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HLAA- Nashville Chapter Meeting

~~~  People Helping People  ~~~  We are a friendly group of people with mild to profound hearing loss who meet once a month for fellowship and to share information.  We would love to meet you!  Spouses, family members, and friends are welcome too!

We meet the 2nd Saturday of each month.  A potluck lunch is held at 12:00 PM and is usually followed by a meeting.

The February program will feature E. Ross White, Assistant Director of the state Division of Consumer Affairs. He will be presenting on "Prevention of Identity Theft."

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HLAA- Nashville Chapter Meeting

People Helping People~  We are a friendly group of people with mild to profound hearing loss who meet once a month for fellowship and to share information.  We would love to meet you!  Spouses, family members, and friends are welcome too!

We meet the 2nd Saturday of each month.  A potluck lunch is held at 12:00 PM and is usually followed by a meeting.

Lunch Theme:  An Elf Christmas

Please bring:   a dish to share

We will be playing Dirty Santa.  For those who wish to participate, please bring a wrapped $10 gift.

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Free Dental Extractions

The Brentwood Baptist Church mobile medical facility will be providing FREE dental extractions, dental cleanings, health assessments, and glucose and BP screenings--all done by licensed medical professionals. Prayer and spiritual support will also be offered.

An appointment is REQUIRED. Appointments will be scheduled in 30 minute increments. They will be first come, first serve, so schedule yours as soon as possible through the attached Google doc. Click here to register.

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Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference

One-day special education law and advocacy programs focus on four areas:

-  special education law, rights and responsibilities
-  tests and measurements to measure progress & regression
-  SMART IEPs
-  introduction to tactics & strategies for effective advocacy

Wrightslaw programs are designed to meet the needs of parents, educators, health care providers, advocates and attorneys who represent children with disabilities regarding special education. The program is not disability specific.

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Speech and Lipreading Classes

The purpose of this class at Bridges will be to teach the skills needed for optimal lip reading and provide practice for those individuals wanting to improve their lip reading.  Students should understand the importance of practice outside of class in order to gain the maximum benefit from the instruction.

Many people use lip reading to help fill in the gaps of what they miss with the hearing they have.  Others who have no residual or aided hearing can use lip reading to gain information from communication partners who do not use sign language.

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What Can I Expect when My Child with Hearing Needs Goes to Middle School?

Speakers:
Denise Yeargin, School Guidance Counselor
Sandy Cohen, Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Tracy Duncan, MNPS Hearing Services & TN Hands & Voices
Mary Hunt, Bridges for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing - Youth Program

Questions & RSVP - Tracy Duncan (see contact info above)

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Deaf Night Out

This is a social event for people to come together, get some food, a drink and have time to socialize with each other. 

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Lean on Me: A Guide to Mentorship

With the growing number of ITPs across the nation, interpreters are increasingly finding themselves in a mentorship role. Without formal training, how can one effectively fulfill the expectations of that role? This workshop is intended as a “how-to guide” that provides new mentors with a strong foundation to get started off on the right track and existing mentors a different take on their role.