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    <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:09:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>HLAA Hope (Wednesday, June 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924"&gt;Hearing Loss Association of America&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h3 align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924"&gt;(Washinginton State Association)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica"&gt;Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;A source of HOPE:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;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!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;More Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;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.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6677928</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>LSHAS Conference &amp; Continuing Education Seminar (Friday, June 05, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h6&gt;&lt;font face="inherit"&gt;Louisiana Society of Hearing Aid Specialists&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;

&lt;h1 align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="inherit" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Louisiana Society Hearing Aid Specialist Membership and Annual Conference&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;We look forward to seeing you in Metairie June 5 &amp;amp; 6, 2026. Our Annual Conference will take place at the Marriott Metairie at Lakeway&lt;br&gt;
located at&lt;br&gt;
3838 N Causeway Blvd&lt;br&gt;
Metairie, LA 70002&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
504-836-5253&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
Call 1-866-882-4377 and request the "&lt;font color="#1C1C1C"&gt;LOUISIANA SOCIETY OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS" discounted rate.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#1C1C1C"&gt;Registration is now open for attendees and sponsors. Please see the links below to register.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#1C1C1C"&gt;We look forward to welcoming everyone in June!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp; We will have a full day of classes on Friday with a cocktail reception to follow. Saturday classes should end around 3 pm.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="https://louisiana-society-for-hearing-aid-specialists.square.site/shop/lshas-membership-conference/3" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"&gt;Register Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6685104</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>THAA 2026 Annual Conference (Friday, June 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="pageTitle" style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;The Voices of texas hearing instrument professionals annual conference&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p data-start="107" data-end="470" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Join us for the&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong data-start="195" data-end="226"&gt;&lt;font&gt;THAA 2026 Annual Conference&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, where hearing care professionals from across Texas come together to learn, connect, and grow. This year’s program is packed with fresh ideas, innovative education, and dynamic networking opportunities—all designed with your success in mind.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="472" data-end="768" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Don’t miss the chance to sharpen your skills, discover new strategies, and build stronger connections with peers who share your passion for hearing health. Plus, our valued&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong data-start="645" data-end="664"&gt;&lt;font&gt;“Owner” members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;will kick things off Friday morning with the annual Owner’s Meeting and lunch—a can’t-miss tradition.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="770" data-end="855" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Come ready to be inspired, energized, and equipped for what’s next in hearing care! Watch this space for future updates on schedule, speakers, exhibitors!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="https://thaa.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=2&amp;amp;ts=1758157911" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"&gt;Register Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6685112</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>HLAA Hope (Wednesday, July 01, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924"&gt;Hearing Loss Association of America&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h3 align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924"&gt;(Washinginton State Association)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica"&gt;Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;A source of HOPE:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;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!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;More Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;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.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6677930</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>FHS Convention (Thursday, July 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="pageTitle"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Florida Hearing Society&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;About the event&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Thursday welcome reception at 6pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Friday registration at 7am and classes will start around 8am.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Saturday registration at 7am and classes start around 8am.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.floridahearingsociety.com/event-details-registration/2026-fhs-convention" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"&gt;Register Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6685124</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WA DOH (Friday, July 24, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="pageTitle" style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;WA DOH BOARD MEETING&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Board of Hearing and Speech (board) next normal business meeting is Friday, July 24th, 2026, starting at 9 am PST. The board and the&amp;nbsp;Department of Health&amp;nbsp;encourage interest parties and the public to participate. Written comments should be emailed to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:kimboi.shadduck@doh.wa.gov"&gt;&lt;font&gt;KimBoi.Shadduck@doh.wa.gov.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#000000" face="Verdana"&gt;You can attend in person or virtually. If you would like to attend please&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Kim-Boi Shadduck, Program Manager&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Board of Hearing and Speech to receive the virtual links at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:kimboi.shadduck@doh.wa.gov" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;KimBoi.Shadduck@doh.wa.gov&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(247, 255, 239);"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Department of Health&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Town Center 2, Room 166&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;111 Israel Rd SE, Tumwater,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;98501&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6685271</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 WHS Summer Meeting (Thursday, July 30, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="pageTitle" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;2026 WHS Summer Meeting&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h5 align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Where: Oxford Suites Yakima, WA&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;1701 E Yakima Ave, Yakima WA 98901&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;img src="https://washingtonhearing.org/resources/Pictures/Manufacture%20Logo/unnamed.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="218" height="158" align="center"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Come join us for a weekend in the sun! We will start with our exhibit hall and welcome reception on Thursday July 30th at 6pm. Continuing education classes will be held all day Friday. And then a short day of classes on Saturday August 1st.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Of course we are doing our silent and live auction Friday evening!&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Family members are welcome to join. The hotel is kid friendly, there's a pool, and pets are welcome with a pet fee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style=""&gt;
