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Disabilities: Hearing Disabilities

  1. American Academy of Audiology - Consumer Information -
  2. American Tinnitus Organization -
  3. CODA - Children of Deaf Adults -

    Website for the adult hearing sons and daughters of deaf parents.
  4. Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind -
  5. Consumer Guide to Hearing Aids -

    Information from the AARP.
  6. Deaf History Month -

    Timeline celebrating key events.
  7. Deaf Studies Internet Resources -

    Provides numerous websites covering everything from ASL & fingerspelling to financial advice.
  8. Deafblindness Resources -

    From the Royal Institute of Deaf and Blind Children.
  9. Deafness / Hard of Hearing -

    Provides information on heritage, celebrities, employment, health and social issues, etc.
  10. Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) -

    Free-loan captioned media including educational and special interest programming as well as classic movies.
  11. Getting Through: Talking to a Person Who is Hard of Hearing -
  12. Glossary from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) -

    Frequently used medical terms.
  13. Healthy Hearing -

    Provides information on hearing aids, hearing loss, tinnitus, and consumer guides. Also includes a list of hearing specialists and clinics in your area.
  14. Hearing Aid Comparison Chart -

    Information from Hearing Planet - no authoritative consumer rating comparison is currently available.
  15. Hearing aids: How to choose the right one -

    Information from the Mayo Clinic.
  16. Hearing Disorders and Deafness -

    Provides overviews, diagnosis, treatment, research, etc.
  17. Learning American Sign Language (ASL) and Signed English (SE) -
  18. Learning Sign Language -

    Includes articles, resources, and discussion.
  19. National Association of the Deaf -
  20. National Family Association for Deaf-Blind -
  21. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) -
  22. NexTalk.net -

    Provides telephone services for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
  23. Online Sign Language Dictionaries -
  24. Prevalence and Incidence of Hearing Loss in Adults -

    From the American Speech-Language-Hearing Assocation.
  25. Sign-Language 101 -

    Learn and practice sign language; history, popularity, users, etc.
  26. Sound Advice on Hearing Aids -

    Information from the Federal Trade Commission.
  27. Sprint IP Relay -

    Internet telecommunications relay service- similar to TDD/TTY.
  28. What are Assistive Listening Devices or "ALDs"? -