CHAPTER MEETING DETAILS

Location: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Rd.,Rochester NY. There is limited parking at church, street parking available or parking across East Avenue, at the George Eastman House.

Meeting Details:

Free, open to the public, in person and via Zoom, looped and open captioned.
Masks suggested, but not required
No registration for regular daytime in person meetings or in person HOPE Sessions.

HOPE Sessions:

Occur prior to regular Chapter Meetings, in person only, Vestry Room.
Evening sessions (select dates): registration required for Zoom in the evening.
One-Time Zoom Registration: covers Zoom Chapter Meetings, HOPE evenings, & Zoom programs (valid for 2025-26 season)

11:00-11:30 am: Coffee & Conversation, St. Paul’s Parish Hall

11:30 am Noon: Brief Business Meeting & Announcements, Parish Hall and on Zoom, all are welcome! Our monthly meeting program begins promptly following the business meeting, Parish Hall, same location.

Thursday, January 22: 7:00 - 8:00 pm on Zoom:

HLAA Rochester Book Club (meets every other month and is captioned), moderated by Librarian Jennifer Lowden

Join a book club where hearing loss is the common thread, not a barrier.

Having a book club specifically for those with hearing loss has many benefits. It creates a specialized community of people that, provides a sense of belonging for individuals who may be reluctant to participate in a regular book club.

To join. Contact us : (info@hearinglossrochester.org) and someone will respond with the title and date of the upcoming discussion. A zoom invitation is sent out a few days before the discussion. Most titles are available through the Monroe County and OWWL (Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming, Livingston counties) Library Systems, as a print book, an e-book and/or audiobook on Overdrive/Libby and for purchase on Amazon.

Tuesday February 3: HOPE session 10-11 a.m., in person only.

Join us for the Chapter's HOPE (hearing other peoples' experiences), session in the church Vestry Room. Joe Kozelsky CCC/A, retired audiologist and hearing aid user, moderates this group. Prospective new, or experienced hearing aid users informally share their experiences, questions, and hearing loss journeys.

Tuesday February 3: Chapter Program: 12:00-1:00 “Cybersecurity Safety in the age of AI: What it Means for People with Hearing Loss”

It’s no secret we are ALL at risk for cyber fraud. It comes in many forms: online, email, text and

phone calls. But there’s another danger too, especially for older adult and people with hearing loss: loneliness.

Andy Chandler is a retired cybersecurity professional. And while he wishes we didn’t have to be so cautious online, being “cyber aware” is now a basic life skill because of the way the internet was built. Chandler has shared this info with HLAA audiences before, as a presenter on cyber scams at the last three HLAA conventions, (A fair warning to new attendees: he is widely known for his terrible jokes!)

Chandler takes this topic very seriously because he has a lifelong hearing loss. He’s worn hearing aids since age five, and 13 years ago he received his cochlear implant. He has always been fascinated by technology that helps him “hear” better. With the advent of computers and the internet, with texting, email, and caption apps, he was enthralled.

His two favorite hearing-related devices of all time actually predate the smartphone: the Sears Tele-caption Decoder II and the BlackBerry with that glorious physical keyboard. Don’t miss Chandler’s wise advice to prevent being scammed online by learning how to recognize the signs of fraud, why we don’t need to fear AI, and most importantly, why we need to be cautious in seeking companionship online – or with an AI Bot.

Wednesday, February 8 from 8-9 p.m. EST on Zoom 8:00-9:00 PM On Zoom:

Hear Together/Parents Group

Connect with other parents or caregivers who have children who are D/HOH. Hear Together, this support group, brings parents/caregivers together to ask questions, provide insight, and share strategies and opportunities to foster success of children who are D/HOH. The group is facilitated by a speech-language pathologist, Kristin Bergholtz,MS, Lic CCC-SLP, TSHH, NYS Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist REGISTER at: kristinbslp@gmail.com

Thursday, February 19, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m: Demo Center In-person (3rd Thursday of the month) at Lifespan 1900 S. Clinton Avenue, Rochester 14618

Assistive Device Demonstration Center. Technology Team held at Lifespan, 1900 South Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. Come and learn all about the latest technology to help aid in hearing loss, from fellow users in our community. Members of our Technology Group are there to help and answer questions.

Wednesday, February 25, 7:00 - 8:30 PM on Zoom: Cochlear Implant Group Led by: Peter Fackler

"Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, February 25 at 7 p.m., when we will be fortunate to have Adam Sheppard (Au.D., Ph.D.) leading a conversation centered on the questions, concerns, and considerations facing persons who are thinking about going forward with their first cochlear implantation.

Adam Sheppard is a clinical audiologist newly located in Rochester following several years on the staff at Cochlear Americas and, earlier, as a member of the faculty at University at Buffalo.

More information to follow in mid February."

Registration Information

Registration needed only once for the season. You may return to the Registration Page to add to your selections. The password information is usually sent out the day of the event. Contact Us to cancel a registration. No registration is needed for in person daytime HOPE sessions, or Chapter Meetings!

When registering for Zoom programing you will be asked to select one or more of the following:

1. Select “Presentations” to register for Zoom regular Chapter Meetings. No registration is needed to attend Chapter Meetings in person.

2. Select: "HOPE" for : “Hope in the Evening” sessions, and for Special Programs, and Classes.

3. Select the “Demonstration” check box for Zoom “Demo Center” programing. No registration when visiting our Assistive Listening Demonstration Center at Lifespan, in person.

To register for each Cochlear Implant Group Zoom program, email: cochlearimplantgroup@gmail.com

To register for each Cochlear Implant Group Zoom program, email:
cochlearimplantgroup@gmail.com
If you'd like to cancel your registration, email above or Contact Us

NOTE: Cochlear Implant Group (CI ) via Zoom: Registration is required for each meeting. Register at: cochlearimplantgroup@gmail.com You do not need to be a member; sessions are free.