  &lt;li style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Agenda will be posted once speakers are confirmed!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Voting Members we will have some items to vote on. Please attend the WHS Business meeting so we can move forward with some of these business items.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are unable to attend fill out your &lt;a href="https://washingtonhearing.org/resources/Documents/Proxy%20Form.docx" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle005"&gt;PROXY&lt;/a&gt; forms and send them to our Secretary, Brianne Holley!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Hotel rooms at the discounted pricing and available for booking from June 1st until July 12th. &lt;a href="http://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?groupID=5123930&amp;amp;hotelID=106556" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle005"&gt;Reserve your room!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6473861</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 WHS Summer Meeting (Friday, July 31, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="pageTitle" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;2026 WHS Summer Meeting&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h5 align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Where: Oxford Suites Yakima, WA&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;1701 E Yakima Ave, Yakima WA 98901&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;img src="https://washingtonhearing.org/resources/Pictures/Manufacture%20Logo/unnamed.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="218" height="158" align="center"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Come join us for a weekend in the sun! We will start with our exhibit hall and welcome reception on Thursday July 30th at 6pm. Continuing education classes will be held all day Friday. And then a short day of classes on Saturday August 1st.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Of course we are doing our silent and live auction Friday evening!&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Family members are welcome to join. The hotel is kid friendly, there's a pool, and pets are welcome with a pet fee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style=""&gt;
  &lt;li style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Agenda will be posted once speakers are confirmed!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Voting Members we will have some items to vote on. Please attend the WHS Business meeting so we can move forward with some of these business items.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are unable to attend fill out your &lt;a href="https://washingtonhearing.org/resources/Documents/Proxy%20Form.docx" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle005"&gt;PROXY&lt;/a&gt; forms and send them to our Secretary, Brianne Holley!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Hotel rooms at the discounted pricing and available for booking from June 1st until July 12th. &lt;a href="http://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?groupID=5123930&amp;amp;hotelID=106556" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle005"&gt;Reserve your room!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6473861</link>
      <guid>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6473861</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 WHS Summer Meeting (Friday, July 31, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="pageTitle" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;2026 WHS Summer Meeting&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h5 align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Where: Oxford Suites Yakima, WA&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;1701 E Yakima Ave, Yakima WA 98901&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;img src="https://washingtonhearing.org/resources/Pictures/Manufacture%20Logo/unnamed.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="218" height="158" align="center"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Come join us for a weekend in the sun! We will start with our exhibit hall and welcome reception on Thursday July 30th at 6pm. Continuing education classes will be held all day Friday. And then a short day of classes on Saturday August 1st.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Of course we are doing our silent and live auction Friday evening!&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Family members are welcome to join. The hotel is kid friendly, there's a pool, and pets are welcome with a pet fee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style=""&gt;
  &lt;li style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Agenda will be posted once speakers are confirmed!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Voting Members we will have some items to vote on. Please attend the WHS Business meeting so we can move forward with some of these business items.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are unable to attend fill out your &lt;a href="https://washingtonhearing.org/resources/Documents/Proxy%20Form.docx" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle005"&gt;PROXY&lt;/a&gt; forms and send them to our Secretary, Brianne Holley!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Hotel rooms at the discounted pricing and available for booking from June 1st until July 12th. &lt;a href="http://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?groupID=5123930&amp;amp;hotelID=106556" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle005"&gt;Reserve your room!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6473861</link>
      <guid>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6473861</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Summer Meeting Auction Donation (Friday, July 31, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="pageTitle" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;Summer Meeting Auction 2026&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h5 align="center"&gt;WHS is holding its annual Summer Meeting Auction 2026 the evening of Friday July 31st. Dinner and drinks will beprovided. Attendees and guests are welcome to attend.&lt;/h5&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;img src="https://washingtonhearing.org/resources/Pictures/Stock%20Photos/eugeniu-baidiuc-WG1nHaY_h3A-unsplash.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="221" height="278" align="left"&gt;If you are interested in donating items please fill out the registration form. This allows us to keep track of itmes and promote them easily. Attendence for the auction itself is included upon registration for the Summer Meeting, THIS EVENT IS ONLY FOR DONATING ITEMS.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Thank you for your continued support! Looking forward to seeing you all at the Summer Meeting!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6654220</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 WHS Summer Meeting (Saturday, August 01, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="pageTitle" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;2026 WHS Summer Meeting&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h5 align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Where: Oxford Suites Yakima, WA&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;1701 E Yakima Ave, Yakima WA 98901&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;img src="https://washingtonhearing.org/resources/Pictures/Manufacture%20Logo/unnamed.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="218" height="158" align="center"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Come join us for a weekend in the sun! We will start with our exhibit hall and welcome reception on Thursday July 30th at 6pm. Continuing education classes will be held all day Friday. And then a short day of classes on Saturday August 1st.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Of course we are doing our silent and live auction Friday evening!&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Family members are welcome to join. The hotel is kid friendly, there's a pool, and pets are welcome with a pet fee.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style=""&gt;
  &lt;li style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Agenda will be posted once speakers are confirmed!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Voting Members we will have some items to vote on. Please attend the WHS Business meeting so we can move forward with some of these business items.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If you are unable to attend fill out your &lt;a href="https://washingtonhearing.org/resources/Documents/Proxy%20Form.docx" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle005"&gt;PROXY&lt;/a&gt; forms and send them to our Secretary, Brianne Holley!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Hotel rooms at the discounted pricing and available for booking from June 1st until July 12th. &lt;a href="http://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?groupID=5123930&amp;amp;hotelID=106556" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle005"&gt;Reserve your room!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6473861</link>
