https://washingtonhearing.org/Events Washington Hearing Society upcoming events Washington Hearing Society Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:56:40 GMT Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:56:40 GMT Thu, 19 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT <h2 class="headerSubtitle" align="center" style="background-color: transparent;">ASHA Convention</h2> <p style=""><span style=""><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Open Sans, sans-serif" style="">The annual ASHA Convention is the premier professional development and networking event for speech-language pathologists; audiologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; assistants; and students. It offers a robust in-person education program with supplemental virtual content.&nbsp;<span style=""><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Open Sans, sans-serif">The 2026 ASHA Convention will be held November 19–21 at the&nbsp;</font></span><a href="https://www.icclos.com/" style=""><font color="#1D578E" face="Open Sans, sans-serif">Indiana Convention Center, 100 South Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46225</font></a><span style=""><font color="#1A1A1A" face="Open Sans, sans-serif" style="">.&nbsp;</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="" align="center"><a href="https://convention.asha.org/about-the-convention/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004">More Information</a></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6677878 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6677878 Thu, 03 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">Hearing Loss Association of America</font></font></font></h1> <h3 align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">(Washinginton State Association)<br></font></font></font><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font><font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica">Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)</font></font></font></h3> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""><br></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font><br> <font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">A source of HOPE:&nbsp;</font></font><span style="">Talking with — or just listening to — other people with hearing loss or tinnitus is a powerful step toward living well with diminished hearing. That’s why we created our online HOPE support group.</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Hearing loss peers can be an incredible source of validation, support, and knowledge. Who else can understand the exhaustion of listening all day? Who else has experienced the communication terrors of work meetings and dinner parties? As people living with hearing loss, we share the strategies we use ourselves to make hearing easier. We laugh with each other at mis-hearings and cry together when someone has had a particularly bad hearing day. But best of all, we no longer feel alone with our hearing loss. Please join us — you’ll be glad you did!</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">More Information</font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Our HOPE meetings take place on the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00 – 5:15 pm PST. Meetings are on Zoom, always free, captioned, and open to all, including friends and family.</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px;"><br></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6677940 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6677940 Thu, 10 Dec 2026 02:30:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"><font style="font-size: 36px;">WHS Holiday Trivia Night</font></h1> <h2 class="headerSubtitle" align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;">One question at a time. One winner to crown.</font></h2> <p align="center"><img src="https://washingtonhearing.org/resources/Pictures/Stock%20Photos/jaee-kim-yTaFlnKDpGg-unsplash.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="300" height="379" style=""><br></p> <p><font style="font-size: 16px;">Grab your favorite beverage and come hangout with your colleagues. We are doing another WHS <strong>virtual</strong> trivia night. We seem to like playing games at our Summer Meetings so why stop the fun! We have invited Starkey to join us. So the questions will be related to Starkey!</font></p> <p align="right"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style=""><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="">Washington Hearing Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.</font></span><br> <br> <span style=""><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Topic: WHS Holiday Trivia Night</font></span><br> <span style=""><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Time: Dec 9, 2026 18:30 Pacific Time (US and Canada)</font></span><br> <br></font></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6905305 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6905305 Thu, 07 Jan 2027 00:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">Hearing Loss Association of America</font></font></font></h1> <h3 align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">(Washinginton State Association)<br></font></font></font><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font><font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica">Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)</font></font></font></h3> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""><br></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font><br> <font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">A source of HOPE:&nbsp;</font></font><span style="">Talking with — or just listening to — other people with hearing loss or tinnitus is a powerful step toward living well with diminished hearing. That’s why we created our online HOPE support group.</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Hearing loss peers can be an incredible source of validation, support, and knowledge. Who else can understand the exhaustion of listening all day? Who else has experienced the communication terrors of work meetings and dinner parties? As people living with hearing loss, we share the strategies we use ourselves to make hearing easier. We laugh with each other at mis-hearings and cry together when someone has had a particularly bad hearing day. But best of all, we no longer feel alone with our hearing loss. Please join us — you’ll be glad you did!</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">More Information</font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Our HOPE meetings take place on the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00 – 5:15 pm PST. Meetings are on Zoom, always free, captioned, and open to all, including friends and family.