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Hearing or speech impairment - resources
Resources - hearing or speech impairment
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The following organizations are good resources for information on hearing impairment or speech impairment:
Hearing impairment
Hearing loss is being partly or totally unable to hear sound in one or both ears.
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing -- www.agbell.org
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association -- www.asha.org/public
- Center for Parent Information and Resources -- www.parentcenterhub.org
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders -- www.nidcd.nih.gov
- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hearingloss/index.html
- American Society for Deaf Children -- www.deafchildren.org
- Better Hearing Institute -- www.betterhearing.org
- Hearing Loss Association of America -- www.hearingloss.org/
Review Date: 11/12/2016
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