A Service of the National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
healthfinder® home page
        Help | Advanced Search
 News Library Just For You Health Care Organizations en Español
Health & Human Services Home Page

Home > Health LibraryAll TopicsH > Hearing Impairment


Organizations 1–17 of 17 Orgs | Show in Pages | See Categories and Related Topics
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse
The NIDCD Information Clearinghouse is a national resource center which provides information on hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech and language disorders. The Clearinghouse collects and dis... Details >
List reviewed web resources
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf was founded in 1890 to develop the potential of hearing-impaired children and adults. This is accomplished by early detection of hearing loss, train... Details >
List reviewed web resources
American Academy of Audiology
Founded in 1988, the American Academy of Audiology is a professional organization of individuals dedicated to providing quality hearing care to the public. To accomplish its objective the Academy stri... Details >
List reviewed web resources
Auditory-Verbal International, Inc
Auditory-Verbal International, Inc. (AVI) is a private, nonprofit international organization serving children and adults with hearing impairment, their families, and the professional community. AVI p... Details >
List reviewed web resources
Better Hearing Institute
The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is a nonprofit, educational organization established in 1973 to inform the public, particularly the hearing-impaired public, about hearing loss and rehabilitation. ... Details >
List reviewed web resources
Captioned Media Program
The mission of the Captioned Media Program (CMP) is to provide all persons who are deaf or hard of hearing awareness of and access to communication and learning through the use of captioned educationa... Details >
List reviewed web resources
Cochlear Implant Association, Inc.
Cochlear Implant Association, Inc. (CIAI), formerly Cochlear Implant Club International, Inc., is a non-profit organization for cochlear implant recipients, their families, professionals, and other in... Details >
List reviewed web resources
CODA: Children of Deaf Adults
C.O.D.A. – Children of Deaf Adults, Inc., is a non-profit organization that focuses on hearing children of deaf adults. The organization began in 1983 and has grown to include people from many differ... Details >
List reviewed web resources
EAR Foundation
The EAR Foundation is a national non-profit association of physicians, educators and concerned citizens. The organization's mission is to provide information and resources to all persons who are heari... Details >
List reviewed web resources
House Ear Institute
The House Ear Institute is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing hearing science through research and education to improve quality of life. Their scientists are explorin... Details >
List reviewed web resources
International Hearing Society
The International Hearing Society (IHS), formed in 1951 as a professional organization of hearing aid specialists, promotes and maintains the highest possible standards in the hearing aid field and he... Details >
List reviewed web resources
John Tracy Clinic
John Tracy Clinic provides worldwide parent-centered services without charge to young children with hearing loss, offering families hope, guidance, and encouragement. Services include correspondence ... Details >
List reviewed web resources
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
The P.I.D. performs a number of functions related to information dissemination at the Gallaudet University Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center. The Clearinghouse responds to inquires about a... Details >
List reviewed web resources
National Association of the Deaf
The NAD, as a national federation of state association and organizational affiliates, offers civil rights advocacy, grassroots and youth leadership development, and legal expertise across a broad spec... Details >
List reviewed web resources
National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences
NBC-HIS is an independent professional certification board that conducts national competency examinations and offers board-certified status to hearing aid dispensers who meet its standards of competen... Details >
List reviewed web resources
Noise Pollution Clearinghouse
The mission of the Noise Pollution Clearinghouse, (NPC) is to create more civilized cities and more natural rural and wilderness areas by reducing noise pollution at the source. NPC seeks to raise aw... Details >
List reviewed web resources
Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc.
Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc. (SHHH), founded in 1979, seeks to educate people with hearing loss and the public about hearing loss and its management, and to promote the interests of peop... Details >
List reviewed web resources

About Us  Accessibility  Disclaimer  Freedom of Information Act  Privacy  Contact Us
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Database Updated: Friday, November 19, 2004