</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px;"><br></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901245 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901245 Thu, 07 Jan 2027 08:00:00 GMT <p>Annual Wisconsin Alliance of Hearing Professionals Convention</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;">Start</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;">Thursday, January 07, 2027</p>End<br> Saturday, January 09, 2027<br> Location<br> Wisconsin Dells Kalahari- Wisconsin Dells<br> <p><br></p> <p align="right"><a href="https://wialliance.org/Events" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004">More Information</a></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6902253 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6902253 Thu, 04 Feb 2027 00:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">Hearing Loss Association of America</font></font></font></h1> <h3 align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">(Washinginton State Association)<br></font></font></font><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font><font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica">Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)</font></font></font></h3> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""><br></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font><br> <font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">A source of HOPE:&nbsp;</font></font><span style="">Talking with — or just listening to — other people with hearing loss or tinnitus is a powerful step toward living well with diminished hearing. That’s why we created our online HOPE support group.</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Hearing loss peers can be an incredible source of validation, support, and knowledge. Who else can understand the exhaustion of listening all day? Who else has experienced the communication terrors of work meetings and dinner parties? As people living with hearing loss, we share the strategies we use ourselves to make hearing easier. We laugh with each other at mis-hearings and cry together when someone has had a particularly bad hearing day. But best of all, we no longer feel alone with our hearing loss. Please join us — you’ll be glad you did!</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">More Information</font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Our HOPE meetings take place on the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00 – 5:15 pm PST. Meetings are on Zoom, always free, captioned, and open to all, including friends and family.</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px;"><br></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901249 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901249 Fri, 05 Feb 2027 17:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" style="font-size: 16px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 24px;"><u>WA DOH BOARD MEETING</u></font></span></h1> <p style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">The Board of Hearing and Speech (board) next normal business meeting is Friday, Feb 5th , starting at 9 am PST. The board and the&nbsp;Department of Health&nbsp;encourage interest parties and the public to participate. Written comments should be emailed to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:kimboi.shadduck@doh.wa.gov"><font>KimBoi.Shadduck@doh.wa.gov.</font></a></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana">You can attend in person or virtually. If you would like to attend please&nbsp;<span><font style="font-size: 16px;">contact&nbsp;</font></span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Kim-Boi Shadduck, Program Manager&nbsp;</font></span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Board of Hearing and Speech to receive the virtual links at&nbsp;</font></span><a href="mailto:kimboi.shadduck@doh.wa.gov"><font style="font-size: 16px;">KimBoi.Shadduck@doh.wa.gov</font></a>.</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font face="Verdana"><span><font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;">Department of Health</font></span><br> <span><font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;">Town Center 2, Room 166</font></span><br> <span><font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;">111 Israel Rd SE, Tumwater,&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;">WA</font></span><span><font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;98501</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font face="Verdana"><span><font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#212529" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Microsoft Teams meeting</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><a href="https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/21951861418074?p=re0eiTXFlXi9o43rVM"><font color="#212529"><u><font color="#08586F" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Join the meeting now</font></u></font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#212529" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Meeting ID: 219 518 614 180 74</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#212529" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Passcode: 2qj6MB7w</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#212529" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Dial in by phone: +1 564-999-2000,,817710600# United States, Olympia</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><a href="https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/811a9140-4f87-4b3b-b4e5-c0df12d33f3f?id=831252176"><font color="#212529"><u><font color="#08586F" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Find a local number</font></u></font></a></p> <p style=""><font color="#212529" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Phone conference ID: 817 710 600#</font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px;"></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6788439 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6788439 Thu, 04 Mar 2027 00:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">Hearing Loss Association of America</font></font></font></h1> <h3 align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">(Washinginton State Association)<br></font></font></font><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font><font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica">Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)</font></font></font></h3> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""><br></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font><br> <font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">A source of HOPE:&nbsp;</font></font><span style="">Talking with — or just listening to — other people with hearing loss or tinnitus is a powerful step toward living well with diminished hearing. That’s why we created our online HOPE support group.