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Hearing Impairment and Deafness
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National
Hearing Loss Association of America is a national membership association with 250 chapters located throughout the United States. This Association provides information, education, support and advocacy to individuals with hearing loss. The chapter meetings specifically focus on "Education: Promoting understanding of the nature, causes, complications, and remedies of hearing loss. Advocacy: Promoting new technology, medical research, and legislation that will alleviate the effects of hearing loss. Self Help: Promoting self-confidence; empowering individuals with skills to improve their lives; and providing interaction among people with hearing loss, their friends, families, and professionals." Their website features a number of helpful links to several helpful resources, publications, and the association's newsletter. There is also a section on Hearing Assistive Technology that includes frequently asked questions, and many other opportunities to learn more about the available technology. For more information, visit their website or call (301) 657-2248 (Voice/TTY).
National Association of the Deaf is the oldest and largest constituency organization safeguarding the accessibility and civil rights of 28 million deaf and hard of hearing Americans in education, employment, health care, and telecommunications. Their website offers information on American Sign Language, legal rights, deaf culture and community, education and employment, technology, and much more. For more information, visit their website, call (301) 587-1788 (Voice), (301) 587-1789 (TTY) or e-mail NADinfo@nad.org.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) "provides health information about human communication and disorders of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. They offer fact sheets, brochures, reports, directories, database searches, and other resources available for the public and health professionals." The website features a special section for parents of children with hearing or communication disorders as well as a newsletter, a comprehensive listing of links to related organizations and a frequently asked questions section. For more information, visit their website.
TogetherDeaf.com is a website that offers news and information relating to Deaf issues, a deaf events message board, employment assistance and job opportunities for the deaf, links to resources for the
deaf and hard of hearing, and the Deaf Interests Chat Room.
State Listings
California
Deaf Counseling, Advocacy and Referral Agency (DCARA) is a non-profit, community-based social service agency serving the deaf community throughout California. DCARA offers information and referral, counseling and independent living skills training, employment services, a computer training lab and a deaf community lab. They also offer programs specifically for deaf Latinos, deaf gay and lesbian individuals and deaf seniors. For more information, call (510) 483-0753 or visit their website to find a location near you.
New York
Deaf Adult Services, Inc. of Western New York is a non-profit organization offering a range of services to the deaf and hard of hearing. Services include advocacy, information and referral, a resource library, a device loan closet, interpreting service, sign language instruction and more. For more information, call (716) 833-1637 or e-mail office@wnydas.org.
Tennessee
Ear Foundation offers a wide range of programs and services to deaf and hard of hearing Tennesseeans. Via their website they offer resource listings and on-line support groups. Programs include Young Ears, Senior Ears, and the Minnie Pearl Scholarship. For more information, call (800) 545-4327 or e-mail earfound@earfoundation.org.
Washington D.C.
Maryland Metro KODA (Kids of Deaf Adults) (MMKODA) offers fun activities for the children of deaf parents and their families living in the Washington DC metro area (Maryland, Virginia, and DC). MMKODA also offers workshops for deaf parents to learn how to help their hearing children live in two worlds, the world of the hearing and the world of the deaf. The KODA activities give KODA children a chance to meet other KODA children. Activities include picnics, ice skating parties, and holiday parties. Click on "KODA Events" to see a list of current activities and a long list of activities held in the past.
To contact KODA, send e-mail to KODApride@aol.com or contact Thomas Bull,
CODA National Outreach Coordinator, 8112 Russell Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22309, or Phone: (703) 799-2239 (Voice & TTY)
Wisconsin
Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing offers a range of programs and services to Southeastern Wisconsin residents who are deaf and hard of hearing. For more information, call (262) 790-1040 (Voice), (888) 742-7651 (TTY).
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Alliance has a mission to provide opportunities for leadership and personal growth within the Signing (Deaf) community. They offer a number of special events throughout the year including the deaf comedy club, their day camp for children and ASL classes for children and adults. For more information, call (414) 258-5640 (Voice) or (866) 889-8647 (TTY).
International
Belgium
Hear It AISBL is non-profit organization for people with hearing impairment and their website is available in English, Spanish, German and French. Their mission "is to collect, process and circulate all and any up-to-date scientific (sociological, legal, medical, public, policy related) and other relevant information including personal stories pertaining to hearing impairments and their human and socio-economic consequences." For more information contact Hear-it AISBL, Avenue Tervuren 35, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium, Phone: +32 477 53 25 89 or send e-mail to: hear-it@hear-it.org.
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