Organizations and Support

Association of Late Deafened Adults (ALDA): ALDA works collaboratively with other organizations around the world serving the needs of late-deafened people and extends a welcome to everyone, late deafened or not, who supports our goals.  – http://www.alda.org

Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Losses: www.amphl.org

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf: Organization of professionals, families and oral hearing impaired adults, supports auditory and oral communication and education. http://www.agbell.org/

American Academy of Audiology (AAA): National professional organization of audiologists, provides information on hearing, hearing aids, assistive listening devices and audiology services. http://www.audiology.org/

American Speech, Language Hearing Association: National professional organization provides general information about hearing loss, hearing aids, assistive listening devices and audiology/speech-language pathology services. http://www.asha.org/

Bionic Ear Institute: An independent Non-profit medical research organization affiliated with the University of Melbourne. The aim of the Bionic Ear Institute is to serve the hearing-impaired community through deafness research so that deaf children and adults can participate as fully as possible in the hearing world. http://www.bionicearinstitute.org/

British Cochlear Implant Group (BCIG): Professional body represents all cochlear implant centres and other medical specialist; people with Cochlear Implants; and potential recipients and their families. http://www.bcig.org/

Better Hearing Institute: Provides comprehensive information on hearing loss, tinnitus, and hearing aids, as well as a directory of hearing care providers. http://www.betterhearing.org/

Canadian Hearing Society: Provides services that enhance the independence of deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people, and encourages prevention of hearing loss. http://www.chs.ca/
 
Deafnet: Site devoted to information regarding the deaf child with links of interest to parents of deaf children. - http://www.deaf.net/deafchild.htm.

Hands & Voices: a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to supporting families and their children who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as the professionals who serve them. http://www.handsandvoices.org/

Hearing Exchange: An online community for the exchange of ideas and information related to hearing loss. http://www.hearingexchange.com/

League for the Hard of Hearing of New York City: The League for the Hard of Hearing sponsors a cochlear implant support group. http://www.lhh.org/

National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS): An organization of families, parents and care-givers that help deaf children and young deaf people maximize their skills and abilities. The NDCS supports deaf children and young deaf people in the United Kingdom. http://www.ndcs.org.uk/

National Campaign for Hearing Health: Committed to putting hearing health on the national agenda. The Campaign is working to raise awareness of hearing issues, improve hearing options for those living with hearing loss, and to protect those at risk. The Campaign promotes a lifetime of hearing health for deaf people in the United States By advocating for detection, prevention, intervention and research. http://www.hearinghealth.net/

Hearing Loss Association of America: A nonprofit educational organization dedicated to the well being of people of all ages and communication styles. SHHH is the largest international consumer organization of its kinds. http://www.hearingloss.org/

Resources

DB-LINK: A federally funded information and referral service that identifies, coordinates, and disseminates free information related to deaf and blind children in the United States. DB-LINK is a collaborative effort between: American Association of the Deaf-Blind, Helen Keller National Center, Perkins School for the Blind and Teaching Research. http://www.tr.wou.edu/dblink/

Focus on Hearing: Information and advocacy resources for individuals with hearing loss. http://www.focusonhearing.org/

HEAR in Dallas: Information on professional services for hearing enhancement and aural rehabilitation that helps deaf children and adults hear and talk with advanced hearing technologies, auditory-verbal therapy and lifestyle training. http://www.hearingimpaired.com/

John Tracy Clinic: Provides a correspondence course for parents of preschool deaf children. A section of the course covers cochlear implants and auditory development. Rehabilitation material in Spanish is also available for parents and teachers http://www.johntracyclinic.org/

The Listen Up Web! : Cochlear implant information and resources, including: MAPping for dummies, hints, tips and stories from recipients around the world whose lives have been changed by cochlear implant technology. http://www.listen-up.org/implant.htm