</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Hearing loss peers can be an incredible source of validation, support, and knowledge. Who else can understand the exhaustion of listening all day? Who else has experienced the communication terrors of work meetings and dinner parties? As people living with hearing loss, we share the strategies we use ourselves to make hearing easier. We laugh with each other at mis-hearings and cry together when someone has had a particularly bad hearing day. But best of all, we no longer feel alone with our hearing loss. Please join us — you’ll be glad you did!</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">More Information</font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Our HOPE meetings take place on the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00 – 5:15 pm PST. Meetings are on Zoom, always free, captioned, and open to all, including friends and family.</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px;"><br></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901251 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901251 Thu, 04 Mar 2027 08:00:00 GMT <h1 style="line-height: 34px;"><font style="font-size: 28px;" color="#333333" face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif">Missouri Hearing Society 2027 Annual Convention</font></h1> <ul> <li>Start <p>Thursday, March 04, 2027</p> </li> <li>End <p>Saturday, March 06, 2027</p> </li> <li>Location <p>Oasis Hotel &amp; Convention Center; Springfield, MO</p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p><a href="https://missourihearingsociety.org/event-6781178"><font color="#0071BA">Missouri Hearing Society 2027 Annual Convention</font></a></p> <p>Thursday, March 04, 2027 (CST)</p> </li> </ul>Oasis Hotel &amp; Convention Center; Springfield, MO<br> <p align="right"><a href="https://missourihearingsociety.org/event-6781178" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle005">More Information</a></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6902223 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6902223 Thu, 18 Mar 2027 07:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" align="center" style="font-size: 16px;"><font style="font-size: 30px;">Northwest Hearing aid summit</font></h1> <h1 style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><font style="font-size: 16px;">All are welcome to our annual virtual event. Save the date for March 18-20 2027. Come network, learn something and interact with your colleagues virtually from your home.</font></h1> <p align="center" style="font-size: 16px;"><img src="https://washingtonhearing.org/resources/Pictures/Stock%20Photos/brooke-cagle--uHVRvDr7pg-unsplash.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="280" height="187"><br></p> <h4 align="center" style="font-size: 16px;">WHS planning to host a virtual auction as well. so stay posted for more details!</h4> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6797535 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6797535 Fri, 19 Mar 2027 07:00:00 GMT <h2 data-asw-orgfontsize="30" style="line-height: 36px;"><font style="font-size: 30px;" color="#0066CC" face="Helvetica">Illinois Virtual Conference 2027</font></h2> <h2 data-asw-orgfontsize="30" style="line-height: 36px;"><font style="font-size: 30px;" color="#0066CC" face="Helvetica">&nbsp;Friday, March 19, 2027</font></h2> <p data-asw-orgfontsize="16">Join the Illinois Hearing Society for our 2027 Virtual Conference, a day of learning, professional development and connection with hearing care colleagues from across the state, all from wherever you are.</p> <p align="right"><a href="https://ilhearing.org/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle005">More Information</a></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6902207 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6902207 Wed, 07 Apr 2027 07:00:00 GMT <h1 align="center" class="pageTitle"><font face="Verdana"><span style=""><font style=""><font face="Verdana" style=""><span style=""><font style="font-size: 24px;">American Academy of Audiology 2027</font></span></font></font></span></font></h1> <p><font face="Verdana" color="#132824" style="font-size: 16px;"><span><font><br></font></span></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana" color="#132824" style="font-size: 16px;"><span><font>American Academy of Audiology 2027 is the ultimate one-stop shop for hearing and balance care professionals across every work setting. We bring together the</font></span> <font>largest</font> <span><font>gathering of</font></span> <font><font>clinical audiologists</font></font> <span><font>in the U.S., under one roof, with more than two-thirds of our attendees working in private practice, hospitals, and outpatient clinics.</font></span></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://www.audiology.org/aaa-annual-convention/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001">More Info</a></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6677890 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6677890 Wed, 07 Apr 2027 23:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">Hearing Loss Association of America</font></font></font></h1> <h3 align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">(Washinginton State Association)<br></font></font></font><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font><font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica">Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)</font></font></font></h3> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""><br></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font><br> <font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">A source of HOPE:&nbsp;</font></font><span style="">Talking with — or just listening to — other people with hearing loss or tinnitus is a powerful step toward living well with diminished hearing. That’s why we created our online HOPE support group.</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Hearing loss peers can be an incredible source of validation, support, and knowledge. Who else can understand the exhaustion of listening all day? Who else has experienced the communication terrors of work meetings and dinner parties? As people living with hearing loss, we share the strategies we use ourselves to make hearing easier. We laugh with each other at mis-hearings and cry together when someone has had a particularly bad hearing day. But best of all, we no longer feel alone with our hearing loss. Please join us — you’ll be glad you did!</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">More Information</font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Our HOPE meetings take place on the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00 – 5:15 pm PST. Meetings are on Zoom, always free, captioned, and open to all, including friends and family.