Who We Are.  Our Portland chapter is dedicated to providing a supportive atmosphere for you to meet other hard of hearing people and learn about issues related to hearing loss. Our chapter meetings are real-time captioned and are equipped with a loop system (usagle by wearers of hearing aids that have telecoils).

Our Chapter Meetings. Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of every month (Sept - May) at 7 p.m. at the Good Samaritan Building, ( 1040 N.W. 22nd Ave Portland OR 97210).

Meeting Room Notes:

We meet in the North- South 1st Floor Conference Room (1040 N.W. 22nd Ave). Google Map.

For a detailed look on where to find the meeting location and available parking, please also see the Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital Campus Map. We are in #19 on that map (Good Samaritan Building 2).

Meetings are accessible by Tri-Met lines 15, 17 and 77 and the Portland Streetcar. All stop within two blocks. To further plan your trip, go to:  http://www.trimet.org  and see "Trip Planner" section.

Our Board Members:
President: Anne McLaughlin
Vice President: Vicki March
Treasurer: Stephen Brier
Secretary: Jocelyn Cox
Board Member At-Large: Judy Barnes

Board Member At-Large: Mark Foster

Board Member At-Large: Carrie Underdahl

Board Member At-Large: Betty Gallucci

Newsletter Editor: Stan Saunders

Membership:
Individual membership to National Hearing Loss cost just $35.00. For information about other subscriptions, go to Hearing Loss National's home page,  www.hearingloss.org . These dues support activities of the national organization in Bethesda (Maryland) and entitle you to membership in the local and state organizations. We do welcome donations!

2013 HLAA Convention in Portland Information:

The 2013 Hearing Loss Association of America Convention will be in Portland, Oregon, and will be held on June 27-30, 2013. For more information on events and venues, please go to the HLAA website.

For those of you interested in financial assistance to offset the costs to attend the convention, there will be two partial scholarships of $150 each available. Please fill out and submit the form below by the deadline of Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 5pm.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPLICANTS:
 Must be hard of hearing
 Must live in Portland / Vancouver metro area
 Must be a paid member of the Hearing Loss Association of America (please go to the website to enroll)

2013 HLA-Portland Convention Scholarship Application

'Charting a Course to Empowerment' (Saturday, Sept. 21st, 2013 Workshop Flyer)

Information:
Mark Foster provides an explanation of Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) as well as useful links for ALDs and using technology with hearing loss. Read It

Get information on Oregon Communication Project (OR-CAP), a new organization in Oregon that works with hearing-impaired members to gain compliance with Oregon state and Federal disability law. Read about it here

Accessibility:

Contact Local Television Stations Regarding Captioning Issues:

Click below to find email and address links for Portland television stations to address complaints or compliments regarding captioning issues while watching TV.

ABC- KATU (Channel 2)

CBS- KOIN (Channel 6)

NBC-KGW (Channel 8)

FOX- KPTV (Channel 12)

PBS- OPB (Channel 10)

CW- NW32 (Channel 32)

PDX TV (Channel 49)- same as Fox 12 above

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