Ear & Hearing Disorders Links
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Types of Hearing Loss (American Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc)
Atlas of the Body: The Ear (American Medical Assoc)
Hearing, Speech, and Languge Problems in Children (National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders) A checklist to test your child's hearing at home. List available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese.
Hearing - Understanding Screening Results (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Newborn Hearing Screening: Has Your Baby's Hearing Been Screened? (National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders)
What to do if Your Baby's Screening Reveals a Possible Hearing Problem (National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders)
Central Auditory Processing Disorder (Nemours Foundation)
Ear Infections: Facts for Parents (National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders)
Noise Induced Hearing Loss (National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders)
Treatments, Rehabilitation & Coping
American Sign Language (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
Aural Rehabilitation for Children (American Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc)
Children and Hearing Aids (American Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc)
Communication Choices for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children (Gallaudet University, Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center)
Communication Choices (Raising Deaf Kids)
Cochlear Implants (US Food and Drug Admin)
Raising Deaf Kids
Rocky Mountain Deaf School
Directory of Organizations (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
American Academy of Audiology (AAA)
11730 Plaza America Drive, Suite 300
Reston, VA, 20190
Voice: (703) 790-8466, 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Eastern time
Toll-free Voice: (800) 222-2336
TTY: (703) 790-8466, 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Eastern time
Fax: (703) 790-8631
E-mail: info@audiology.org
Internet: www.audiology.org
American Hearing Research Foundation
8 S. Michigan Ave, Suie 814
Chicago, IL, 60603-4539
Voice: 312-726-9670
Fax: 312-726-9695
E-mail: ahrf@american-hearing.org
Internet: http://www.american-hearing.org/
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
3417 Volta Place, NW
Washington, DC, 20007-2778
Voice: (202) 337-5220
Toll-free Voice: (866) 337-5220
TTY: (202) 337-5221
Fax: (202) 337-8314
E-mail: info@agbell.org
Internet: www.agbell.org
BEGINNINGS for Parents of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Inc .
P.O. Box 17646
Raleigh, NC, 27619
Voice: (919) 850-2746
Toll-free Voice: (800) 541-4327 (In-state only)
TTY: (919) 850-2746
Fax: (919) 850-2804
E-mail: info@ncbegin.org
Internet: www.ncbegin.org
American Society for Deaf Children
P.O. Box 3355
Gettysburg, PA, 17325
Voice: (717) 334-7922
Toll-free Voice: (800) 942-ASDC (2732)
E-mail: ASDC1@aol.com
Internet: www.deafchildren.org
National Deaf Education Network and Clearinghouse
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
KDES PAS-6, 800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC, 20002
Voice: (202) 651-5051, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Eastern time
TTY: (202) 651-5052
Fax: (202) 651-5054
E-mail: clearinghouse.infotogo@gallaudet.edu
Internet: clerccenter.gallaudet.edu
- “Caring For Young Children: Signing for Day Care Providers & Sitters” by S. Harold Collins; Garlic Press, 1993
- "Choices in Deafness: A Parents' Guide to Communication Options" by Sue Schwartz; Woodbine House, 2007
- “The Parents’ Guide to Cochlear Implants” by Patricia Chute; Gallaudet University Press, 2002
- "When Your Child is Deaf: A Guide for Parents" by David Luterman; York Press, 2002
- “The Young Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child: A Family-Centered Approach to Early Education” by Barbara Bodner-Johnson; Paul H. Brookes Publ, 2003
- “Your Child’s Hearing Loss: What Parents Need to Know” by Debby Waldman; Perigee, 2005
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