Hearing Loss Association of America Richmond Chapter - HLAARVA

03/12/2026

We will meet virtually this Saturday (March 14) at 10:30 a.m. via ZOOM. Our program will be a viewing of the acclaimed documentary, “WE HEAR YOU” (45 minutes) - featuring the hearing loss journeys of four women. Afterwards, we’ll share our own hearing loss stories.

Email us at info@HLAAgreaterrichmond.org or text us at 804 482 0529 for the ZOOM link.

02/11/2026

If you or a family member or friend suffer from tinnitus, join us for our virtual Chapter meeting this Saturday, Feb. 14 @10:30 - where our guest speaker will be Audiologist Kim Fisher of Richmond Hearing Doctors, presenting on the Lemire method of tinnitus management.

This will be a ZOOM meeting. Text us at 804 482 0529 or email us at info@hlaagreaterrichmond.org for the LINK.

We are an educational, support, and advocacy organization for people with hearing loss in our area.

02/06/2026

VETERANS PROJECT
Access Virginia Hearing Loss Association of America, Virginia Beach Chapter have partnered to offer Veterans with hearing or vision loss complimentary tickets to a select number of shows. Each Veteran with a sensory loss is entitled to two tickets. Registration is required.
Click on the registration link: https://forms.gle/JuXA2iJxdmPqZQsA8
You can also email Lois Boyle at admin@accessvirginia.info, 757-276-1761 or Kenneth Reichert at kwreiche@hlaavb.org.

This application form is intended to gather information on Veterans with vision or hearing loss who are interested in attending theater performances as part of the HLAA VB / Access Virginia Veterans Arts Program. Tickets will depend on availability. It's a first-come/first-served basis. A Veteran wi...

02/06/2026

A grant program to make communities more livable for people of all ages with tangible improvements that jump-start long-term change

01/19/2026

From my friend , Jane Popkin.

01/18/2026

Kudos to the Richmond Forum! Last night they provided Live Captions of their speaker, Sanna Marin, the former Prime Minister of Finland. It made the difference for me. ❤️

01/10/2026

This morning’s meeting will not be “in person,” but rather via ZOOM because our speaker is recovering from the flu. Email us at info@hlaagreaterrichmond.org or text us at 804 482 0529 for the link.

01/07/2026

Adult ASL Classes Starting This January!

01/05/2026

We will meet this Saturday, January 10, @ 10:30 a.m. at the Beulah Church Annex, 6930 Hopkins Rd, N Chesterfield, VA 23234.
Our scheduled speaker is Brittany Howard, Director of the Technology Assistance Program (TAP) at the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
The Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (VDDHH) offers telecommunication equipment and assistive technology to qualified applicants as a solution to their communication needs through the Technology Assistance Program (TAP).

Assistive devices available through TAP includes:
Amplified telephones
Captioned Telephones
Personal FM Systems
Signalers

Other devices available by special request
Personal FM Systems
Signalers

We hope to have the program captioned and there is a hearing loop for attendees with a telecoil equipped hearing device.

12/26/2025

📣 Now Accepting Applications for VRLI Year 5!

The Virginia Rural Center is excited to launch the application process for the 5th year of the Virginia Rural Leadership Institute (VRLI) — Virginia’s only rural-focused professional development and community leadership program designed for rural leaders across business, non-profits, and government.

If you’re passionate about strengthening rural communities and ready to lead in your community, this opportunity is for you.

🗓 Applications are open until February 13, 2026.
📅 Session dates for 2026 have just been released!

Learn more and apply today ➡️www.cfrv.org/vrli

12/26/2025

https://hearinghealthmatters.org/better-hearing-consumer/2025/when-we-mispronounce-words-due-to-hearing-loss/

I’m shocked. Yesterday, I discovered a word I’ve been mispronouncing for my entire life. “Apossle” is the correct way to say what I’ve always expressed as “aposTle”. The ‘t’ is in the spelling, not the telling. But when hearing people heard me make that lovely tick of a t-sound, wh...

10/02/2025

If you want info on the location of looped venues in the Greater Richmond area - indeed throughout the USA and elsewhere, visit this link:

Lists of hearing loops by state or province in the United States and Canada. Contact information to request a custom list.