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NATIONAL RESOURCES

Advanced Bionics, LLC

28515 Westinghouse Place
Valencia, CA 91355
(877) 829-0026; (800) 678-3575 (tty)
www.advancedbionics.com

For parents who are considering a cochlear implant for their child and would like more information.

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

3417 Volta Place, NW
Washington, D.C. 20007-2778
(202) 337-5220; (202) 337-5221(tty)
Email: info@agbell.org
http://nc.agbell.org

An international organization comprised of parents, professionals and oral deaf/hh children and adults that provide newsletters, journals, and information relating to oral education.  Financial aid programs available for children with hearing loss.  Mentoring programs, leadership opportunities for deaf/hh teens and young adults and Advocacy services available for members.

American Academy of Audiology

11730 Plaza America Drive, Suite 300
Reston, VA 20190
(800) 222-2336 (v/tty)
Email: infoaud@audiology.org
www.audiology.org

Professional organization for audiologists; provides information on audiology and related issues

American Society for Deaf Children

800 Florida Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002
(717) 334-7922
(800) 942-2732(v/tty)
Email: asdc@deafchildren.org
www.deafchildren.org

Prints the Endeavor & provides parent support, especially for information regarding the use of American Sign Language.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

2200 Research Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20850
(800) 638-8255
(301) 296-5650 (tty)
Email: actioncenter@asha.org
www.asha.org

Professional organization for speech language pathologists & audiologists; provides information on communication disorders

Beginnings For Parents Of Children Who Are Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing, Inc.

PO Box 17646
Raleigh, NC 27619
(919) 715-4092 (v/tty)
Email: raleigh@ncbegin.org
www.ncbegin.org

A resource and reference organization that produces materials and videos oriented towards helping families make choices about communication methods

Better Hearing Institute

1444 I Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 449-1100
Email: mail@betterhearing.org
www.betterhearing.org

Non-Profit organization.  Provides information concerning hearing loss and hearing aids and where to go for help.

Brendan B. McGinnis Congenital CMV Foundation

PO Box 45405
Omaha, Nebraska  68145-0405
www.cmvfoundation.org

Raising public awareness about congenital CMV, links to publications, videos, networking with other families

Boystown National Research Hospital

Center for Childhood Deafness
425 North 30th Street
Omaha, NE 68131
(402) 452-5000
www.boystownhospital.org/
www.babyhearing.org

Clinical and research programs focusing on childhood deafness, visual impairment and related communication disorders; national medical programs instituted in hospitals and clinics across the country

Center for Early Intervention on Deafness

1035 Grayson Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 848.4800
(510) 848.5686 (tty)
Email: info@ceid.org
www.ceid.org

A model early intervention program for babies and young children who have hearing impairments and severe speech and language delays.

Central Institute for the Deaf

825 South Taylor Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
(877) 444-4574; (314) 977-0037 (tty)
www.cid.edu

Research, information, and resources about deafness.

CNI Center for Hearing

701 East Hampden Ave Suite 415
Englewood,CO 80113
(303) 806-7416
Email: jstucky@thecni.org
www.TheCNI.org/hearing

Offering a wide array of programs and services for children and families, including support groups, ,summer camps, donated cochlear implant and bone anchored hearing aid systems,and more.

Cochlear Americas

13059 E. Peakview Avenue
Centennial, CO 80111
(800) 523-5798 (v/tdd)
Email: community@cochlear.com
www.cochlearamericas.com

For parents who are considering a cochlear implant for their child and would like more information.

Cochlear Implant Awareness Foundation

3109 Beaver Creek Lane
Springfield, Illinois 62712
(800) 795-0824
www.ciafonline.org

CIAF's mission is to provide information, resources, and support to prospective cochlear implant recipients and their families.

Global Coalition of Parents of Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Email: gpodhh2010@gmail.com
www.gpodhh.com

(GPOD) is an international collaboration of parent groups dedicated to promoting improved systemic protocols and practices which encourage informed choice and the empowerment of families with a deaf or hard of hearing child throughout the world.

Hands & Voices

PO Box 3093, Boulder,CO 80307
(866) 422-0422
www.handsandvoices.org

A national parent-driven organization dedicated to non-biased support to families who have children with deafness or hearing loss. Activities include outreach events, educational seminars, advocacy lobbying efforts, parent-to-parent network, and a newsletter.

Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)

Formerly Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc. (SHHH)
7910 Woodmont Ave., Ste. 1200
Behesda, MD  20814
(301) 657-2248
www.hearingloss.org

HLAA provides assistance and resources for people with hearing loss and their families to learn how to adjust to living with hearing loss

House Ear Institute

2100 West Third Street, Fifth Floor
Los Angeles, CA. 90057
(213) 483-4431 (v)  (213) 484-2642 (tty)
Email: info@hei.org
www.hei.org

A non-profit organization that provides information on hearing loss.

Info to Go

Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center-Gallaudet University
(202) 651-5051 (v) (202) 651-5052(tty)
(202) 651-5198 (Espanol)
Email: clerc.center@gallaudet.edu
www.gallaudet.edu/

Centralized source of information on topics dealing with deafness and hearing loss.  Disseminates information on deafness, hearing loss, services and programs related to people with hearing loss available throughout the United States.

