Resources
HLAA National Website - Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is the nation’s leading organization representing consumers with hearing loss. The programs and events programs and events we offer are designed to focus on you—the person. HLAA strives to give people the tools they need to live more successfully with hearing loss and to show them they do not have to face hearing loss alone.
Resources for Hearing Loss - compiled by Wynne Whyman, March 2024
Denver Tinnitus Support Group - The Denver Tinnitus Support Group offers encouragement, current information and coping techniques to tinnitus sufferers and their families. They meet the second Monday night of each month. Meetings are free of charge and open to the public. Contact Richard Marr for more information: rmarr5275@gmail.com
Lip Reading Classes - Hearing Loss LIVE! wants to help you improve your access to communication. Gain insight and strategies with us. Follow our blog, join our Lipreading classes, listen to our podcasts and watch our YouTube videos. We welcome our hearing communication partners.
Over the Counter Hearing Aides: What do Consumers Need to Know - article by Vinaya Manchaiah, et. al.
Hearing Loops, Telecoils and more:
What you don't know about hearing aids. Juliette Sterkens TEDxOshkosh
In this presentation, Dr. Sterkens sheds new light on the common misconceptions and limitations associated with hearing loss and hearing aids. More information is available at https://hearingloop.org/tedx, which includes a media release, advocacy guide, Dr. Sterkens articles, graph of the increasing TEDx viewers, discussion guide, hearing loop lists, etc.
Let's Loop Colorado - Let's Loop Colorado provides education and consumer advocacy for hearing clearly in public places, with hearing loops, FM systems, Infrared (IR) systems. ADA assistive listening systems provide clear speech for people with hearing loss and communication access in public facilities.
Interview with Juliette Sterkens about hearing loops and more
List of Hearing Loops in Colorado - Places where you can hear clear speech in Colorado using your hearing aid, cochlear implant, or borrowed headphones. If you know of a place that is interested in learning about hearing loops or needs resources from a consumer perspective, please email LetsLoopColorado@gmail.com
Telecoils Improve Hearing Aids Dramatically!
Open Captioned Movies:
Colorado Open Caption Movie Group
List of Movie Theaters in Colorado that Show Open Captions - you need to contact the theater for times they are showing with OC.
Suicide Prevention:
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - We can all help prevent suicide. The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.
Suicide Prevention for For Deaf and hard of hearing - you can call on videophone for ASL or text to 988. https://988lifeline.org/help-yourself/for-deaf-hard-of-hearing/ (scroll down to "ASL NOW")
Therapists experienced with hearing loss:
Josh Ellis, MA, LMFT - jellistalk@gmail.com; 240-575-2203 (remote) https://988lifeline.org/help-yourself/for-deaf-har...
(Very highly recommended by one of our members!)
Christine Ellis - clellislcsw@gmail.com; 530 776-0552 (VP); fluent in ASL. (remote)
Christine Ellis, LCSW, a deaf therapist, is a licensed clinical social worker who brings two decades of clinical mental health experience to her work. Christine's specialties include: shadow work, spirituality, transformative therapy, integrative therapy, anxiety, trauma, grieving process, death/dying, and working with people going through transitional life experiences.
National Deaf Therapy - A Deaf, female owned company. Offers free online support groups for depression and anxiety.
From initial contact to intensive ASL therapy sessions, our team is here to center mental health care in every part of the human experience by offering full-service support. We are here to partner with you on your healing journey. We take care of the hassles, so you can focus on yourself.
Well Power - WellPower is a place for recovery, resilience and well-being, known locally and nationally as a model for innovative and effective community behavioral health care. Counseling available in ASL for Deaf and CART provided for hard-of-hearing.
My Deaf Therapy 240-575-6210; welcome@mydeaftherapy.com
We welcome D/deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, late-deafened, and hard of hearing individuals and their families. We also serve hearing clients who know sign language such as KODA/CODAs and interpreters.
Other Resources:
Acoustic Neuroma Association - meetings are currently virtual. Meeting are listed at anausa.org
under the EVENT tab or contact the Denver representative: Ginnie Ferraro ginnietennis@hotmail.com.
Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind
Association for Late Deafened Adults (ALDA-Boulder)
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