American
Society for Deaf ChildrenASDC offers information and resources for parents of children who are deaf.
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American
Society for Deaf Children
ASDC offers information and resources for parents of children who are deaf.
Captioned
Media Program
The Captioned Media Program is a FREE video lending program funded by the
U.S. Department of Education, and administered by the NAD (National Association
of the Deaf). The program provides videos which are "open-captioned,"
meaning they will display the English text of the soundtrack with any TV/VCR. No
special decoder-device is necessary.
Center for Demographics and Assessment - See Gallaudet Research Institute.
Central
Institute of the Deaf
Affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis, MO, CID is a school for
hearing impaired children as well as a clinic for treating and researching
hearing disorders and deafness.
Closed
Captioning Web
Offers a thorough overview of closed captioning.
Cochlear
Implant Association Inc.
CIAI is a 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.
Deaf
World Web
"The Deaf World Web is the largest and leading multi-purpose deaf-related
Website, providing information on all subjects from Socio-Cultural Resources to
References around the world." A great portal to international deaf
resources on the Web!
Deafness/Hard
of Hearing Links - about.com
An about.com GuideSite™ that features links to information of interest to
members of the deaf and hard of hearing communities.
earinfo.com
Maintained by audiologist Robert J. Olsson, M.D., this site offers
information on audiologists and hearing aids as well as other issues of
importance to people with hearing problems and their friends and family.
Check out the hearing aid selection pages that walk you through the key
questions you need to answer when deciding which hearing aid best fits your
needs and lifestyle.
Focus
on Hearing
An informational site with links and othr resources for deaf people, their
parents and family members, and their friends. The site was founded by a
parent of two deadf children, and it advocates changing the laws on insurance
coverage for hearing aids and cochlear implants.
Florida
Association of the Deaf
A not for profit organization for the welfare and advancement of the Deaf.
Organized in 1917 and chartered in 1951, the association is a cooperating member
of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD).
Gallaudet
Research Institute (GRI)
The research arm of Gallaudet University (see next resource), GRI
researchers gather and analyze data concerning the demographic and academic
characteristics of deaf and hard of hearing populations, primarily to provide
information needed by educators in the field. The site offers GRI's
publications for sale and you can learn more about the Institues's activities.
Gallaudet
University
The world's only university for deaf and hard of hearing undergraduate students.
Graduate degree programs and continuing education courses are available to deaf,
hard of hearing, and hearing students.
HearingCenterOnline.com
Sponsored by Audiotech, a hearing healthcare firm, HearingCenterOnline.com
provides information on products for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The site also has a variety of other resources including a links page and a
listing of books and videos.
HearingExchange.com
HearingExchange.com is an online community where people who are deaf or hard
of hearing can come to exchange of ideas and information on hearing loss.
It offers several information resources including an "Ask the Expert"
forum where people can ask questions on such topics as special education and
parenting; an events calendar with local and national conferences; and an area
where users can post their resumes and potential employers can review them.
The site also offers news items on new products and other issues concerning the
deaf and hard of hearing community.
Hearnet
The award winning site from H.E.A.R. (Hearing Education and Awareness for
Rockers), a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the real
dangers of repeated exposure to excessive noise levels.
Independent
Hearing Aid Information
From audiologist Dr. Robert Olsson, this site advertises itself as " the
only fully independent hearing aid information site on the Internet."
Full of useful information to aid in the buying decision for a hearing aid.
Info
to Go - National Deaf Education Network and Clearinghouse
Fomerly known as the National Information Center on Deafness, Info to Go
"is a centralized source of accurate, up-to-date, objective information on
topics dealing with deafness and hearing loss. NICD responds to a wide range of
questions received from the general public, deaf and hard of hearing people,
their families, and professionals who work with them. NICD collects, develops,
and disseminates information on deafness, hearing loss, and services and
programs related to people with hearing loss." Info to Go is part of
the National Deaf Education Network and Clearinghouse at Gallaudet University.