</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px;"><br></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901253 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901253 Fri, 30 Apr 2027 07:00:00 GMT <h1 style="line-height: 36px;" align="center"><font style="font-size: 28px;" color="#3F88E8">HHP/CAlifornia Annual Conference</font></h1> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#242424" face="Verdana">Our Conference will be April 30-May 1, 2027</font></p> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#242424" face="Verdana">Indian Wells Resort Hotel</font></p> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#242424" face="Verdana">Indian Wells, CA</font></p> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indianwellsresort.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csvalente%40amgroup.us%7C307b75b5534b47fd367a08ded7818f58%7C983e5846ad0c4d0eb94729ce8fb9dbfa%7C0%7C0%7C639185148623643098%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=kUTktj%2B2W1Jv3%2FR3Onn8f3jhxKzSIVqVvHDjV8Ka8Uo%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" title="Original URL: https://www.indianwellsresort.com/. Click or tap if you trust this link."><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#242424"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">https://www.indianwellsresort.com/</font></u></font></a></p> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#242424" face="Verdana">&nbsp;$129 per night</font></p> <p align="center"><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#242424" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><br></font></p> <p align="right"><a href="https://www.hhpca.org/Annual-Conference" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle005">More Information</a></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901305 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901305 Mon, 03 May 2027 07:00:00 GMT <h2 data-ux="HeadingMajor" data-aid="FLEX_HEADING" data-typography="HeadingGamma" style="line-height: 40px;"><font style="font-size: 32px;" face="Source Sans Pro, arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">New York 80th Conference and Trade Show</font></h2> <p>HHCANY's 80th Annual Conference and Trade Show</p> <p>May 3 and 4, 2027</p> <p>Saratoga Hilton, Saratoga Springs, NY</p> <p align="right"><a href="https://hhcany.org/conference-and-trade-show" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004">More Information</a></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6902244 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6902244 Wed, 05 May 2027 23:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">Hearing Loss Association of America</font></font></font></h1> <h3 align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">(Washinginton State Association)<br></font></font></font><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font><font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica">Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)</font></font></font></h3> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""><br></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font><br> <font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">A source of HOPE:&nbsp;</font></font><span style="">Talking with — or just listening to — other people with hearing loss or tinnitus is a powerful step toward living well with diminished hearing. That’s why we created our online HOPE support group.</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Hearing loss peers can be an incredible source of validation, support, and knowledge. Who else can understand the exhaustion of listening all day? Who else has experienced the communication terrors of work meetings and dinner parties? As people living with hearing loss, we share the strategies we use ourselves to make hearing easier. We laugh with each other at mis-hearings and cry together when someone has had a particularly bad hearing day. But best of all, we no longer feel alone with our hearing loss. Please join us — you’ll be glad you did!</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">More Information</font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Our HOPE meetings take place on the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00 – 5:15 pm PST. Meetings are on Zoom, always free, captioned, and open to all, including friends and family.</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px;"><br></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901254 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901254 Fri, 07 May 2027 07:00:00 GMT <h4 style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"><font style="font-size: 17px;" color="#000000" face="Inter, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif">2027 IHA Spring Conference</font></h4> <p align="center"><font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#666666" face="Poppins, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif">May 7th, 2027<br> Marriott Hotel<br> West Des Moines, IA</font></p> <p align="right"><a href="https://iowahearingassociation.org/calendar-of-events/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle005">More Information</a></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6902213 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6902213 Fri, 07 May 2027 16:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" style="font-size: 16px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 24px;"><u>WA DOH BOARD MEETING</u></font></span></h1> <p style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">The Board of Hearing and Speech (board) next normal business meeting is Friday, Feb 5th , starting at 9 am PST. The board and the&nbsp;Department of Health&nbsp;encourage interest parties and the public to participate. Written comments should be emailed to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:kimboi.shadduck@doh.wa.gov"><font>KimBoi.Shadduck@doh.wa.gov.</font></a></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana">You can attend in person or virtually. If you would like to attend please&nbsp;<span><font style="font-size: 16px;">contact&nbsp;</font></span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Kim-Boi Shadduck, Program Manager&nbsp;</font></span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Board of Hearing and Speech to receive the virtual links at&nbsp;</font></span><a href="mailto:kimboi.shadduck@doh.wa.gov"><font style="font-size: 16px;">KimBoi.Shadduck@doh.wa.gov</font></a>.</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font face="Verdana"><span><font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;">Department of Health</font></span><br> <span><font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;">Town Center 2, Room 166</font></span><br> <span><font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;">111 Israel Rd SE, Tumwater,&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;">WA</font></span><span><font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;98501</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; margin-top: 1em !