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Foster literacy for children who are deaf or hard of hearing through the use of Cued Speech and other teaching tolls and technologies. Model school, early intervention, teacher and transliterator training programs.

The AHRF's purpose is to provide support for medical research into the causes, prevention, and cure of deafness, impaired hearing and balance disorders, and to promote hearing health education.

BEGINNINGS for Parents of Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Inc. has served families as a non-profit organization, incorporated under the laws of NC since 1987. BEGINNINGS was established to provide emotional support and access to information as a central resource for families with deaf or hard of hearing children, age birth through 21.

A fantastic consumer resource for information on hearing aids

H.E.A.R. (Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers) is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to raising awareness of the real dangers of repeated exposure to excessive noise levels from music which can lead to permanent and sometimes debilitating, hearing loss and tinnitus. Damage from loud sound can occur from playing music, attending concerts, dance clubs, raves, using stereo earphones, playing amplified systems too loudly, or other noisy activities. We're here for musicians, DJs, sound engineers, music fans (especially teens) and anyone needing help with their hearing.

HealthyHearing.com is the world's leading online information source on hearing aids, hearing loss, tinnitus, cochlear implants, hearing aid batteries, dizziness, and all other hearing health topics.

Healthy Hearing - source on hearing aids, hearing loss, tinnitus, cochlear implants, hearing aid batteries, dizziness, and all other hearing health topics

Hearing Loss Association of America, founded in 1979, is a consumer, educational organization devoted to the welfare and interests of those who cannot hear well, their relatives and friends. Hearing Loss Association of America has 12,000 National members and 9,000 chapter members in all 50 states.

The mission of the NHCA is to prevent hearing loss due to noise and other environmental factors in all sectors of society. Our newly enhanced website is intended to provide information to anyone interested in learning more about hearing loss prevention.

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD), established in 1880, is the oldest and largest constituency organization safeguarding the accessibility and civil rights of 28 million deaf and hard of hearing Americans in education, employment, health care, and telecommunications.

The National Institute on Aging is the component of the National Institutes of Health devoted to improving the health of older people. This site offers the general public and health professionals consumer-oriented information on a wide range of topics important to older people and their families as well as a description of their research program.