Special message from the ALDA Suncoast Chapter
A special message from the ALDA Suncoast Chapter and Chris Littlewood: Please share with those you know in Florida and above all else, stay safe. Dear ALDA & D/HH friends and all our friends and family, Dorian will most likely … Read More
Disabilities and Emotional and Verbal Abuse: Mental Health Workshop at ALDAcon this October:
Hello to all of you and Happy Summer! This summer has been jammed packed with treacherous weather patterns which has changed many plans and altered many ways of living. While I usually like to write an upbeat article on nursing … Read More
What You Don’t Hear in Restaurants
I can’t remember the last time I heard a waiter or waitress in a restaurant. Ten years? Maybe longer? My husband and I eat out at least once a week, sometimes more. We tend to frequent the same restaurants, our … Read More
Hearing Consideration
It’s always a pleasure to run into people who understand my hearing predicament. Last Thursday was one such day. I arrived at a neighborhood community meeting early and was lucky enough to get a front row seat. As I was … Read More