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#212529" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Microsoft Teams meeting</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><a href="https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/272347655828063?p=b6v4vieyI8V2N1NvHc"><font color="#212529"><u><font color="#08586F" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Join the meeting now</font></u></font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#212529" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Meeting ID: 272 347 655 828 063</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#212529" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Passcode: 3k3Kc9RW</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#212529" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Dial in by phone: +1 564-999-2000,,779945985# United States, Olympia</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><a href="https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/811a9140-4f87-4b3b-b4e5-c0df12d33f3f?id=831252176"><font color="#212529"><u><font color="#08586F" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Find a local number</font></u></font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font color="#212529" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Phone conference ID: 779 945 985#</font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px;"></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6788441 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6788441 Fri, 14 May 2027 07:00:00 GMT <h1 style="" align="center"><font color="#1F1B1B" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 24px;"><a href="https://www.arkansashearingsociety.org/index.php" style=""><font color="#1F1B1B" style="">Arkansas Hearing Society</font></a>:&nbsp;2027 AHS Convention</font></h1> <p style="font-size: 16px;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style=""><font color="#322D2C">The 2027 AHS Convention will be held May 14 and 15 at the</font></span> <a href="https://bentoneventcenter.com/"><font color="#740000">Benton Event Center</font></a> <span style=""><font color="#322D2C" style="">in Benton, AR.</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px;" align="right"><a href="https://www.arkansashearingsociety.org/convention.php" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004">More Information</a></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901301 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901301 Fri, 14 May 2027 07:00:00 GMT <p align="center" style="line-height: 14px;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 22px;" color="#373737"><em><strong>Kentucky Mid-America Conference On Hearing 2027<br></strong></em></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 14px;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 22px;" color="#373737"><em><strong>The 35th Annual Mid-America Conference on Hearing</strong></em></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#373737"><strong><em><font style="font-size: 16px;">Campbell House Hilton, Lexin</font></em></strong></font><strong style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(55, 55, 55);"><em><font style="font-size: 16px;">gton KY</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#373737"><em><strong>Friday, May 14, 2027</strong></em></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 14px;"><font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#373737"><em><strong><font style="font-size: 16px;">7 Hours of CEs offered (IHS approved)</font></strong></em></font></p> <p align="right"><a href="https://www.hearingaidassociationofky.com/events" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle005">More Information</a></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6902219 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6902219 Wed, 02 Jun 2027 23:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">Hearing Loss Association of America</font></font></font></h1> <h3 align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">(Washinginton State Association)<br></font></font></font><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font><font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica">Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)</font></font></font></h3> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""><br></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font><br> <font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">A source of HOPE:&nbsp;</font></font><span style="">Talking with — or just listening to — other people with hearing loss or tinnitus is a powerful step toward living well with diminished hearing. That’s why we created our online HOPE support group.</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Hearing loss peers can be an incredible source of validation, support, and knowledge. Who else can understand the exhaustion of listening all day? Who else has experienced the communication terrors of work meetings and dinner parties? As people living with hearing loss, we share the strategies we use ourselves to make hearing easier. We laugh with each other at mis-hearings and cry together when someone has had a particularly bad hearing day. But best of all, we no longer feel alone with our hearing loss. Please join us — you’ll be glad you did!</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">More Information</font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Our HOPE meetings take place on the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00 – 5:15 pm PST. Meetings are on Zoom, always free, captioned, and open to all, including friends and family.</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px;"><br></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901258 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901258 Wed, 07 Jul 2027 23:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">Hearing Loss Association of America</font></font></font></h1> <h3 align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">(Washinginton State Association)<br></font></font></font><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font><font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica">Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)</font></font></font></h3> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""><br></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font><br> <font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">A source of HOPE:&nbsp;</font></font><span style="">Talking with — or just listening to — other people with hearing loss or tinnitus is a powerful step toward living well with diminished hearing. That’s why we created our online HOPE support group.