Who Should Attend?

Individuals

“I wish I had this program before I went to college and before my first professional job. It was extremely beneficial. I feel blessed to have participated in this program.”          Workshop participant (and hearing aid wearer of 36 yrs.)

 

This program was developed for individuals with hearing loss and those affected by someone with hearing loss, ages 15 and older.

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Couples

“Very well done. A program like this would have been helpful when we first got married!    

                                      Workshop support participant

We strongly encourage people with hearing loss to attend with their spouse and/or significant other as hearing loss has a tremendous impact on the relationship! A lack of awareness and understanding, as well as frequent communication breakdowns lead to ineffective coping.

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Families

“The whole experience was very informative on so many levels – for myself and my understanding of the needs of my husband – who has hearing loss. It would be advantageous for all family members to be exposed to the benefits of this workshop.”

Workshop support participant

Anyone in the family, 15 years of age and older, is welcome and encouraged to attend. As audiologist Mark Ross has said, “When one person in the family has a hearing loss, everyone has a hearing loss”.

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Military

Hearing loss and tinnitus are the top two service-connected disabilities in the VA system and are the most prevalent disabilities suffered by US military personnel who served recently in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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