 

International Center on Deafness and the Arts through Education (ICODA)

614 Anthony Trail
 Northbrook, IL 60062
(847) 509-8260
(847) 509-8257 (tty)
info@icodaarts.org
www.icodaarts.org

The primary mission of  ICODA is to educate, enrich and empower Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Hearing children and adults through the provision of quality artistic and educational experiences.

International Hearing Dog, Inc.

5901 East 89th Ave.
Henderson CO 80640
(303) 287-3277 (v/tdd)
www.ihdi.org

Hearing dog training and placement

Intertribal Deaf Council

Sacred Circle
PO Box 13051
Salem, OR 97309
www.deafnative.com

Upholds and continues the Native American traditions and holds events/conventions for Native American deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the U.S. and Canada.

John Tracy Clinic

806 W. Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA. 90007
(800) 522-4582; www.jtc.org
(213) 748-5481; www.clinicajohntracy.org (Espanol)

Free online courses for parents, geared for children birth to five years, materials on: Building language, Developing speech, Enjoying learning

The Marion Downs Hearing Center at the University of Colorado Hospital

“Communication for a Lifetime”
1793 Quentin Street, Aurora, CO 80045
(720) 848-3042
www.mariondowns.com

Specializing in direct clinical services including audiology, otology, genetics, speech/language and a multidisciplinary clinic.   Clinical support includes newborn hearing screening and follow-up, complete pediatric diagnostic assessment, hearing aid dispensing and follow-up, cochlear implant consultations and follow-up, auditory processing evaluations, vestibular assessment, speech-language assessment and therapy, medical assessment and treatment, and genetic testing and counseling.  Also provides parent support, consumer advocacy, a summer preschool, a teen program, sign language classes and research and education.

MED-EL

2511 Old Cornwallis Rd Ste. 100
Durham, North Carolina
(888) 633-3524
www.medel.com

For parents who are considering a cochlear implant for their child and would like more information.

National Association of the Deaf

8630 Fenton Street, Suite 820
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 587-1789(tty)
(301) 587-1788 (v/vp)
www.nad.org

A consumer advocacy organization for the deaf established in 1880; membership, resources, and publications available

The National Center on Severe and Sensory Disabilities (NCSSD)

University of Northern Colorado
Campus Box 146
Greeley, CO 80639
Email: ncssd@unco.edu
www.unco.edu/ncssd/

NCSSD is a university-supported center established to increase the nation’s capacity to provide educational and other services to infants, children, and youth with deafness, blindness, and severe disabilities.  The four main functions of NCSSD are: information exchange for families, teachers, administrators, and other service providers; local support of teachers and families to increase specialized services; teacher training to increase the supply of specially trained teachers; and research and dissemination of the research and best practices.

National Cued Speech Association

5619 McLean Drive
Bethesda, MD 20814-1021
(800) 459-3529
Email: info@cuedspeech.org
www.cuedspeech.org

For general information & to get local contacts on Cueing.

National Deaf Education Project

Lawrence M. Siegel, Director
Email: info@ndepnow.org or parentadvocate@handsandvoices.org
www.ndepnow.org

A Collaborative project of the American Society of Deaf Children, The Conf. Of Ed. Administrators of Schools for the Deaf, the NAD, Gallaudet and others to reform the educational delivery system for deaf/hh children.

National Black Deaf Advocates, Inc.

c/o Sharon White, Secretary
P.O. Box 32
Frankfort, KY 40602
www.nbda.org

Promotes the well-being, culture, and empowerment of African-Americans who are deaf or hard of hearing.

The National Center for Hearing Assessment & Management (NCHAM)

2615 Old Main Hill
Logan, Utah 84322
(435) 797-3584
www.infanthearing.org

The goal of the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM - pronounced "en-cham") at Utah State University is to ensure that all infants and toddlers with hearing loss are identified as early as possible and provided with timely and appropriate audiological, educational, and medical intervention. NCHAM's research, training, and technical assistance activities contribute to this goal

National Council of Hispano Deaf and Hard of Hearing

P.O. Box 90927
Washington, D.C. 20090
www.nchdhh.org/

The mission of the National Council of Hispano Deaf and Hard of Hearing is to ensure equal access of the Hispano deaf and hard of hearing community in the areas of social, recreational, cultural, educational, and vocational welfare.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive, MSC 2320
Bethesda, MD USA 20892-2320
E-mail: nidcdinfo@nidcd.nih.gov

Conducts and supports biomedical and behavioral research and research training in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language

S.E.E Center for the Advancement of Deaf Children

(562) 430-1467 (v/tty)
Email: seecenter@seecenter.org
www.seecenter.org

The Goals of the S.E.E. Center for the Advancement of Deaf Children are:To promote early identification and intervention; to promote development of improved English skills; to promote understanding of principles of Signing Exact English and its use; to promote information to parents on deafness and related topics

SKI*HI Institute

Utah State University
6500 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-6500
(435) 797-5600
(435) 797-5584 (TTY)
Email: skihi@cc.usu.edu
www.skihi.org

Early Intervention Curriculum for children with Hearing loss.

Starkey Hearing Foundation

6700 Washington Ave South
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
(866) 354-3254
www.starkeyhearingfoundation.org

Donates hearing instruments to individuals who cannot otherwise afford them. This is accomplished through local dispensers who have individuals complete an application, which is reviewed by Starkey

 

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