Today we’d like to introduce you to David Edmondson.
David, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
I retired from TCU after working there for 33 years as the Emeritus Provost for Technology Resources. After retirement, I began to volunteer for several different organizations. One of them is the Fort Worth Chapter of Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA). I have been on the board serving the past 3 years as President.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
We are a very small nonprofit chapter that is 100% volunteer. So there are many activities we want to do to serve the hearing loss community in the Central North Texas Region. Be totally dependent on members volunteering to contribute their time and resources is a difficult issue for us. We would like to do more but we just don’t have the people and money it takes to accomplish many of our aspirations.
Hearing Loss Association of America Fort Worth Chapter – what should we know? What do you guys do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Fort Worth Chapter is part of the nation’s foremost membership and advocacy organization for people with hearing loss.
HLAA opens the world of communication to people with hearing loss through information, education, support, and advocacy.
HLAA Fort Worth Chapter is a tax-exempt, charitable organization and is eligible to receive tax deductible contributions under the IRS Code 501(c)(3).
Some of the information, education, support and advocacy activities we serve:
Dealing with hearing loss
Help for family and friends
Assistive technology
Listening systems for home and meeting rooms
Visual signaling devices for doorbells, alarms, etc.
Telephone devices
Legal rights of hard of hearing people
Communication accessibility issues and advocacy
Medical service issues
Travel issues
Safety concerns
Communication skills and strategies; lip reading
What is “success” or “successful” for you?
The number of people with meet and serve in our community. The number of events we participate in. The number of individuals we directly help acquire assisted hearing devices that could not have gotten them otherwise.
Pricing:
- Annual membership is $25
Contact Info:
- Address: Monthly meetings are held at:
Southside Church of Christ
2101 Hemphill Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76110 - Website: www.hearinglossfortworth.org
- Phone: (817) 564-3764
- Email: info@hearinglossfortworth.org
- Facebook: Hearing Loss of America Fort Worth Chapter
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