Role models

​NEW for 2023! 

Welcome to ALDA-Boulder

  • Living with Deafness & Hearing Loss 
  • Technology for Communication Access
  • Hearing Loss at Work: Inclusive Environments

Education

Who is ALDA?

We inform people about the nature of acquired deafness & ways to adapt.
We offer guidance on making personal adjustments to hearing loss, & work ​to improve public understanding about living with deafness. 

Resources for individuals, families, & organizations

Connecting Deafened People
in Boulder County & Beyond

ALDA, Inc., the Association of Late Deafened Adults,
​is a national nonprofit consumer advocacy & support organization. 

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The mission of ALDA is to support the empowerment of deafened people. Late-Deafened Adults are people who have lost
​the ability to understand speech with or without hearing aids after they acquired spoken language.


We are committed to providing a support network and a sense of belonging ​by sharing our unique experiences, challenges and coping strategies, helping one another find practical solutions and emotional support, and working with other organizations and service providers for our common good. 

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ALDA, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 

Advocacy

  • Social Sign Language: Visual Communication Basics
  • Transitions: Adapting Well to Hearing Loss
  • Conversation Reboot: Strategies for Hearing Loss

Spring Consumer Classes

     See Education & Training Page

Summer Co-op Camping Trips

     See Outdoor Page for details


We inform people about the nature of acquired deafness & ways to adapt.

We are the first Colorado chapter of ALDA, founded ​in 2012. We serve 
people in Boulder County with any level of hearing loss (mild to profound), ​their families, ​and friends. We offer recreational activities, social events, classes, workshops, training programs, mentoring, and peer support for people ​of any age who have lost their hearing. ​

We advocate on behalf of deafened people ​on issues of access rights, communication services, employment, rehabilitation, & legislation.

​​Some of us use speech & speech-reading, have hearing aids or implants,
or use sign language or writing. Our ​motto is, "Whatever Works!" All modes
of communication are respected and welcomed. ALDA extends ​a warm
welcome to everyone, deafened ​or not, ​who supports our goals.

Support

Education

Boulder Chapter of the Association of Late-Deafened Adults, Colorado

Classes for people with hearing loss and others

Events for individuals, families, & friends around Boulder County

We provide a support network & a sense of belonging with a variety
​of social & recreational activities for deafened people, family, & friends.
  • Speakers Group on Deafness & Hearing Loss Topics
  • Deaf Toolbox: Technology coaching on adaptive gear
  • Peer Mentoring Programs 
  • Social chats, accessible community events, 
  • Small-group Camping Program with sign language classes
  • ​Boulder Silent Outdoor Group: Hikes, bikes, & walking tours

Training programs & workshops for agencies, nonprofits, & business

 ​ALDA-Boulder has the objective of providing Education, Advocacy,
 Role models, & Support (EARS) for people who have lost their hearing.