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NATIONAL RESOURCES

Advanced Bionics Corporation
12740 San Fernando Road
Sylmar, CA. 91342 USA

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
V (202) 337-5220 TTY (202) 337-5221
Website:  www.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
8201 Greensboro Dr., Ste 300
McLean, VA 22102
1-800-222-2336 v/tty
web: www.audiology.org

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

American Society for Deaf Children
PO Box 3355
Gettysberg, PA  17325
v/tty (717) 334-7922
Parent hotline 1(800) 942-ASDC
Email: asdc1@aol.com
www.deafchildren.org

Prints the Endeavor & provides parent support, especially for information regarding the use of american sign language.

American Speech - Language - Hearing Association
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD. 20853-3279
(301) 897-5700
www.asha.org

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

Auditory-Verbal International, Inc. (AVI)
2121 Eisenhower Ave., Suite 402
Alexandria, VA. 22313
(703) 739-1049 V
(703) 739-0874 TTY
www.auditory-verbal.org

An international organization providing resources and information to parents & professionals on teaching HI children to speak with residual hearing & amplification.

Beginnings for Parents of Hearing Impaired Children, Inc.
PO Box 17646
Raleigh, NC 27609
Toll free: Voice/tty 919-850-2746

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

Better Hearing Institute
P.O. Box 1840
Washington, DC. 20013
V/TDD 1(800) EAR-WELL

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

Boystown National Research Hospital
Center for Childhood Deafness

555 N. 30th Street
Omaha, NE 68131
V/tty: (402) 498-6521
www.babyhearing.org

Central Institute for the Deaf
818 S. Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO  63110
(314) 977-0000

Research, information, and resources about deafness

CNI Center for Hearing
701 East Hampden Ave
Ste.330, Englewood,CO 80113
303-806-7416
303-788-5469
www.TheCNI.org/hearing 
Email jstucky@thecni.org

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, auditory/verbal therapy, and more

Cochlear Corporation
61 Inverness Drive East, Suite 200
Englewood, CO. 80112
V/TDD 1(800) 523-5798

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

Cochlear Implant Association, Inc
5335 Wisconsin Ave., NW Ste. 440
Washington, DC  20015-2034
(202) 895-2781 v/tty
www.cici.org

non-profit organization for cochlear implant recipients, their families, professionals, and other individuals interested in cochlear implants. The Association provides support and information and access to local support groups for adults and children who have cochlear implants, or who are interested in learning about cochlear implants. We also advocate for the rights of and services for people with hearing loss.

Deafpride
1350 Potomac Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 675-6700 V/TDD

Advocacy for the rights of deaf people and their families.

Hands & Voices
P.O. Box 3093
Boulder,CO 80307
Toll free 1-866-422-0422
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
V (301) 587-1788
tty (301) 657-2249
www.shhh.org

See links to education /children with hearing loss; organizations; other resources on the web; about SHHH (for position papers); Listserv for parents of hard of hearing kids.

House Ear Institute
2100 West Third Street, Fifth Floor
Los Angeles, CA. 90057
(213) 483-4431 V  (213) 484-2642 TTY

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

Infant Hearing Resources Hearing & Speech Institute
3515 SW Veterans Hospital Road
Portland, OR 97201
(503) 228-6479

Information and resources for young children who are Deaf/Hard of hearing.

Info to Go
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Ave. NE
Washington, D.C. 20002-3695
V 202-651-5051 
TTY 202-651-5052
Email: clearinghouse.infotogo@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 Hearing Dog, Inc.
5909 East 89th Ave.
Henderson CO.
(303) 287-3277 V/TDD

Hearing dog training and placement

Intertribal Deaf Council
www.epcc.edu/community/nmip/idc.html

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.johntracyclinic.org

Provides free home study program on teaching spoken language to infants & young HI children, plus clinics - All for parents

Leadline
1(800) 352-8888

International hotline for parents regarding issues of deafness and hearing loss.

Marion Downs Hearing Center
“Communication for a Lifetime”

1793 -2 Quentin Street
Aurora, CO 80014
www.mariondownshearingcenter.org
720-848-2970

Specializing in direct clinical services/parent support /consumer advocacy/ research/ education

National Association of the Deaf
8l4 ThayerAve.
Silver Springs, MD. 20910
v(301) 587-1788 
tty(301) 587-1789
www.nad.org

A 111-year old consumer advocacy organization for the deaf; $25 subscriptions for The NAD Broadcaster

National Center for Low-Incidence Disabilities
University of Northern Colorado
Campus Box 146
Greeley, CO 80639
1-800-395-2693
(970) 351-1151 v/tty
www.nclid.unco.edu

NCLID is a federally-funded 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 NCLID 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
23970 Hermitage Road
Shaker Heights, OH 44122
Toll Free Voice/tty: (800) 459-3529
Email: cuedspdics@aol.com
www.cuedspeech.org

For general information & to get local contacts on Cueing.

National Deaf Education Project
Lawrence M. Siegel, Director
TTY: (415) 925-6798
Phone: (415) 925-6797
Email:  ndep@worldnet.att.net
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
246 Sycamore St., Ste. 100
Decatur, GA 30030
TTY: 404-687-9155;
phone 404-687-8920
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)
2880 Old Main Hill
Logan, Utah 84322
Tel: 435.797.3584
http://www.infanthearing.org/index.html

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 Deaf Latinas/os
Deaf Aztlan
PO Box 14431
San Francisco, CA 94114
www.deafvison.net/aztlan/

Promotes the well-being, culture, and empowerment of Latinas/os who are deaf or hard of hearing.

NIDCD Heredity Hearing Impairment Resource Registry
555 No.30th Street, Omaha, NE 68131
(800) 320-1171 V/TDD
E-mail: deaf@boystown.org/hhirr/

Options
7056 So. Washington Ave.
Whittier, CA. 90602
(310) 945-8391

An international Council of Private Independent Schools providing Auditory/Oral Education for hearing impaired children

S.E.E Center for the Advancement of Deaf Children
PO Box 1181
Los Alamitos, CA  90720
(213) 430-1467
Email: seecenter@seecenter.org
http://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

Early Intervention Curriculum for children with Hearing loss.

The Starkey Fund
6700 Washington Ave. SO
Eden Prairie, MN. 55344
(800) 328-8602

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

TRIPOD
2901 North Keystone St.
Burbank, CA  91504
Voice/tty 818-972-2080

Innovative Education program

 

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