Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf 3417 Volta Place NW Washington DC 20007-2778 202-337-5220 www.agbell.org Established “to empower persons who are hearing impaired.” Advocates early identification of hearing loss and provides information and services to parents, educators, health professionals, and HOH adults.
American Tinnitus Association P.O. Box 5 Portland, OR 97207 503-248-9985 www.ata.org Supports research and education concerning tinnitus.
Association of Late-Deafened Adults 1145 Westgate St., Suite #206 Oak Park, IL 60301 www.alda.org “Serving the needs of late-deafened adults.”
Better Hearing Institute Box 1840 Washington, DC 20013 703-248-9985 www.betterhearing.org The leading North American provider of free information about hearing.
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association 2435 Holly Lane, Suite 205 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1V 7P2 800-263-8068 www.cyberus.ca/~chhanational “Canada's only nation-wide Non-Profit Consumer Organization run by and for Hard of Hearing people.”
Canadian Hearing Society 271 Spadina Road Toronto, Ontario M5R 2V3 416-928-2504 www.chs.ca “Provides services that enhance the independence of deaf, deafened, and hard of hearing people, and encourages prevention of hearing loss.”
Cochlear Implant Association 5335 Wisconsin Ave. N. W., #440 Washington, D. C. 20015-2003 www.cici.org "A non-profit organization for cochlear implant recipients, their families, professionals, and other individuals interested in cochlear implants."
Hard of Hearing Advocates 245 Prospect Street, Framingham MA 01701 508-875-8662 www.hohadvocates.org Aims to “help hard of hearing (HOH) people by creating and implementing programs/solutions where HOH people have undue problems.
H.E.A.R. (Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers) PO Box 460847 San Francisco, CA 94146 (415) 773-9590 www.hearnet.com “Dedicated to raising awareness of the real dangers of repeated exposure to excessive noise levels which can lead to permanent, and sometime debilitating, hearing loss and tinnitus. We're here for musicians, music fans, and anyone needing help with their hearing.”
House Ear Institute 2100 West Third St., 5th Floor Los Angeles, California 90057 www.hei.org Aims “to change this perception by disseminating hearing health information to school students, entertainment industry and professionals, and the general public.”
League for the Hard of Hearing 50 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, New York 10004 917-305-7700 www.lhh.org A New York City based organization that seeks “to improve the quality of life for people with all degrees of hearing loss.”
The SayWhatClub www.saywhatclub.com "An on-line group of circa 400 late-deafened, hard of hearing and Deaf adults and other interested folks who provide support and encouragement to each other through e-mail."
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1200 Bethesda, MD 20814 301-657-2248 www.shhh.org The premier support organization for hard of hearing people. Provides publications and meetings.
Sight and Hearing Association 674 Transfer Road St.Paul, MN 55114-1402 800-992-0424 www.sightandhearing.org “Dedicated to preventing the needless loss of vision and hearing through effective screening, education, and research.”
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