Learning About Hearing Loss
Family-friendly websites where you can learn more about hearing loss:
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
- (202) 651-5051
- Email: clerc.center@gallaudet.edu
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicative Disorders
- (800) 241-1044
- Email: nidcdinfo@nidcd.nih.gov
Finding Other Families Like Yours
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- (202) 337-5220
- Email: info@agbell.org
- Web: www.agbell.org
American Society for Deaf Children
- (800) 942-2732
- Email: asdc@deafchildren.org
- Web: www.deafchildren.org
Family Voices
- (406) 225-0540, 1-800-222-7585
- Email: rhot@pluk.org
Hands & Voices
- (866) 422-0422
- Email: parentadvocate@handsandvoices.org
Parent Training and Information Centers
- 1-800-222-7585, (406) 255-0540
- Email: info@pluk.org
- Web: www.pluk.org
Getting Services for Your Child
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs
- (406) 444-1216
- Email: sclack@mt.gov
- Web: Montana EHDI
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities
- (406) 247-3800
Let Them Hear Foundation Advocacy Program
Oral Deaf Education Programs
- (877) 672-5332
- Web: www.oraldeafed.org
Learning more about communication options:
- ASL University:
- John Tracy Clinic Correspondence Courses
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(213) 748-5481 or (800) 522-4582
- National Cued Speech Association
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(800) 459-3529
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Email: info@cuedspeech.org
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Web: www.cuedspeech.org
Helping to Pay for Services
Assistive Technology Programs
- (518) 439-1263
Funding Assistance for Audiology Services
Hearing Aid Loaner Programs
State Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Web: