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About.com's Deafness/Hard of Hearing Site
What you can find on this website:
- Links to different websites about:
- Deaf culture
- Sign language
- Schools for the deaf
- Deaf groups
- And more
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Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
What you can find on this website:
- Information about hearing loss, schools, laws.
- List of programs to help you with money that AG Bell offers.
- List of state offices in deafness.
- A statebystate list of summer camps for children.
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American Academy of Otolaryngology
What you can find on this website:
- Information about this group.
- Information about:
- common problems in the ear, nose and throat.
- Hearing aids
- Hearing loss in babies and children.
- Tinnitus
- A search box to find an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor near you.
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American Hearing Research Foundation
What you can find on this website
- Information about this group
- Information about:
- problems with hearing
- problems with balance
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American Sign Language Parents
What you can find on this website
- This is a Yahoo group for parents who are trying to raise their children bilingually with ASL and English.
- It supports the proficient use of ASL in the home and educational settings
- Through this group, parents can share ideas for facilitating ASL development, geting appropriate school services, etc.
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American Society for Deaf Children
What you can find on this website:
- Information about the American Society for Deaf Children.
- How to contact the American Society for Deaf Children.
- How to join their listserv of parents of deaf children and professionals.
- Lists of other helpful websites.
- Links to information on laws.
- A list of books to read.
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American SpeechlanguageHearing Association
What you can find on this website:
- Information about this group.
- Information about:
- hearing loss
- problems with talking and hearing
- Hearing loss in children and adults.
- Names and contact information for summer camps for children and adults who have problems with communicating.
- A place to search for a speechlanguage pathologist near you.
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American Tinnitus Association
PO Box 5
Portland, OR 97207
Voice: (502) 2489985
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Animated ASL
What you can find on this website:
- You can look up words and watch a video of an interpreter signing each word.
- Products, like CDROMS in ASL.
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ASL Access
What you can find on this website
- Information about this program that helps libraries buy a collection of over 200 American Sign Language (ASL) videos
- Lists of places where you can buy ASL videos
- Links of articles, books and organizations
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AuditoryVerbal International, Inc.
What you can find on this website:
- Information about auditoryverbal therapy.
- Information about AuditoryVerbal International.
- How to contact AVI.
- Links to other websites by groups using the auditoryverbal method.
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Baby Signs
What you can find on this website:
- Learn simple, easy signs to communicate with your baby.
- Buy products.
- Read research.
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Boys Town National Research Hospital
555 N. 30th St.
Omaha, NE 68131
Voice: (402) 4986696
TTY: (402)4986696
Fax: (402) 4986638
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Captioned Media Program
What you can find on this website
- Information about the program:
- The Captioned Media Program lends out captioned videos, DVDs and CDROMs for free.
- You have to sign up to borrow something.
- To borrow something, you have to:
- Have a hearing loss
- Or be the parent or teacher of someone with a hearing loss
- Or use the captioned video to help at least 1 person with a hearing loss
- A catalog of captioned videos, DVDs and CDROMs that you can borrow.
- Both EnglishLanguage and SpanishLanguage captions are available.
- Some media is available through Internet streaming.
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Children's Medical Services
What you can find on this website:
- Information about hearing loss in infants.
- Hints for learning how to advocate for your child.
- Printable guides for families who have a child with hearing loss.
- Videos about caring for a hearing impaired infant.
- Information and videos on this site are available in Spanish.
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Cochlear Implant Association, Inc
What you can find on this website:
- Articles about cochlear implants.
- A list of chapters in different states.
- A list of links to other helpful websites.
- Information about the Cochlear Implant Association.
- How to get in touch with the Cochlear Implant Association.
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Cued Language Network of America (CLNA)
What you can find on this website:
- Information and resources for parents and children about cued speech.
- Information about implementing cued English in the family, at school, and in professional settings.
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Cued Speech Info
What you can find on this website:
- Links and resources to cued speech
- Facts and general information about cued speech
- Reasons to consider using cued speech
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Cuetah
What you can find on this website:
- Cuetah is a yearly camp for parents, professionals, teens, children and anyone who wants to learn cued English.
- They offer courses at all levels including Introduction through Advanced.
- Scholarships are usually available for those who qualify.
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Day Care in DC
What you can find on this website:
- This site was created to address the very important issue of day care services in Washington, DC.