</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Hearing loss peers can be an incredible source of validation, support, and knowledge. Who else can understand the exhaustion of listening all day? Who else has experienced the communication terrors of work meetings and dinner parties? As people living with hearing loss, we share the strategies we use ourselves to make hearing easier. We laugh with each other at mis-hearings and cry together when someone has had a particularly bad hearing day. But best of all, we no longer feel alone with our hearing loss. Please join us — you’ll be glad you did!</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">More Information</font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Our HOPE meetings take place on the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00 – 5:15 pm PST. Meetings are on Zoom, always free, captioned, and open to all, including friends and family.</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px;"><br></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901259 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901259 Fri, 30 Jul 2027 16:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" style="font-size: 16px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 24px;"><u>WA DOH BOARD MEETING</u></font></span></h1> <p style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">The Board of Hearing and Speech (board) next normal business meeting is Friday, Feb 5th , starting at 9 am PST. The board and the&nbsp;Department of Health&nbsp;encourage interest parties and the public to participate. Written comments should be emailed to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:kimboi.shadduck@doh.wa.gov"><font>KimBoi.Shadduck@doh.wa.gov.</font></a></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana">You can attend in person or virtually. If you would like to attend please&nbsp;<span><font style="font-size: 16px;">contact&nbsp;</font></span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Kim-Boi Shadduck, Program Manager&nbsp;</font></span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Board of Hearing and Speech to receive the virtual links at&nbsp;</font></span><a href="mailto:kimboi.shadduck@doh.wa.gov"><font style="font-size: 16px;">KimBoi.Shadduck@doh.wa.gov</font></a>.</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style=""><font color="#222222" style=""><br></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style=""><font color="#222222" style="">Department of Health</font></span><br> <span style=""><font color="#222222">Town Center 2, Room 166</font></span><br> <span style=""><font color="#222222">111 Israel Rd SE, Tumwater,&nbsp;</font></span><span style=""><font color="#222222">WA</font></span><span style=""><font color="#222222">&nbsp;98501</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font face="Verdana"><span><font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#212529" face="Open Sans, sans-serif">Microsoft Teams meeting</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><a href="https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/225742623242913?p=Pd7aD1EBvNPKiFU9Pp%20"><font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#212529" face="Open Sans, sans-serif"><u><font color="#08586F">Join the meeting</font></u></font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#212529" face="Open Sans, sans-serif">Meeting ID: 225 742 623 242 913</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#212529" face="Open Sans, sans-serif">Passcode: xz2YM6sW</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#212529" face="Open Sans, sans-serif">Dial in by phone</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#212529" face="Open Sans, sans-serif">+1 564-999-2000,,651129649# United States, Olympia</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><a href="https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/811a9140-4f87-4b3b-b4e5-c0df12d33f3f?id=831252176"><font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#212529" face="Open Sans, sans-serif"><u><font color="#08586F">Find a local number</font></u></font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#212529" face="Open Sans, sans-serif">Phone conference ID: 651 129 649#</font></p> <p style=""></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6788442 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6788442 Wed, 04 Aug 2027 23:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">Hearing Loss Association of America</font></font></font></h1> <h3 align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">(Washinginton State Association)<br></font></font></font><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font><font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica">Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)</font></font></font></h3> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""><br></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font><br> <font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">A source of HOPE:&nbsp;</font></font><span style="">Talking with — or just listening to — other people with hearing loss or tinnitus is a powerful step toward living well with diminished hearing. That’s why we created our online HOPE support group.</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Hearing loss peers can be an incredible source of validation, support, and knowledge. Who else can understand the exhaustion of listening all day? Who else has experienced the communication terrors of work meetings and dinner parties? As people living with hearing loss, we share the strategies we use ourselves to make hearing easier. We laugh with each other at mis-hearings and cry together when someone has had a particularly bad hearing day. But best of all, we no longer feel alone with our hearing loss. Please join us — you’ll be glad you did!</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">More Information</font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Our HOPE meetings take place on the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00 – 5:15 pm PST. Meetings are on Zoom, always free, captioned, and open to all, including friends and family.</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px;"><br></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901260 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901260 Fri, 06 Aug 2027 01:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;" align="center"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 24px;"><u><strong>2027 WHS Summer Meeting</strong></u></font></h1> <h5 align="center" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Verdana">Save the Date!</font></h5> <h5 align="center" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Verdana">Location To Be Determined. More details to come!