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2023 Calendar of Events

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September
27 - DeafBlind Emergency Preparedness Month Webinar Series - Webinar
27 - Justice and Mental Health Townhall Meetings (9 meetings in 9 different locations) - London, KY
28 - Deaf Sober Gathering - Zoom Meeting
29 - Kentucky School of Alcohol and Other Drug Studies - Zoom Meeting

October
2 - The Fundamental Framework for Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Children: A Model from the Child’s Perspective (A Lunch & Learn With Co-Author Kinya D. Embry, M.S. CCC-SLP) - Zoom Meeting
3 - Story By Story: Carrie Sue Ayvar - Frankfort, KY
7 - Ohio Association of the Deaf: Family Fun Days at Cedar Point - Sandusky, OH
7 - KAD: 48th Biennial Mini Conference - Danville, KY
11 - Justice and Mental Health Townhall Meetings (9 meetings in 9 different locations) - Lexington, KY
12 - Deaf Sober Gathering - Zoom Meeting
17 - Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Public Forums for the State Plan - Thelma, KY
         You may also join in via Zoom: Zoom Meeting information.
              Here's an ASL signed/captioned YouTube video explaining this event.
19 - Kentucky School of Alcohol and Other Drug Studies - Zoom Meeting
21 - Deaf Sober Gathering - Lexington, KY
24 - Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Public Forums for the State Plan - Louisville, KY
         You may also join in by Zoom: Zoom Meeting information.
              Here's an ASL signed/captioned YouTube video explaining this event.
25 - Justice and Mental Health Townhall Meetings (9 meetings in 9 different locations) - Paducah, KY
26 - Deaf Sober Gathering - Zoom Meeting
30 - November 3 - ALDAcon: Annual convention of the Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA) - Austin, TX

November
October 30 - 3 - ALDAcon: Annual convention of the Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA) - Austin, TX
3-4 - KY Hears Deaf Education Professionals Symposium - Louisville, KY
RSVP by October 20, 2023
4 - DeafNation Expo - Chicago, IL
8 - Justice and Mental Health Townhall Meetings (9 meetings in 9 different locations) - Louisville, KY
9 - Deaf Sober Gathering - Zoom Meeting
15 - Justice and Mental Health Townhall Meetings (9 meetings in 9 different locations) - Pikeville, KY
29 - Justice and Mental Health Townhall Meetings (9 meetings in 9 different locations) - Bowling Green, KY

December
No known events to post. Do you have an event to post here? Please let us know about it.


ONGOING MEETINGS & EVENTS

Meetings:

Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Chapters are local or area-wide organizations offering regularly-scheduled meetings and programs. The Chapters offer emotional support, camaraderie, tips and techniques for living with hearing loss, and technical information about hearing assistance devices. They are self-help organizations dedicated to education, advocacy and support for people who do not hear well. The meetings are free and open to the public. Check out the Twelve Reasons Why Self-help Groups are Good for You. For a chapter near you see below:

  • HLAA Kentuckiana Chapter (HLAAKC) - Meetings are in Louisville, Kentucky at 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of most months. (Their monthly meeting location will be updated & captured in the www.hearinglosskentucky.org website and search under the Kentuckiana Chapter tab for meeting information.) Real Time Captioning is used at the meetings. Contact us at info@hearinglosskentucky.org and visit our website at www.hearinglosskentucky.org.
  • HLAA Kentucky Home Chapter (HLAAKHC) – Meetings are in Bardstown, Kentucky at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of most months at the Nelson County Public Library, 201 Cathedral Manor. Remote Real Time Captioning is used at the meetings. Contact us at info@hearinglosskentucky.org or 502-349-6792 and visit our website at www.hearinglosskentucky.org.
  • HLAA Lexington Chapter (HLAALC) - Meetings are in Lexington, Kentucky at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of most months at Lexington Public Library, Eastside Branch, 3000 Blake James Drive at the intersection of Man O War Boulevard and Palumbo Drive. Real Time Captioning is used at the meetings. Contact us at info@hearinglosskentucky.org and visit us at our webpage at www.hearinglosskentucky.org .
  • HLAA Bowling Green Resources – The co-leaders who served the Bowling Green hearing loss community for over five years, will continue to serve as a resource for hearing loss information and when appropriate engage in advocacy on behalf of individuals with hearing loss and should in time there exists a desire to resurrect a Hearing Loss Association of America Bowling Green Chapter, they will be most willing to mentor those who are prepared to lead it. Contact them at info@hearinglosskentucky.org and visit our website at www.hearinglosskentucky.org.

Louisville Deaf Senior Citizens - meets in January, April, July and October at the Derby City Community Center, 1401 Cadillac Court, Louisville, KY

1st Thursday is Potluck at 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

3rd Thursday is Social/Games at 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.


Adoption Support for Kentucky - Online Support Group for Foster and Adoptive Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

See the flyer for more information and to register.

The support group will meet on the third Thursday of each month.


Deaf Sober Gatherings - Zoom

See the flyer for more information.

This support group will meet every Monday.


ASL Socials:

1st & 2nd Fridays of the month - Deaf Coffee Chat & Silent Dinner/Deaf Socials - Louisville, KY

The second Friday of the following months: January, April, July and October: ASL Social/Silent Dinner in the Jefferson Mall's Food Court - Louisville, KY

The second Friday of the following months: February, March, May, June, August, September, November and December: ASL Social/Silent Dinner in the Mall St. Matthew's Food Court - Louisville, KY

1st & 3rd Fridays of the month - Fayette Mall Deaf Social - Lexington, KY at 6 p.m.

2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month - Applebee's - Danville, KY at 10 p.m.

2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month throughout EKU's semesters, Silent Coffee - Purdy's Coffee Co. on EKU's campus - Richmond, KY

2nd Friday of every month - Deaf Coffee Chat - Starbucks - Florence, KY at 7:00-9:00 p.m.