- Both parents and providers will find this website to be a valuable resource for finding and distributing information.
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Deaf International
What you can find on this website:
- Links to websites related to deafness
- You can find links to websites based in the U.S.
These links are divided up by state.
- You can find links to websites from other countries.
These links are divided by country.
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DeafMom.com
What you can find on this website:
- A forum for deaf mothers
- Information about deafnessrelated topic, like legal rights
- Links to other deafnessrelated websites
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Ear Foundation
What you can find on this website
- Information about this group
- Scholarships that they give
- Other programs they support
- Information about:
- hearing aids
- assistive listening devices
- hearing loss
- cochlear implants
- the ear
- Sponsors college scholarships for deaf students.
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Fathers Network
This organization's mission is to celebrate and support fathers and families raising children with special health care needs and developmental disabilities.
What you can find on this website:
- Uptodate information and resources for fathers, family members, and care providers.
- Information on upcoming conferences and seminars.
- Stories written by men about their children.
- A large resource section with a focus on children with disabilities.
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Gallaudet University
What you can find on this website:
- Information about Gallaudet University.
- How to apply to Gallaudet.
- Information about the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School.
- Information about the Model Secondary School for the Deaf.
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Hands & Voices
Hands & Voices is a parent driven, nonprofit organization. It is dedicated to providing unbiased support to families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing. They connect families with resources and information to make informed decisions around the issues of
deafness or hearing loss.
What you can find on this website:
- Contact information for Hands and Voices Chapters across the United States.
- Articles about different topics, like early intervention, schools, parent stories and technology.
- A resource guide about different areas of raising a deaf and hard of hearing child.
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Hearing Loss Web
What you can find on this site:
- Information about topics related to deafness
- Job listings for working with people with hearing loss
- Links to companies where you can buy things related to hearing loss, or get help
- Links to other deafnessrelated websites
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Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind Youths and Adults
What you can find on this website:
- Information about the Helen Keller National Center, which is a residential school for the deaf and blind.
- Links to other helpful websites.
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Independently Merging Parents Associations of California (IMPACT)
What you can find on this website
- Information about IMPACT
- Information about laws that could affect children with hearing loss
- IMPACT events
- Links to other resources
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KidsWorld Deaf Net (KWDN)
What you can find on this website:
- Edocuments, a discussion forum area, and useful links.
- Information that serves families and professionals who work with deaf and hard of hearing children and families.
- A focus on students who also: are lower achieving academically; students who come from homes in which languages other than English are spoken; have secondary disabilities; are from diverse cultures; and are from rural areas.
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Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
What you can find on this website
- Lots of information and resources for and about children with hearing loss:
- Hearing loss
- Schools
- Hearing aids and other assistive devices
- Choices of Communication
- Laws that can help them
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ListenUp!
What you can find on this website
- A list serv
- Information about and an ordering for a program to teach speaking and listening skills. The websites owner made the program.
- Links to information and resources about many different topics of hearing loss.
- A list of books about different areas of hearing loss, and what theyre about.
- A list of links to website for children.
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LOFT Program
What you can find on this website
- This website is funded by a grant from The California Endowment.
- The website provides support, resources and unbiased information.
- Consultants are located throughout California and all offer unique experiences as parents of children who are deaf or hardofhearing.
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Menstuff.org
This website provides information on hundreds of men's issues regarding positive change in male roles and relationships.
Some of what you can find on this website:
- Onsite men's book reviews
- Men's resources and hyperlinks
- Information on men's issues, events, periodicals and groups
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My Babys Hearing
What you can find on this website
- Information about:
- Hearing tests
- Hearing aids
- Cochlear implants
- Early intervention
- How to teach and parent your child
- How to work with doctors and other health care professionals
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National Association of the Deaf
What you can find on this website:
- Information about the National Association of the Deaf, an advocacy group.
- Information about several topics:
- American Sign Language
- Your rights
- Schools
- Jobs
- Mental Health
- Deaf Culture
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National Cued Speech Association
What you can find on this website:
- Information about this group.
- How to contact the National Cued Speech Association.
- A list of cue camps. Cue camps are places where you can learn cued speech.
- A statebystate list of cued speech teachers.
- A page of resources to help you learn about your childs rights.
