In 2021, the American School for the Deaf (ASD) launched a multi-year project to improve communication access in education and healthcare for deaf, hard of hearing, and DeafBlind individuals across the State of Connecticut. Hear Here Hartford is a proud partner of this project, working to raise awareness around the critical need for improved accommodations for people with hearing loss. …
Hear Here Hartford, a chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America, brought the Walk4Hearing to Connecticut 14 years ago. The goals are: Through the funds raised by the 2024 Walk4Hearing, HHH is able to provide activities and scholarships that promote education, self-advocacy, understanding and empower teens and young adults who are Deaf/hard of hearing as they navigate their work…
In February 2024, the American School for the Deaf (ASD) collaborated with Hear Here Hartford to host a self-advocacy event focusing on the rights of deaf, hard of hearing and DeafBlind employees under the ADA for reasonable accommodations in the workplace. Disability Rights Attorney Marc Anthony Gallucci was our keynote presenter and organized various skits to demonstrate the real issues…