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Important Links to the World Wide Web
The number of resources relating to hearing loss that can be found on the World Wide Web is overwhelming. We have provided links to sites that our members have found useful. Providing a link on this page does not constitute an endorsement, nor does not providing a link mean disapproval!
Several of the links you click on will open up a new browser window.
Featured Site: Hearing Focus
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Special Recognition of SHHH members activities outside of SHHH |
- National Center for Accessible Media
- Insight Cinema (open-captioned movies nationwide)
- c2 (caption coalition) inc [Event Calendar]
- Captioned Media Program (CMP): A clearinghouse of information and materials on the subject of captioning. These resources are available in print or online to consumers, agencies, businesses, and schools.
- CART
Consumers’ Page
Return to Index - The following people are available to answer your questions related to education of children with hearing loss:
- http://www.abletv.net/ The intent of the site is to make the children's books fully accessible to all children, including those with hearing loss and vision problems. The web casts will be live captioned, and the illustrator of the books will be giving an audio description of the pictures as they are shown on the screen.
- http://www.raisingdeafkids.org/
- The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Captioned Media Program (CMP): Free-loan open-captioned educational media (video, DVD, CD-ROM, and Internet streaming). The Captioned Media Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Boys Town National Research Hospital Boys Town may be contacted by e-mail at btnrh-info@boystown.org, or call 402-498-6749.
- Direction Service- a multi-program family support agency which assists people with special needs, including children with hearing loss. Special section for parents seeking information on implementation and practical effects of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
- Exceptionalnurse is committed to inclusion of more people with disabilities in the nursing profession.
- F.A.P.E., (Families & Advocates Partnership for Education) is a national project that informs and educates parents and advocates about the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act of 1977 (IDEA '97). It supports the achievement of high academic standards for children with disabilities.
- Gallaudet University
- HiP MagazineA cool "WebZine" especially for kids with hearing loss, their parents and friends.
- infanthearing.org
- John Tracy Clinic offers its services, free of charge, to families with deaf children through the age of five.
- Internet Resources for Special Children IRSC is dedicated to communicating information relating to the needs of children with disABILITIES on a global basis.
- ~Listen Up! A very informative page for parents of hard of hearing children.
- National Education Association
- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
- PepNet, the Post secondary Education Programs Network,is the national collaboration of the four Regional Post secondary Education Centers for Individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing assisting institutions to effectively serve students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- Sargent College offers an undergraduate program in communication disorders and graduate programs in audiology and speech-language pathology.
- Where Do We Go From Hear?A page for families and professionals working with children with hearing loss.
- Vocational Rehabilitation Offices
- Job Accommodation Network
- Employee Assistance Professionals Association
- PACER (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights)Center The PACER Center, a non-profit organization for parents of children and young adults with disabilities, has added a new resource in its Employment Strategies section. Families and friends can now use the site to share strategies for helping people with disabilities find, keep, or improve employment.
- University of Arkansas Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing This site describes current projects, as well as the work the Center has done for the past 16 years to improve employment for deaf and hard of hearing people.
- The Access BoardInformation about ADA Accessibility Guidelines.
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - The Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
- Federal Communication Commission (FCC)Disability Issues Task Force
- President's Committee On Employment of People with Disabilities
- U.S. Department of Justice - ADA Home Page - Information and Technical Assistance on Americans with Disabilities Act, Titles I, II, and III.
- The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has established a toll-free hotline to assist travelers with disabilities.
- Interested in the history and development of hearing aids? Need technical data? Would you believe there are museums dedicated to the subject? One of the most comprehensive, located at Kent State University in Ohio, contains more than 2700 different models of hearing aids and an archive of historical and technical information. You can visit in person if you wish, or sample it on the Net at The Kenneth W. Berger Hearing Aid Museum and Archives
- Healthy
Hearing: on-line information about hearing aids and cochlear implants.
- Hearing
Aids 101.
- Cochlear
Americas: A leading Cochlear Implant manufacturer
- Cochlear Implant Association, Inc is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and supporting cochlear implant recipients and their families.
- Cochlear
Implant Center of New Jersey
- Advanced
Bionics The only American cochlear implant manufacturer
- MED-EL:
A leading Cochlear Implant manufacturer.
- California Ear Institute
- American Tinnitus Association
- Canadian Hearing Society
- CHHA (Canadian Hard of Hearing Association)
- Cued Language Network of America (CLNA)
- Cued Speech Information
- Cuetah
- Cueing Community News
- emedical Health information for all categories. Australia is country of main interest for website.
- Gate Communications is a national Not for Profit organization which serves the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Hearing Communities through Ministry, Education, and Performance Interpreting. Gate was a mere vision until it's foundation in April of 1999.
- Hearing Concern has represented the interests of Britain's hard of hearing population since 1947. Organizational information is available in six languages on this page.
- Hearing Exchange. an online community for people with hearing loss, families and professionals.