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National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
What you can find on this website
- Information (in English and Spanish) about:
- Children with disabilities
- The law that protects children with disabilities and their right to go to school
- A list of organizations, conferences and other resources about children with disabilities
- A list of the offices in each state that can help families with disabled children
- A place for children with disabilities to meet each other, share stories and have fun
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National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
What you can find on this website
- Information about the NIDCD
- Information about:
- hearing and balance
- smell and taste
- voice, speech and language
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National Survey of Assessments and Accommodations for Deaf and HardofHearing Students
What you can find on this website
- This website is doing a survey for teachers and administrators in all settings, ranging from schools for the deaf to mainstream settings.
- The purpose of the survey is to provide a national 'snapshot' of the kinds of accommodations and alternate assessments deaf or hardofhearing students use in accountability assessment.
- The survey is also an opportunity for teachers and administrators to share their perspectives and strategies.
- To participate or be part of the study, visit this website. All responses are confidential and participants are eligible to win free prizes.
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National Technical Institue for the Deaf
What you can find on this website:
- Information NTID.
- How to apply to NTID.
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National Theater of the Deaf
What you can find on this website:
- Information about the National Theater of the Deaf.
- Listing of shows for children and adults.
- Information about upcoming shows.
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New England Cued Speech Services
What you can find on this website:
- What cued speech is.
- Online lessons for learning cued speech.
- Ways to practice cued speech.
- A list of other cued speech websites.
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Oral Deaf Education Web Site
What you can find on this website:
- A list of oral deaf education schools in the U.S. and Canada.
- Information about:
- auditory devices
- support aides
- the law
- the resources
- financial aid
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Overbrook School for the Blind
What you can find on this website
- Overbrook School for the Blind is located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and offers a variety of sevices for children who are blind and children who have other disabilities in addition to being blind.
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Parent Links
What you can find on this website
- This website is funded by a grant from The California Endowment.
- The website provides support, resources and unbiased information.
- Consultants are located throughout California and all offer unique experiences as parents of children who are deaf or hardofhearing.
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Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
What you can find on this website
- Information about this group.
- how they test interepreters
- You can search for:
- Interpreters
- Groups that can refer you to interpreters
- Training programs for interpreters
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Rowell Family Empowerment of Northern California
This Family Resource Network offers many free services to families living in Northern California who have children with special needs.
What you can find on this website:
- Family Support
- Lending Library
- Workshops
- Live Chats and Discussion Boards
- Information in Spanish
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Royal National Institue for Deaf People (RNID)
RNID is the largest charity representing the 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. RNID aims to achieve a radically better quality of life for deaf and hard of hearing people. We do this by campaigning and lobbying vigorously, by raising awareness of deafness and hearing loss, by providing services and through social, medical and technical research.
What you can find on this website:
- Information about deafness and deafness related topics
- Deaf Services and support
- A store with products for the deaf
- Interactive forums and activities
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Self Help for HardofHearing People
What you can find on this website:
- Information about SHHH
- A map of the SHHH chapters across the country.
- A list of other helpful websites.
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Signing Online
What you can find on this website
- Online courses that teach you American Sign Language (ASL)
- Many examples of signs using digital video
- Facts about ASL, and why you should learn it
- State Board Approved Continuing Eduction Units(SBCEUs) that are available to educators.
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Tampa Bay Academy
What you can find on this website
- Information about its school programs and mental health programs.
- Services
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Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.
What you can find on this website:
- Information about this group.
- Information about:
- TTY abbreviations
- Choices in the video relay service
- Other topics in telecommunications
- Listings of companies that make telecommunications devices for people with hearing loss.
- The names and contact information for TV networks.
- Listings of cinema chains.
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The National Information Clearinghouse on Children who are DeafBlind
What you can find on this website:
- Information about the Helen Keller National Center, which is a residential school for the deaf and blind.
- Links to other helpful websites.
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TRIPOD Grapevine
What you can find on this website:
- A list of movies that will be shown with open captions in theaters
- A list of movies that are soon to be released with open captions
- A list of movie theaters that regularly show films with captions
- Common questions about captioning
- Information about what TRIPOD is, and what it tries to do
- How to get in touch with TRIPOD
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Watch Education
What you can find on this website:
- Education resources list for colleges
- Online learning and Courses
- A variety of different educational subjects including early childhood and home schooling
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