February 14, 2026 In-Person + Webinar Meeting
Sound Advice Project
Nancy Rubin
WELCOME TO THE SECOND MEETING OF OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR!!!
Times: Social 9:30am PT, Presentation 10am PT, Social 11:30am PT
Where: Kaiser Permanente Fabiola Building, 3801 Howe St,, Basement Level, Room G-26, Oakland, CA,
Parking: Free, parking structure across the street
How: Free meeting with complementary coffee, cookies, pizza lunch
RSVP by: Friday, February 13, 2026 by 5 PM PST
Future Meetings
ALERT: Please stay tuned. Beginning March 14th meeting, we anticipate moving permanently to the Kaiser Conference Center, which is 1 block down Howe Street from Fabiola Building, crossing MacArthur Blvd, to Hospital's North Entrance at 275 West MacArthur Blvd. More details coming when closer to March 14.
March 14: Insight on Rehabiliation in Music Perception after Cochlear Implant Surgery, Lourdes Kaufman, UCSF Head/Neck Surgery 4 th year Medical Student & Current Children’s Communication Center Research Fellow: https://ohns.ucsf.edu/ccc/research_fellow
April 11: Stigma: Making the Invisible Actionable, Jane Neilson, HLAA/HLAA-EB Stipend Recipient
May 30: Walk4Hearing at Robert W Crown Memorial State Beach in Alameda
June: Topic/Presenter to be Scheduled. Suggestions accepted, eMail to Info@HearingLossEB.org.
July & August: Summer Break (no meetings)
September 12: Topic to Be Determined, Dr. Tina Childress, a Late-deafened Audiologist, Innocaption
October 10: Assistive Listening System Presentation, Ann Thomas, HLAA N. Calif. Chapters Coordinator
Who We Are
The Hearing Loss Association of America-East Bay Chapter (HLAA-EB ) is part of the nation’s leading organization representing people of all ages with hearing loss. We strive to give people the tools they need to live more successfully with hearing loss and to show them they do not have to face hearing loss alone. Our primary purpose is to educate ourselves, our families, friends, coworkers, teachers, hearing health care providers, industry, government, and others about hearing loss.
