Upcoming Meetings & Events
Saturday, January 17 - 1:00 - 3:00pm at the Koelbel Library in the Forum Theater
Our presenter will be Maria Gallucci, author of Raised In Silence. Maria is a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), lives in Denver, is fluent in ASL and is a real estate agent. She will share what growing up as a CODA taught her about listening, empathy, and truly showing up for people. You can view the recording of Maria's presentation HERE. The sound quality is poor but click on CC for captions.
Saturday, February 21 - Our February meeting will be virtual on Zoom. There will be no in-person meeting at the Koelbel Library.
Our speaker will be Joe Kraus, Aud. Dr. Kraus is a Doctor of Audiology at Columbine Hearing Care in Littleton and New Leaf Hearing Clinic in Arvada. Living with hearing loss himself, he understands the challenges his patients face and is dedicated to helping individuals of all ages reconnect with the world through better hearing. Dr. Kraus will share his own hearing loss journey and will present communication strategies to help us stay connected to the people and moments that matter most.
You can view a recording of Dr. Kraus' presention HERE.
Unfortunately this video starts about 10 minutes into his presentation. (Sorry!!)
The complete PowerPoint presentation is HERE.
Saturday, March 21 - 1:00 - 3:00pm at the Koelbel Library in Meeting Room A
Jennifer McBride will facilitate a discussion about what has helped us in our hearing loss journey as well as hearing struggles we are facing. It will be an interactive session to share joys and challenges.
Meeting Room A is to the left of the main entrance.
Saturday, April 18 - 1:00 - 2:30 in the Forum Theater at the Koelbel Library
Our speaker will be Dave Martelon, the CEO and co-creator of
Oye Hearing, Oye-Hearing.com. Dave lives in Denver and this meeting will be in-person only.
Oye's advanced voice isolation and noise reduction technology creates effortless conversations even in noisy environments. The Oye app is still in development, but will be ready very soon.
Saturday, May 16 - 1:00 - 3:00 at the Koelbel Library
Matt Goncalves - Marketing Director of InnoCaption
InnoCaption provides accurate, real-time captions for phone calls. The service is free to users and you can keep your own phone number. With InnoCaption you can choose between live stenographers or automated speech recognition technology.
Saturday, June 20 - 1:00 - 3:00 at the Koelbel Library
Allison Biever, Au.D - Audiologist at Rocky Mountain Ear Center
Understanding Hearing Loss & Cochlear Implants
Past Meetings 2026
Saturday, April 25th: Group Lunch
- Time: 12:00 PM
- Location: Blue Bonnet Restaurant
- RSVP: Dave Mitchell at Davidmitchelle383@gmail.com...
Wednesday, April 22nd: HOPE Online Support Group
- Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- RSVP: Jennifer McBride at jen427mcbride@gmail.com..