HLAA Convention 2019 - Who's going?

Yep. Party Deafies alert-we know how to party. New Orleans Jazz/ blues

I missed the convention this year due to my CI surgery but will definitely be going to the 2019 convention. It's a great way to network, learn, make new friends, and have fun all at the same time!

It was a blast. I hang around with some great folks which is unusual for me. The workshops were awesome this year. Genetics research was fascinating to learn. Patience is a neccesaey trait . Hard process. As usual the dogs are a treat to meet again. Next year will be great. Jazz and folks to enjoy it with. I was the only one at the jazz thing in Rochester . I stayed after the convention.

As usual, it was a wonderful time for learning new information through the exhibit hall and presentations, catching up with old friends, and enjoying a new city. Every year the HLAA staff outdoes itself in trying to bring new, old, unusual and the tried and true. We can't thank them enough and won't mention anyone individually as it's group effort. We love them for it. (In the photo, Four Friends From Florida.)

@bookysue @judymartin what is one new thing you learned from the HLAA convention?

People are okay. I am not a social Peronist yet I had an awesome time in that regard. They had a new workshop that I hope will be again for future conference. A session on being deaf and alcoholism. More Psy issues came out. Depression issues were discussed by folks at the mike. Much needed for future workshops. The author talk on her issues with Ushers was incredible. I felt my issues are minor compared to her. Reading her book. So much learned
How about you

Having been a hearing loss advocate courtesy of HLAA since 2006, I can't say I learned anything entirely new, but there were many variations on subjects which were thought-provoking. Two things that intrigued me was how captioning has spread through new technology which can only be an enormous boon for those in conversations, at meetings, and other areas where understanding speech is important. The other topic, was of course, genetics. While I knew about the connection, it was positively moving to see how genetics affected one family through generations as well as to hear the story of a young woman tracing her loss back to a very small group of people. DNA is a very big subject these days and HLAA hit the right spot in presenting it to those in attendance.