Hear Entendre Québec

28/05/2025

📣 It’s National Accessibility Week!
At Hear Québec, we believe inclusion starts with access—to tools, to communication, and to confidence.

From Live Transcribe to FM systems and T-coils, people with hearing loss deserve practical, everyday solutions. There’s no one-size-fits-all—but with the right support, everyone can find what works for them.

📖 Download our free Accessibility Tips guide and explore tools to stay connected:
👉 hearhear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Tips-Pamphlets-2019.pdf

💬 Did you find this resource helpful?
Tell us in the comments.
💙 Help us continue creating and sharing tools like this by making a donation today:
👉 https://hearhear.nationbuilder.com/may_hearing_month_2025

Together, we can make accessibility real.

27/05/2025

It’s National Accessibility Week AND May Hearing Month—what better time to take action?

Join us this Thursday, May 29 at 3PM for a special hybrid event:
🎤 Clinics to Community: The Power of Peer-Centered Support in Hearing Health
featuring author, speaker, and hearing health advocate Gael Hannan!

💬 Discover how peer support can bridge the gap between clinical care and real-life accessibility—because true inclusion starts in the community.

💡 Why attend?
✅ Hear stories that inspire real change
✅ Learn how peer models reduce isolation and build trust
✅ Be part of shaping accessible, people-first care

📍 In-person: 7000 Sherbrooke St. West
💻 Or online
🔗 Register now:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZBurIzcduFe11SrZUE6IZN1bM1jSc_LMtV8qqOr8UcDz6MA/viewform

Let’s make hearing health more inclusive—together. 💙

26/05/2025

🎧✨ It’s National Accessibility Week! ✨🎧

At Hear Québec, we believe accessibility is more than a buzzword—it’s a journey shaped by innovation and lived experience.

This week, we're spotlighting a powerful story from our latest HEARHEAR Magazine:
🕶️ "My Early Experience with Smart Glasses" by Brendan Barthe.

Brendan shares what it’s like to navigate the world of wearable tech as someone with hearing loss—and how smart glasses could offer a new kind of access.

👓 Read the full article: https://hearhear.org/my-early-experience-with-smart-glasses-by-brendan-barthe/

Let’s keep pushing the boundaries of accessibility—because when we listen to real stories, we build real change.

23/05/2025

🎉 We’re ready—are you?

Hear Québec’s 45th Annual General Meeting is happening next Thursday, May 29, and it all kicks off at 3:00 PM with our Clinics to Community event featuring keynote speaker Gael Kennedy Hannan ! 💬✨

📍 Layton Hall – 7010 Sherbrooke St. West
🕒 3:00 PM – Clinics to Community
🥗 5:00 PM – Light Dinner, AGM & Community Awards Ceremony

We’ll be celebrating the impact of our community, honoring accessibility champions, and sharing what’s next for Hear Québec.

💙 Join us as we move from vision to action—together.

21/05/2025

From Vision to Action — This May Hearing Month, let’s come together.

Join Hear Québec on May 29, 2025 for a powerful Clinics to Community gathering where hearing health professionals and people with hearing loss connect, learn, and grow together.

🎤 Featuring keynote speaker Gael Hannan, author of The Way I Hear It and Hear & Beyond, this event is all about transforming hearing care through peer connection and lived experience.

💡 Open to professionals, service providers, and community members — let’s reshape the future of hearing health, together.

📅 May 29, 2025
📍 Hybrid
🔗 Register by clicking here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZBurIzcduFe11SrZUE6IZN1bM1jSc_LMtV8qqOr8UcDz6MA/viewform

19/05/2025

May is Hearing Month — and it’s time to face the facts.
“Ignorance isn’t bliss—it’s dangerous.”

Many people live with hearing loss without even realizing it. Early signs are often missed, and the impact on mental health, relationships, and independence can be profound.

🔍 This week, we’re sharing 5 signs of hearing loss you shouldn’t ignore.
Because information saves futures.

👉 With your donation, you help Hear Québec connect people with the tools, resources, and referrals they need to protect their hearing and live fully.

💙 Help us spread awareness. Help someone get the answers they need.
📲 Donate today and make lasting change.
https://hearhear.nationbuilder.com/accessibility_awareness

16/05/2025

Celebrate May Hearing Month with Us!

