Who We Are.  Our Portland chapter is dedicated to providing a supportive atmosphere for you to meet other hard of hearing people and learn about issues related to hearing loss. Our chapter meetings are equipped with a loop system and real-time captioning.

Our Chapter Meetings. Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of every month (Sept - May) at 7 p.m. at the Legacy Good Samaritan Main Hospital campus, (2282 NW Northrup- corner of NW 23rd and NW Northrup).

Meeting Room Notes:

We meet in the Northrup 1st Floor Conference Room (2282 NW Northrup- corner of NW 23rd and NW Northrup). Google Map

For a detailed look on where to find the meeting location and available parking, please also see the Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital Campus Map.

Meetings are accessible by Tri-Met lines 15, 17 and 77 and the Portland Streetcar all stop no more than two blocks away. To further plan your trip, go to:  http://www.trimet.org  and see "Trip Planner" section.

Our Board Members:
President: Mark Foster

Treasurer: Anne McLaughlin
Secretary: Laura Maeda
Board Member At-Large: Bob Schlessinger
Newsletter Editors: Mark Foster / Stan Saunders

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

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

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

Newsletters:

Find current and past issues of the monthly newsletter of the Hearing Loss Association of Portland.

November 2009

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