Have you ever wondered "Are there others like me who can't hear well or can't hear anymore?" "How will I manage?" "Will I be able to keep my job?" "Will I still be able to use a telephone or hear my children when they call out to me?" What services are available to me?" "Where will I find the help I need?"
You are not alone. The Association of Late - Deafened Adults (ALDA) is a nonprofit organization with the general objectives of providing Education, Advocacy, Role models and Support (EARS) for people with adventitious hearing loss.
Membership in ALDA includes the quarterly newsletter ALDA News and the business newsletter ALDA Biz.
ALDA News consists of articles, stories and poems by and about late-deafened adults. Topics in ALDA News have covered all areas of hearing loss, including surviving family gatherings at holidays, service animals, computer assisted realtime transliteration (CART) and computerized notetaking, cochlear implants (both technology and users' personal experiences), medical and health issues, advocacy, benefits of hearing loss and others too numerous to list here.
In this section visitors will find samples of ALDA News articles to give you a taste of what you will enjoy by Joining ALDA.
ALDA Members can find the latest issue of ALDA News and browse the archives of past issues to refresh your memory or catch up on what you missed before you became a member.
ALDA Biz is the business newsletter reporting on the doings of the ALDA Inc. Board of Directors. This consolidated newsletter is published twice a year. Between publications, members can find President's Message, Board Reports, and Member Announcements in the Members Only pages of this website. If you are not a member join today or contact us for more information.