As we keep celebrating May Hearing Month, we're wrapping up our exciting collaboration with La Ville de Montréal—and we want you to be part of it!

Join us for the final hearing accessibility demo at Maison de la culture Plateau–Mont-Royal, where we’ll be showcasing hearing assistive technology like ListenWIFI and DM systems in a real performance setting.

👂✨ Volunteers with hearing loss are invited to help us test the equipment and share feedback. This is your chance to enjoy a cultural event with the tech in place to support your hearing needs—and help us make spaces more inclusive for all.

🗓 Date: May 20th, 2025
📍 Location: Maison de la culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal
🕒 Event starts at: 07:30 PM
📩 Want to volunteer? Email us at info@hearhear.org to sign up or learn more.

Let’s close this wonderful collaboration with Ville de Montréal strong by showing what real accessibility looks—and sounds—like.

To find out more about the event, visit the following link:
https://www.facebook.com/events/960481732215114

16/05/2025

So proud to be part of this amazing project.
Merci une fois encore a Ville de Montréal.
Et, a mardi.

Bergers de Sophie Deraspe présenté par Ciné-Quartier, le Mardi 20 mai, 19 h 30 à la Maison de la culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal

14/05/2025

Hear Québec’s Executive Director, Heidy Wager, recently sat down with CBC journalist Steve Rukavina to shed light on a critical issue affecting seniors in Quebec.

🎙️ What’s the focus?
Why RAMQ's policy of covering only one hearing aid per senior is outdated—and how it’s putting lives and independence at risk.

👂 Hearing loss isn’t a luxury issue — it’s a public health issue linked to dementia, depression, and preventable falls.

📢 “It’s like covering one lens in a pair of glasses. It’s not enough.”

💬 This conversation is part of Speech & Hearing Month and pushes for real change in how we support aging Quebecers.

🗓️ We’ll share the interview as soon as it airs—stay tuned!

07/05/2025

May is Hearing Month in Canada—and at Hear Québec, we’re raising awareness about the everyday risks and realities of hearing loss.

👂 Whether you're at work, at a concert, or using earbuds, exposure to loud sounds can have a lasting impact.

📲 Throughout the month, we’ll be sharing tips, facts, and stories—originally created by one of our amazing CSJ students—to help you protect your hearing and spread awareness in your community.

🔗 Visit www.hearhear.org to learn more about hearing protection and how Hear Québec supports people living with hearing loss.

05/05/2025

Join us in celebrating May Hearing Month at Hear Québec!
It’s a time to spotlight communication accessibility, celebrate lived experience, and push for meaningful, people-first change.

As part of this celebration, we’re proud to host the second webinar in our Clinics to Community series—in tandem with our Annual General Meeting.

🧩 The Power of Peer-Centered Support in Hearing Health
📅 May 29, 2025 | 🕒 3:30 – 5:00 PM
📍 Hybrid: In-person at 7000 Sherbrooke St. W. or join online
🎙️ Featuring keynote speaker Gael Hannan—author, advocate, and long-time friend of Hear Québec, returning as part of our 5-year anniversary tradition.

✨ Why attend?
✅ Discover how peer support builds trust and reduces isolation
✅ Learn how real-world experience helps people adapt to hearing loss
✅ Celebrate Hear Québec’s 45th anniversary with our community
✅ Participate in shaping the future of inclusive hearing care

🔗 Register now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZBurIzcduFe11SrZUE6IZN1bM1jSc_LMtV8qqOr8UcDz6MA/viewform
(Members can also use the form to RSVP for the AGM.)

Let’s move from vision to action—together. 💙

04/05/2025

As Volunteer Appreciation Week comes to a close, we want to send one final, heartfelt thank you to every volunteer who gives their time, energy, and heart to Hear Québec.
Your impact is felt in every program, event, and connection you help make possible.

💙 We’re so grateful for each of you—and we can’t wait to celebrate with you again soon!

✨ Stay tuned for upcoming events, especially our Annual General Meeting on May 29, where we’ll be joined by the wonderful Gael Hannan—continuing our tradition of celebrating every 5-year anniversary with her voice, humor, and wisdom.