</font></h5> <p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 16px;"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 16px;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Come join us for a weekend in the sun!</font><span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Family members are welcome to join.</font></span></p> <ul style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <li style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Agenda will be posted once speakers are confirmed!</span></li> <li style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Exhibit Hall will include some <font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Aptos, sans-serif">innovators&nbsp;</font>in the industry!</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Attend the annual WHS Business meeting!</font></span></li> </ul> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6797538 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6797538 Wed, 01 Sep 2027 23:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">Hearing Loss Association of America</font></font></font></h1> <h3 align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">(Washinginton State Association)<br></font></font></font><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font><font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica">Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)</font></font></font></h3> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""><br></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font><br> <font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">A source of HOPE:&nbsp;</font></font><span style="">Talking with — or just listening to — other people with hearing loss or tinnitus is a powerful step toward living well with diminished hearing. That’s why we created our online HOPE support group.</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Hearing loss peers can be an incredible source of validation, support, and knowledge. Who else can understand the exhaustion of listening all day? Who else has experienced the communication terrors of work meetings and dinner parties? As people living with hearing loss, we share the strategies we use ourselves to make hearing easier. We laugh with each other at mis-hearings and cry together when someone has had a particularly bad hearing day. But best of all, we no longer feel alone with our hearing loss. Please join us — you’ll be glad you did!</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">More Information</font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Our HOPE meetings take place on the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00 – 5:15 pm PST. Meetings are on Zoom, always free, captioned, and open to all, including friends and family.</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px;"><br></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901261 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901261 Thu, 16 Sep 2027 07:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" style="" align="center"><span style=""><font color="#546B78" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 24px;">IHS 2027 Conference &amp; Expo</font></span></h1> <p style="font-size: 16px;"><font face="Verdana"><span style=""><font color="#546B78" style="font-size: 18px;">As we look ahead, we invite you to join us next year in the Mile High City! Save the date for the</font></span> <strong><font color="#546B78" style="font-size: 18px;">IHS 2027 Conference &amp; Expo, September 16 – 18 in Denver, Colorado</font></strong><span style=""><font color="#546B78" style="font-size: 18px;">, as we</font></span> <strong><font color="#546B78" style="font-size: 18px;"><em>“Rise Higher Together!”</em></font></strong> <span style=""><font color="#546B78" style="font-size: 18px;">Stay tuned for registration and programming details.</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px;" align="right"><a href="https://www.ihsinfo.org/events/events-calendar/ihs-conference-expo/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004">More Information</a></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901288 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901288 Wed, 06 Oct 2027 23:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">Hearing Loss Association of America</font></font></font></h1> <h3 align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">(Washinginton State Association)<br></font></font></font><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font><font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica">Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)</font></font></font></h3> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""><br></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font><br> <font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">A source of HOPE:&nbsp;</font></font><span style="">Talking with — or just listening to — other people with hearing loss or tinnitus is a powerful step toward living well with diminished hearing. That’s why we created our online HOPE support group.</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Hearing loss peers can be an incredible source of validation, support, and knowledge. Who else can understand the exhaustion of listening all day? Who else has experienced the communication terrors of work meetings and dinner parties? As people living with hearing loss, we share the strategies we use ourselves to make hearing easier. We laugh with each other at mis-hearings and cry together when someone has had a particularly bad hearing day. But best of all, we no longer feel alone with our hearing loss. Please join us — you’ll be glad you did!</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">More Information</font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Our HOPE meetings take place on the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00 – 5:15 pm PST. Meetings are on Zoom, always free, captioned, and open to all, including friends and family.</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px;"><br></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901262 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901262 Wed, 03 Nov 2027 23:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">Hearing Loss Association of America</font></font></font></h1> <h3 align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">(Washinginton State Association)<br></font></font></font><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font><font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica">Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)</font></font></font></h3> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""><br></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font><br> <font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">A source of HOPE:&nbsp;</font></font><span style="">Talking with — or just listening to — other people with hearing loss or tinnitus is a powerful step toward living well with diminished hearing. That’s why we created our online HOPE support group.