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I am a life time Prince Georges County resident, entrepreneur, community advocate, and political activist -- with a passion for service.

Most important, after experiencing loss of her hearing suddenly in 2013 after a vertigo attack and a subsequent one in 2015 I sought cochlear implants which allows me to continue to live in the hearing world. I decided to fight the barriers and discrimination faced by others who experience hearing loss -most often in silence. To that end I discovered the Hearing Loss Association of America and have never looked back. In 2016 I decided to form the Hearing Loss of Association of America (HLAA) Prince Georges County Chapter. Early on I discovered there was so much information and resources available for persons with hearing loss that was not getting to the very community that could benefit from it. Through information provided by HLAA and local chapters I have been able to fulfill the mission to open the world of communication to people with hearing loss by providing information, education, support and advocacy. In this capacity I am most proud of the work she done in collaboration with all of MD Chapters in passing a bill in the 2019 General Assembly session which requires hearing induction loops be installed in public places in which state funds are being used to reconstruction or renovations.

The Chapter continues its efforts in Prince Georges County to educate and change people’s perceptions of persons with hearing loss. The information garnered through HLAA allows me to bring awareness about hearing loss to diverse audiences throughout the metropolitan area by conducting presentations on various topics including on adjusting to your hearing loss, workplace environment, partnering with Emergency Service providers, family & friends and knowing your rights.

I strongly believe if it were not for the support from HLAA I would have suffered in silence.

Veronica Davila Steele, President
HLAA Prince George's County Chapter