For further information on children with hearing loss, you may be able to receive help and advice through the following organisations.
- www.oticonus.com
Leading supplier of advanced hearing aids
- www.phonicear.com
Phonic Ear, manufacturer of innovative enhanced listening technology, e.g. FM systems
American sites:
- www.agbell.org
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
In depth information and chat with experts
- www.auditory-verbal.org
Auditory-Verbal International (AVI)
Information about teaching very hard of hearing children to develop language and speech
- www.cuedspeech.org
National Cued Speech Association (NCSA)
Information on this sound-based visual communication method. Also contains the NCSA bookstore
- www.nidcd.nih.gov
National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Lots of information on children and hearing loss – identification, communication, research
- www.hearingexchange.com
Active discussion forums for parents and briefs from chats.
- www.shhh.org
Self Help for Hard of Hearing
Representing consumers who are hard of hearing.
- www.listen-up.org
The Listen Up Web
Lots of practical advice and links. Fun stuff for children
- www.hear-it.org
Several languages
Advice and statistics, extensive subsidy and funding information
Spanish sites:
- www.spanish.hear-it.org/
Spanish hear-it
Advice and statistics, extensive subsidy and funding information
- www.spanish.youth.hear-it.org/
Hear-it’s youth section in Spanish
Information for young hearing impaired people. No chat
International sites:
- www.ifhoh.org
International – English
International Federation of Hard of Hearing People
Link to articles
- www.ifhohyp.dk
International – English
International federation for Hard of Hearing Young People
Links and events for young people
- www.ndcs.org.uk/fam_serv/f_fepefr.htm
European - English
European federation of Parents of hearing Impaired Children
Help line, events, funding and information on childhood deafness
- www.youth.hear-it.org
International – several languages
Hear-it’s youth section
Information for young hearing impaired people. No chat