</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Hearing loss peers can be an incredible source of validation, support, and knowledge. Who else can understand the exhaustion of listening all day? Who else has experienced the communication terrors of work meetings and dinner parties? As people living with hearing loss, we share the strategies we use ourselves to make hearing easier. We laugh with each other at mis-hearings and cry together when someone has had a particularly bad hearing day. But best of all, we no longer feel alone with our hearing loss. Please join us — you’ll be glad you did!</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">More Information</font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Our HOPE meetings take place on the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00 – 5:15 pm PST. Meetings are on Zoom, always free, captioned, and open to all, including friends and family.</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px;"><br></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901263 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901263 Fri, 05 Nov 2027 16:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" style="font-size: 16px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 24px;"><u>WA DOH BOARD MEETING</u></font></span></h1> <p style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">The Board of Hearing and Speech (board) next normal business meeting is Friday, Nov 6th , starting at 9 am PST. The board and the&nbsp;Department of Health&nbsp;encourage interest parties and the public to participate. Written comments should be emailed to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:kimboi.shadduck@doh.wa.gov"><font>KimBoi.Shadduck@doh.wa.gov.</font></a></font></span></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana">You can attend in person or virtually. If you would like to attend please&nbsp;<span><font style="font-size: 16px;">contact&nbsp;</font></span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Kim-Boi Shadduck, Program Manager&nbsp;</font></span><span><font style="font-size: 16px;">Board of Hearing and Speech to receive the virtual links at&nbsp;</font></span><a href="mailto:kimboi.shadduck@doh.wa.gov"><font style="font-size: 16px;">KimBoi.Shadduck@doh.wa.gov</font></a>.</font></span></font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"><font face="Verdana"><span><font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;">Department of Health</font></span><br> <span><font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;">Town Center 2, Room 166</font></span><br> <span><font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;">111 Israel Rd SE, Tumwater,&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;">WA</font></span><span><font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;98501</font></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#212529" face="Open Sans, sans-serif">Microsoft Teams meeting</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><a href="https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/296206306837069?p=Mk6DXXMwIGALCP7WV8"><font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#212529" face="Open Sans, sans-serif"><u><font color="#08586F">Join the meeting</font></u></font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#212529" face="Open Sans, sans-serif">Meeting ID: 296 206 306 837 069</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#212529" face="Open Sans, sans-serif">Passcode: fT9PF29K</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#212529" face="Open Sans, sans-serif">Dial in by phone&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#212529" face="Open Sans, sans-serif">+1 564-999-2000,,640727486# United States, Olympia</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#212529" face="Open Sans, sans-serif">(833) 322-1218,,640727486# United States (Toll-free)</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><a href="https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/811a9140-4f87-4b3b-b4e5-c0df12d33f3f?id=831252176"><font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#212529" face="Open Sans, sans-serif"><u><font color="#08586F">Find a local number</font></u></font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#212529" face="Open Sans, sans-serif">Phone conference ID: 640 727 486#</font></p> <p style=""></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6829540 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6829540 Thu, 02 Dec 2027 00:00:00 GMT <h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">Hearing Loss Association of America</font></font></font></h1> <h3 align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font style="" color="#839924">(Washinginton State Association)<br></font></font></font><font style="font-size: 24px;"><font><font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica">Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)</font></font></font></h3> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""><br></font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.</font></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><font><br> <font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="">A source of HOPE:&nbsp;</font></font><span style="">Talking with — or just listening to — other people with hearing loss or tinnitus is a powerful step toward living well with diminished hearing. That’s why we created our online HOPE support group.</span></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">Hearing loss peers can be an incredible source of validation, support, and knowledge. Who else can understand the exhaustion of listening all day? Who else has experienced the communication terrors of work meetings and dinner parties? As people living with hearing loss, we share the strategies we use ourselves to make hearing easier. We laugh with each other at mis-hearings and cry together when someone has had a particularly bad hearing day. But best of all, we no longer feel alone with our hearing loss. Please join us — you’ll be glad you did!</font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;">More Information</font></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Our HOPE meetings take place on the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00 – 5:15 pm PST. Meetings are on Zoom, always free, captioned, and open to all, including friends and family.</strong></font></p> <p style="font-size: 16px;"><br></p> https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901265 https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6901265