Overview
Hearing
Loss Network
A Not-for-Profit California Corporation
Hearing
Loss Network (HLN) was established in 2002 to provide assistance
to hard of hearing and late-deafened people in the San Diego area.
Many organizations attempt to serve "Deaf and hard of hearing"
citizens. We believe that it is nearly impossible to effectively
serve both populations, because their needs are very different.
An organization focused specifically on hard of hearing and late-deafened
people is required to adequately address their needs.
Programs
We
have a lot of programs and are always adding and revising. Here
is a sample of the kinds of things we do. If you're interested in
one of these, or if you are aware of additional needs, please do
let us know!
Speechreading
Classes
The most common request we get from San Diegans with hearing loss
is for speechreading classes, and we are very excited to announce
that we now offer them! Speechreading (also known as lipreading)
can really assist people to understand speech. It's far from a panacea,
and what you see in movies and on television is pretty unrealistic.
But everyone can speechread and everyone can get better by practicing.
More information
Coping
with Hearing Loss
Thousands of San Diegians struggle with various aspects of life
because they have no idea of the resources that are available to
help them deal with their hearing loss. Our "Coping with Hearing
Loss" workshop educates folks about the free or inexpensive
resources that can greatly reduce the significance of hearing loss
in their daily lives. More information
Advocacy
It's a sad reality that people with disabilities do NOT have access
to the same services as those without disabilities. Despite significant
progress in the last twenty years, the gap continues. Hearing Loss
Network is proud of its advocacy work, which addresses the needs
of the hearing loss community as well as individual members of that
community. More information
Speakers
Bureau
Looking for a speaker for your event? Would your organization like
to know more about hearing loss and how it affects people's lives?
One of our speakers would love to share information with your organization.
More information
Communications
Workshops
Groups that include a hard of hearing or late-deafened member invariably
struggle with communications issues related to hearing loss. Over
time, the stress resulting from these communication issues can threaten
the group's integrity. HLN conducts workshops that address these
issues. These workshops focus on revealing the dynamics of hearing
loss-related communications breakdowns, and on teaching communications
techniques that mitigate the communications issues. More
information
Computer
Classes
HLN conducts beginning and intermediate computer classes for people
with hearing loss. The instructor uses voice recognition software
to convert his speech to text, and the text is displayed on a large
screen using an LCD projector. This arrangement has been successfully
used in the past; it eliminates the need for expensive real-time
captioning (CART). The classes are held on four consecutive Saturdays.
More information
Contact
Information
Hearing Loss Network
5663 Balboa Ave. #357
San Diego, CA 92111-2705
(858) 278-9630 (Voice/TTY)
exdir@hearinglossnetwork.org
EIN 02-0632773
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