Massachusetts Commission
for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Relay Numbers
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Universal Access
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711
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TTY/ASCII
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1-800-439-2370
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Voice
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1-800-439-0183
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TTY 900 Relay
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1-900-263-7955
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International Relay Access
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1-617-535-0001
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National
Association of the Deaf
NAD's homepage is a good place to catch up with some of the latest news
relating to the deaf community. You can also explore the resources that
NAD has to offer its members and the general public.
National
Fraternal Society of the Deaf
". . . the only life insurance/social service organization in the world
run exclusively by deaf and hard of hearing people for deaf and hard of hearing
people and their families."
National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
One of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),the NIDCD conducts and
supports biomedical and behavioral research and research training in normal and
disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech and
language. The Institute also conducts and supports research and research
training in disease prevention and health promotion and the special biomedical
and behavioral problems associated with people having communication impairments
and disorders. Don't forget to explore all of the information resources
like The NIDCD
Information Clearinghouse and the The
NIDCD Directory of National Organizations of and for deaf and hard of
hearing people.
Remote
Realtime Online Captioning Service
The North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities make available this
service which offers accommodation for people with a wide variety of learning,
language, and hearing disabilities. The remote realtime captioning system needs
no third party software, encoders or dual phone lines to work. Everything
is transferred over the Internet with specially designed software. The
speaker (teacher, lecturer, presenter) uses a wireless lapel microphone which
transmits audio to a computer. The computer digitizes the audio and transmits it
over the Internet to a remote captionist who transcribes it and sends it back to
the presentation location where it is projected on the user's computer screen.
Price information is available at the site.
Self
Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc. (SHHH)
SHHH is a consumer, educational organization devoted to the welfare and
interests of those who cannot hear well, their relatives and friends.
They offer some very useful on-line information and a wide variety of
publichations (see below).
TDI
(formerly known as Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.)
TDI (formerly known as Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.) was
established in 1968 originally to promote further distribution of TTYs in the
deaf community and to publish an annual national directory of TTY numbers.
Today, it is an active national advocacy organization focusing its energies and
resources to address equal access issues in telecommunications and media for
four constituencies in deafness and hearing loss, specifically people who are
deaf, hard-of-hearing, late-deafened, or deaf-blind.
U.S.A.
Deaf Sports Federation
The organizer of the Deaf Games is an “umbrella” organization
representing about 20 affiliated deaf national sports organizations.
USADSF was formerly known as the American Athletic Association of the Deaf and
is affiliated with the U.S. Olympic Committee. This site doesn't offer
much information on the Federation but you can keep up with the latest deaf
sporting events.
University
of Arkansas Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Persons Who are Deaf
or Hard of Hearing (RT-31)
Funded in 1981 by NIDRR, RT-31 conducts research and training designed to
enhance the rehabilitation outcomes of persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.
RT-31 provides training and technical assistance to state agencies,
community-based programs, and consumers. Center faculty also maintain a
continuing involvement in the preservice training of rehabilitation graduate
students by overseeing two Masters of Science programs, supported by the
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA). These two long-term training
projects are designed to prepare graduates with knowledge and expertise in the
provision of vocational rehabilitation/independent living skills training with
deaf and hard of hearing persons.
Where do
we go from Hear?
A site designed specifically for the parents of deaf children by a parent of
a deaf child.
ABLEDATA Informed
Consumer's Guide to Assistive Technology for People with Hearing Disabilities.
Deaf Life
A nonprofit magazine produced by deaf people for both deaf and
hearing people.
DeafDigest
Barry Strassler's Deaf Digest covers issues
affecting the deaf comunity. It is a free weekly e-mail newsletter.
Some content from the current issue is available online.
The Frat
From the National Fraternal Society of the Deaf, this quarterly
newsletter updates people who are deaf or hard of hearing on insurance issues.
This link goes to the benefits page of the Society's website from which you can
access and Acrobat (.pdf) version of the latest issue.
