New Mexico currently has one active Hearing Loss Association Chapter - organized in Albuquerque over two decades ago and presently consisting of two groups - one meeting on the West Side of the city on the second Saturday of the month and the other meeting on the East Side on the third Saturday of the month. Click on the link above to go to the Albuquerque Chapter web site for meeting times, location and topic, newsletter and other information on the Chapter.
Potential Sites for Additional Chapters
Las Cruces, Santa Fe, Farmington and Roswell are cities with a population base that is more than sufficient to support a Hearing Loss Association Chapter. Click on this link to view samples of the programs that have been offered members of the Albuquerque chapter in recent ears.
Experience in other states indicates that smaller communities can also support a vibrant, active HLAA chapter. Click on this link to see a sample chapter brochure available to help in organizing a group in your community.
If you would like assistance in exploring the possibility of organizing a chapter in one of these cities or elsewhere in the state of New Mexico, please contact:
HLAA is the nation's largest organization for people with hearing loss and works to open the world of communication to Hard of Hearing people through information, education, advocacy and support. Click on the link above to go to the HLAA web site.
Loop New Mexico is an initiative of the Hearing Loss Association of Albuquerque to inform the business community, churches, schools, governmental agencies, the Hard of Hearing community and the general public about induction loop technology which, used in conjunction with the telecoils in hearing aids, dramatically improves communication in
Provider of special captioned or text telephone service for hard of hearing New Mexico residents such as CapTel or Voice Carryover and the necessary free service that makes them work.
This is an email group of hard of hearing New Mexicans who can ask and answer questions, exchange information and learn more about living with hearing loss. Anyone in New Mexico-hearing or hard of hearing - can join. Click on the blue heading above to join.