- International Federation of Hard of Hearing People (IFHOH)
- International Federation of Hard of Hearing Young People (IFHOHYP)
- International Fellowship of Rotarians Affected by Hearing Loss
- http://www.hear-it.org/
International Federation for Pastoral Care to Hearing Impaired Persons
- International
Hearing Society
- Legal Network for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc.
- LISTEN Foundation a non-profit organization in the state of Colorado that is dedicated to teaching children with hearing impairment to listen and speak.
- National AIED Auto immune inner ear disease (AIED) is one form of idiopathic, progressive, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (IPBSNHL) that occurs over weeks to months and affects hearing, and often vestibular function, in both ears.
- SHHH Australia, Inc. - 1334 Pacific Highway, Turramurra, NSW 2074 - (02) 9144 7586 (Voice and TTY) (02) 9449-2381 (mark Attn: SHHH)
- Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA)
- Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Loss
- American Academy of Audiology
- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
- American Board of Audiology
- American Speech-Language and Hearing Association
- Audiology On-Line
- Childrens Medical Services - Newborn Screening Program
- Dr. Ross on Hearing Loss - Dr. Mark Ross, Professor Emeritus of Audiology, University of Connecticut; and active member of the Board of Trustees of Self Help for Hard of Hearing People
- House Ear Institute
- NIDCD Temporal Bone Registry
- PAH,
MD (Promoting Awareness in Healthcare, Medical and Deaf) University
of Rochester chapter.
PAH, MD works to improve the quality of healthcare offered to deaf and hard of hearing individuals through education of consumers and health care providers. They also encourage deaf and hard of hearing individuals to pursue careers in health care delivery. - The Rockefeller University Study of the Genetics of Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss
- University of Iowa Cochlear Implant Clinical Research Centerstudying cochlear implants since 1985.
- Virtual Tour of the Ear contains illustrations and explanations of the various parts of the ear in layman's terms.
- H.E.A.R. Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers, a nonprofit organization that provides education and medical information on the effects of excessive noise, particularly loud music, on the ears.
- Directory of state technology assistance programs
- Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission
- Kentucky
Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- (e-mail at KCDHH@mail.state.ky.us) - Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
- Michigan Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing People (MCDHH)
- Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- New Mexico Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- North Carolina Division of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing
- Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program Association
- Funding Resources For Audiology Services and Hearing Aids
- Directory of state technology assistance programs
- Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc.
- National Center on Accessible Media
- Gallaudet University Technology Access Program
- Maryland Technology Assistance Program (TAP)
- RESNA Technical Assistance Project
- Trace Research and Development Center
- WGBH
- AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
- - When Hearing Becomes Difficult
- Acoustic Neuroma Association
- Acoustic Neuroma Association of New Jersey
- American Counseling Association
- America On-Line Accessibility Center
- americanhearing.com
- American Psychological Association
- American Public Health Association
- ASL Access
- Better Hearing Institute
- CanDo.com services and information to the disabilities community, including assistive tools, articles, travel assistance, community, and so much more!
- Canine Helpers
- Captioned Media Program (CMP): Free-loan open-captioned educational media (video, DVD, CD-ROM, and Internet streaming). The Captioned Media Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Center for Healthcare Information
- Dogs for the Deaf
- Disabilityworld
- Emergency email and wireless network "Emergency notification - weather, etc."
- The Healthstore
- HearingExchange.com
- Hearing Health Magazine
- Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center
- HHIRR (Hereditary Hearing Impairment Resource Registry) (Established by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIDCD, under a contract to Boys Town National Research Hospital.) A resource for the study of hereditary hearing impairment; also contains a list of informational bulletins and information on collection of demographic information on people with hearing loss.
- Job Accommodation Network:(part of West Virginia University, see below)
- Kennedy Krieger Institute
- League for the Hard of Hearing
- Music Therapy, and Using Music in Counseling.
- National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, Inc.
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders This site contains news, information and access to NIDCD's health information database on communication disorders
- National Organization on Disability
- National Program on Self Determination
- Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation
- prairielaw.com which provides legal consumer advice on topics such as ADA accommodations, employment rights.
- rehabtool.com is to help persons with communication,access or learning disabilities regain independence and control, thrive and become more productive, and ultimately live better lives, through leading edge assistive and adaptive technology.
- http://www.signingonline.com
- http://www.signshares.com/
- http://www.sinucare.com/
- West Virginia Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (WVRRTC), site offers links to a number of important pages and sites relevant to the disability and rehabilitation communities, such as the Job Accommodation Network the Rehabilitation Information System (RIS).
Education/Children with Hearing Loss:
Nancy Jenkins - IDEA implementation
Patience Battisti - Parent
Advocate
Jay Diamant - Parent Advocate
Virginia Tanner-Crocker
- SHHH Mentoring Program
Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants
International/National Organizations for People with Hearing Loss
State Commissions/Offices on Deafness
Technology/Technical Assistance:
Other Resources on the Web (listed in alphabetical order):
Last Update: 01/16/2006