Hearing Health
A bimonthly magazine "designed for people who experience any
degree of hearing loss, tinnitus, or other ear disorder." Check out
the "Assistive Devices" section in each issue.
Hearing Loss
The major publication of SHHH, Hearing Loss is a
bimonthly journal containing regular columns and feature articles on a variety
of topics of interest to people who live with hearing loss. As of May,
1999, there was little on-line content, but there is a good description of the
regulare content, and they do say that they will be adding on-line content soon.
HiP Magazine
A bimonthly magazine "for deaf and hard-of-hearing kids and
their pals."
NAD E-zine
A monthly magazine that contains excerpts from the NAD
Broadcaster print magazine from the National Association of the Deaf.
This goes to a page that contains archives of the e-zine. From this page
you can order e-mail copies of the latest issues from NAD.
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
established the Hereditary Hearing Impairment
Resource Registry (HHIRR) to become an educational resource, as
well as a resource in the study of genetic hearing impairment and deafness. The
HHIRR offers two publications pertaining to hearing impairment:
For more information about the organization and the newsletters, contact:
NIDCD HHIRR,
55 North 30th Street,
Omaha, NE 68131-9909.
Phone: 800-320-1171 V/TT;
Fax: 402-498-6331;
E-mail: NIDCD.HHIRR@boystown.org;
URL: http://www.boystown.org/deafgene.reg/.
Silent Word Update:
is distributed by Silent Word Media Resources, Inc. which provides Christian
education and communication resources for people who are deaf and hard of
hearing and is an advocate for the needs of people who are deaf and hard of
hearing with the church and society. Contact:
Silent Word Media Resources, Inc.
7400 W Augusta Blvd. #24-s,
River Forest, Illinois 60305-1499.
Phone: 800/651-8292 V/TTY .
Read it online at http://www.silentword.com/update/.
Self Help for
Hard of Hearing People, Inc. Publications Catalog
SHHH offers various types of books, journals, resource guides,
videos, etc. relating to hearing loss.
The Metropolitan Washington Telecommunication Directory for the Deaf, Inc. (MWTDD)
publishes a comprehensive directory of resources
for people in the deaf and hard of hearing community. It
is the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Yellow Book and it made its
debut in February 1996. This book identifies all national, state, and
local agencies, associations, clubs, educational institutions, government
agencies, organizations, and publications serving the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
The directory includes phone numbers - TTY and voice, fax numbers,
electronic bulletin board and e-mail addresses, as well as listing of
publications, editors and information on advertising. The pre-publication
price is $29.95 including shipping and handling. Contact:
MWTDD, Inc.,
814 Thayer Ave., Suite 303,
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
TTY: 301-585-DEAF [3323]
Fax: 301-585-3324
E-mail: red@mwtdd.com.
URL: http://www.mwtdd.com:80/home.html.
DEAFology 101 - Deaf Culture As
Seen Through the Eyes of a Deaf Comedian
Deaf comedian Ken Glickman has produced several books which offer humorous insights into deaf culture. You can order the books from his site.
ALDS, Inc.
Assistive Technologies UK
Audiology Products
The Caption Center
Communication Products & Equipment Company
Communications
Unlimited
Contact Assistive Technology
CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible
Media
The Deafworks Co.
E.A.R.S. USA Inc.
HARC Mercantile Ltd.
Harris Communications, Inc.
HATIS
hearingdepot.com
HITEC Group
Independent Living Aids, Inc.
Krown Manufacturing Company
Micro Audiometrics Corp.
National
Assistive Device Center
NFSS Communications
Nxi Communications, Inc.
ourtools.com
Phoenix Managements, Inc. - Hatis Systems
Phone-TTY Inc.
Phone Merchants
Phonic Ear, Inc.
Positron Industries, Inc.
Potomac Technologies
Sennheiser Electronic Corp.
SoundBytes: Hearing Enhancement
Technology Assessment Program/ Gallaudet
Univ.
Trinity Software
TTY Technologies
Ultratec
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