The Hearing Loss Association of Albuquerque was formed in 1987 and named Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Albuquerque Chapter. With a membership of nearly 200 and a mailing list of nearly 1,000 in the greater Albuquerque area, it provide education, support and advocacy for all with hearing loss, their families and friends in the Albuquerque vicinty. Chapter meetings take place on the third Saturday of the month from September through June. 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
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.
Formally titled Hearing Loss Association of America - Las Cruces chapter, this group organized in 2009 and serves the hard of hearing in Southern New Mexico. The chapter meets on the third Saturday of the month from September thru June at the Mundon Senior Center on Las Cruces. The chapter currently does not have a web site but meeting information is Las Cruces is included in the state HLAA newsletters posted at the Albuquerque chapter site. The chapter president can be contacted via email at: hlalascruces@yahoo.com
