Hearing Care Resources
Alternatives in Education for the Hearing Impaired
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.
2020 E. Camp McDonald Rd.
Mt. Prospect, IL 60056
847 297-3206
847 297-3208 Fax
American Academy of Audiology (AAA)
11730 Plaza America Drive
Suite 300
Reston, VA 20190
800 222-2336
American Hearing Research Foundation
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.
8 South Michigan Avenue
Suite 814
Chicago, IL 60603-4539
312 726-9670
312 726-9695 Fax
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ASHA is the national professional, scientific and credentialing association representing approximately 114,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists and speech, language and hearing scientists.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
800 638-8255
301 571-045 Fax
American Tinnitus Association
Nonprofit organization to aid people with tinnitus. Information, service providers, self-help groups. Supports tinnitus research. Publishes quarterly journal, Tinnitus Today. Bibliography service available.
PO Box 5
Portland, OR 97207-0005
800 634-9978
503 248-0024 Fax
Association of Late Deafened Adults (ALDA)
ALDA works collaboratively with other organizations around the world serving the needs of late-deafened people and extends a welcome to everyone, late deafened or not, who supports our goals.
One Windsor Cove
Suite 305
Columbia, SC 29223
888 833-3277
803 765-0860 Fax
Audiology Foundation of America
The AFA has educational materials and brochures about the AuD degree and the transformation of audiology to a doctoring profession. Scholarships for AuD students are available.
8 N. Third St. Ste. 404
Lafayette, IN 47901-1247
765 743-6283
765 743-9283 Fax
Auditory-Verbal International, Inc
AVI is a non-profit organization devoted to providing the choice of listening and speaking as the way of life for children and adults who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Auditory-Verbal International, Inc
2121 Eisenhower Ave., Ste. 402
Alexandria, VA 22314
703 739-1049
703 739-0395 Fax
Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
3505 N 124th St.
Brookfield, WI 53005
262 790-1040
262 790-0584 (TTY)
262 790-0580 Fax
The Ear Foundation
Non-profit organization promoting better hearing and balance through general public support services, self-help groups for Meniere's sufferers, CME, public, and healthcare professional education courses.
The Ear Foundation
1817 Patterson St.
Nashville, TN 37208
615 284-7807 (Voice/TDD)
615 284-7935 Fax
Hear Now
Hear Now is a national non-profit organization providing hearing aids to children and adults with limited finances. Hear Now recycles used hearing aids. All donations are tax deductible.
Hear Now
6700 Washington Ave South
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
800 648-4327
Hearing Aid Foundation, Inc.
A nonprofit organization funding consumer education and providing assistance to organizations dedicated to aiding the hearing impaired.
Hearing Aid Foundation, Inc.
16880 Middlebelt Road, Ste. 4
Livonia, MI 48154
734 522-7200
734 522-0200 Fax
Hearing Loss Association of America (formerly Self Help for Hard of Hearing People - SHHH)
Nonprofit self-help organization for hard of hearing persons, their relatives, and friends, devoted to the interests and welfare of those who cannot hear well.
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People
7910 Woodmont Ave., Ste. 1200
Bethesda, MD 20814
301 657-2248
301 913-9413 Fax
House Ear Institute
Through research and education, the institute aims to improve the quality of life of those with an ear disease or hearing or balance disorder. Scientists are exploring the causes of auditory disorders on the cellular and molecular level as well as refining the application of auditory implants and hearing aids. The Children's' Center offers a full range of pediatric hearing tests, otologic and audiologic evaluation and treatment, rehabilitation, hearing aid dispensing, and cochlear implant services. Outreach programs focus on families with hearing-impaired children, and audio professionals who are at risk for noise-induced hearing loss.
House Ear Institute
2100 West Third St.
Los Angeles, CA 90057
213 484-2672 (TDD)
213 483-8789 Fax
League for the Hard of Hearing
The league offers a wide range of rehabilitative services for individuals with all degrees of hearing loss. League for the Hard of Hearing
50 Broadway
New York, NY 10010
917 305-7999 (TTY)
917 305-7700 (Voice)
917 305-7888 Fax
National Association of the Deaf
Nation's largest organization safeguarding the accessibility and civil rights of 28 million deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans in education, employment, healthcare, and telecommunications.
National Association of the Deaf
814 Thayer Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301 587-1789 (TTY)
301 587-1788 (Voice)
301 587-1791 Fax
National Captioning Institute
Nations largest provider of closed-captioned television services for the broadcast, cable, and home video industry.
National Captioning Institute
1900 Gallows Road, Ste. 3000
Vienna, VA 22182
703 917-7600
703 917-9878 Fax
National Cued Speech Association
NCSA and its Deaf Children's Literacy Project champion effective communication, language acquisition, and literacy through the use of Cued Speech. Provides information, referral, and support for persons with language, hearing, speech and learning needs. Cued speech has been adapted to more than 50 languages.
National Cued Speech Association
23970 Hermitage Road
Cleveland, OH 44122-4008
800 459-3529 (V/TTY)
National Hearing Conservation Association
The mission of NHCA is to prevent hearing loss due to noise and other environmental factors in all sectors of society. NHCA's membership ranges from audiologists, physicians, safety specialists and nurses to industrial hygienists, engineers, equipment manufacturers and scientists.
National Hearing Conservation Association
3101 E. Kenyon Ave., Ste. 3000
Denver, CO 80237
National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders
The NIDCD supports and conducts research and research training on normal and disordered mechanisms affecting hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech and language. NIDCD develops and disseminates health information based on scientific discovery to scientists, health professionals and the public.
National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders
Bldg. 31 rm. 3C-35, 31 Center Dr ' MSC 2320
Bethesda, MD 20892-2320
301 496-7243
301 402-0018 Fax
National Technical Institute for the Deaf/Rochester Inst. Of Technology
NTID, a college of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), is the world's first and largest technological college for students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. NTID offers associate degrees in more than 30 technological and professional programs, as well as bachelor's or master's degrees in more than 200 programs offered by RIT's seven other colleges.
National Technical Institute for the Deaf/Rochester Inst. Of Technology
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-55604
585 475-6400
585 475-5623 Fax
Sertoma International
Nonprofit civic organization with an emphasis on communicative disorders. S
ertoma International
1912 E. Meyer Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64132
816 333-8300
816 333-4320 Fax
Professional Audiology Associates, Inc.
2103 South US Highway 1
Jupiter, Florida 33477
(561) 575-5552