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Hearing Loss | Last Active: Sep 12, 2020 | Replies (12)

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Yes -- learning how other people live well with hearing loss would be wonderful and most welcome, especially for those who are still fairly new to losing our hearing
There is a large percentage of us in the US who do not have/use smart technology for Zoom virtual presentations. A great many of us are elderly; among our top list of concerns are very valid and rational personal invasive privacy and security issues. Are all of these HLLA meetings & presentations equally available on YouTube? (it's been awhile since I checked the HLLA website) Are written transcriptions also available for all of them as well?

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I don't know if they are available on youTube. They are usually recorded and posted on the website, but it takes a while for HLAA to get them up on the site. HLAA has bent over backwards to assure security. If you check the website for the link rather than using the one I provided, you will see the notice about security. Many hard of hearing people are elderly, yet many are pretty savvy about technology including videoconferencing. I encourage people who live in senior complexes to ask staff to sign in to these meetings. Perhaps on a big screen. We are not pleased that meetings cannot be held in person, but videoconferencing is the next best thing to being there....and it appears to be the way of the future. The best part is that it is all inclusive. You don't have to be a member and you don't have to travel to participate.

I sure understand your concern about the invasive ness of technology! I’ve found a solution that gives me security, well two really. One solution is to use the browser DuckDuckGo.com. DuckDuckGo is a secure browser you go to when you want privacy. The site scrambles your home address (Internet protocol address belonging to your computer, laptop, tablet or phone. The site you go to then has zero idea of who you are or where you live - they just see DuckDuckGo. The other solution I use is even better. I use a VPN. Virtual Privacy Network. There are lots of free ones for those of us who don’t work from home. A VPN protects your privacy - we do banking online because we live in our RV and are virtually secure and private in those transactions. When I go on Zoom, I turn on my VPN and it protects me. When I buy something online, I turn on the VPN. Hope this helps!