CURRENT ALDA CHAPTERS AND GROUPS
In order to provide support at a local level, ALDA has several chapters located around the country. ALDA, Inc. grants a Chapter Charter to any group of four or more current members of ALDA, Inc. who pledge that their Chapter will maintain an outreach program that will include ongoing efforts to identify and recruit new members, to work with other organizations and deaf service providers for the common good of people with hearing loss, and to promote the existence, purposes and functions of ALDA Inc. whenever and wherever possible. An ALDA Chapter further pledges to pursue one or more of the general objectives of ALDA, which are to provide education, advocacy, role models, and support (EARS) for late-deafened adults.
Current ALDA Chapters:
Florida: ALDA-Suncoast
Leader: Kim Mettache
Website: http://aldasuncoast.com/
Meetings: Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month (with rare exceptions)
Illinois: ALDA-Chicago
Leader: Marsha Swetin
Website: http://www.aldachicago.org/
Meetings: Meetings are held 6 times a year; check the website for details.
Massachusetts: ALDA-Boston
Leader: Lou Sakin
Website: http://www.aldaboston.org/
Meetings: Meetings are held every other month; check the website for details.
Current ALDA Groups:
California ALDA-San Jose
Leader: Celeste Cademartori
Website: http://www.aldasanjose.org
Meetings: Meetings are held on the first Saturday of each month.
Colorado: ALDA-Boulder
Leader: Rebecca Herr
Website: http://www.aldaboulder.org/
Georgia: ALDA-Peach
Leader: Margery Tamas
Website: http://www.aldapeach.org/
Meetings: Meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month.
Indiana: ALDA-Northern Indiana
Leader: Dawn Linder
Meetings: Meetings are held quarterly.
New Hampshire: ALDA-Seacoast NH
Leader: Laura Sinclair
Meetings: Meetings are held occasionally.
New Mexico: ALDA-ABQ
Leader: Vacant
Meetings: Meetings are held occasionally.
ALDA-Midwest
Leader: Martha Wilson
Meetings: This is an online ALDA Group.
ALDA-International
Leader: Cynthia Amerman
Meetings: This is an online ALDA Group.