Resources For Families with Children with Hearing Loss
These organizations can provide you with valuable information regarding communication options, early intervention, and community support services for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
National center for hearing Assessment and management
NCHAM works to ensure early detection of hearing loss and serves as the National Technical Resource Center for all state-based Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs in the US. Popular links:
American Society for Deaf Children
ASDC is a parent-to-parent organization that provides valuable and trustworthy resources for families with deaf children. Popular links:
HANDS & VOICES
Hands & Voices is a parent-driven organization dedicated to providing non-biased information about communication methodologies. They believe that families can make the best choices for their child if they have access to good information and support.
babyhearing.org
BabyHearing.org is a website for parents whose baby has been identified as deaf or hard of hearing. The website offers information about hearing loss, newborn hearing screening, hearing technology, language development and more.
PORCH.COM - Ask the Pros
Porch.com has an article entitled “Ask the Pros: How to Support Family members with Disabilities”. This article provides a series of suggestions from many different fields about how to adapt your home to dealing with many different types of special needs. The tips include links to places you can find additional information and dig deeper on the topics that are most helpful to your family.