      <guid>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6473861</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>HLAA Hope (Wednesday, August 05, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924"&gt;Hearing Loss Association of America&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h3 align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924"&gt;(Washinginton State Association)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica"&gt;Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;A source of HOPE:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;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!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;More Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;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.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6677932</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>IHS 2026 Conference &amp; Expo (Wednesday, August 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 align="center" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;IHS 2026&amp;nbsp;Conference &amp;amp; Expo&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h2 style="font-size: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The IHS 2026 Conference and Expo – taking place at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virgina.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;REGISTRATION OPENS SPRING 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;" align="center"&gt;If you are interested in attending please follow the link to IHS and complete their registration forms.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h1 style="font-size: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ihsinfo.org/conference" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle001" style="background-color: rgb(127, 168, 76);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;https://www.ihsinfo.org/conference&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;</description>
      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6575913</link>
      <guid>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6575913</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Rocky Mountain Hearing Symposium (Thursday, August 13, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="pageTitle" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Colorado Hearing Society&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h1 class="pageTitle" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;Rocky Mountain Hearing Symposium&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;The Rocky Mountain Hearing Symposium will be held at the Highline (a Doubletree Hotel by Hilton} in Vail, Colorado.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;" face="Verdana"&gt;Our Symposium begins on Thursday evening, August 13, at our 7 p.m. reception.&amp;nbsp; Light snacks and drinks will be served, this is not dinner.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;" face="Verdana"&gt;This is a great chance to relax, see your colleagues, and meet new friends!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;" face="Verdana"&gt;During this time the Exhibitors and Vendors will be setting up, and the exhibit area will not be open until Friday.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;" face="Verdana"&gt;This year we will have a live auction, with items donated by the manufacturers and other attendees.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;" face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://coloradohearingsociety.com/Colorado-Events" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 18px;" face="Verdana"&gt;Register Here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6685128</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>HLAA Hope (Wednesday, September 02, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924"&gt;Hearing Loss Association of America&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h3 align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924"&gt;(Washinginton State Association)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica"&gt;Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;A source of HOPE:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;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!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;More Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;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.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6677935</link>
      <guid>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6677935</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>HLAA Hope (Wednesday, October 07, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924"&gt;Hearing Loss Association of America&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h3 align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924"&gt;(Washinginton State Association)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica"&gt;Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;A source of HOPE:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;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!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;More Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;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.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>HLAA Hope (Wednesday, November 04, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924"&gt;Hearing Loss Association of America&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h3 align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924"&gt;(Washinginton State Association)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica"&gt;Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;A source of HOPE:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;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!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;More Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;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.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6677939</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>ASHA Convention (Thursday, November 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h2 class="headerSubtitle" align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;ASHA Convention&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Open Sans, sans-serif" style=""&gt;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.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Open Sans, sans-serif"&gt;The 2026 ASHA Convention will be held November 19–21 at the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.icclos.com/" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1D578E" face="Open Sans, sans-serif"&gt;Indiana Convention Center, 100 South Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46225&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Open Sans, sans-serif" style=""&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="https://convention.asha.org/about-the-convention/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"&gt;More Information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6677878</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>HLAA Hope (Wednesday, December 02, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 class="pageTitle" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924"&gt;Hearing Loss Association of America&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h3 align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924"&gt;(Washinginton State Association)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#839924" face="Helvetica"&gt;Hearing Other People's Experiences (HOPE)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;Peer support is a powerful tool to manage your hearing loss.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style=""&gt;A source of HOPE:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;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!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="https://hearingloss-wa.org/what-we-do/hope-hearing-other-peoples-experiences/" target="_blank" class="stylizedButton buttonStyle004"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;More Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;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.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6677940</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2027 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>AAA Annual Convention (Wednesday, April 07, 2027)</title>
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      <link>https://washingtonhearing.org/event-6677890</link>
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