Diagnosis
Disorders &Syndromes
Communication
Options
The Basics
Associations & Organizations
Audiology Information
Therapists, Oral Schools
Schools
Extras-Things that don't quite fit anywhere else!
Espanol-links I have found in Spanish
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I think the
hardest part for us as parents was the lack of information that was given to us when we
were told our son could not hear. There are so many things to consider about children with
hearing impairments. Things you don't even think about. The main issue being, how do you
communicate? There are many ways of communicating with a child with a hearing impairment.
Sign, Cued Speech, Speech Reading, or teaching your child to listen and talk. No one told
us about all these options. I will list some places here were you can find information on
these methods. The only advice I can give a parent who is trying to make the decision
about communication mode, is to go with what you feel is right for your family and your
child. You will hear many ways that are "right" for your child. But none of them
are "right" if you don't believe it, and work hard at it.
Listen Up! and Talk it Up!
This is my favorite site for information. Everything you ever
wanted to know about hearing loss, and kids is here.
Below are some sites I have found very useful and full of information to get you
started.
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In need of some support, encouragement, and to not feel you are the lone
parent in this situation? Please feel free to email me if you need anything. I want to
help.
SherryZee
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Listen-Up
A support group for parents with hearing impaired children.
Communication
Options
A worksheet for helping you in making a decision about communication
options.
The Basics
This is a hyperlink to another outstanding web site.
Information to help you get started. Includes information on
hearing aids, audiograms, programs, options, funding, etc.
Associations
& Organizations This is a hyperlink to another
outstanding web site. More links to other special needs can be found here
Audiology and Assistive
Technology
- Wish List for Audiologists Composed with a
little help from my friends, thanks everyone.
- Funding Sources for Hearing Aids and Cochlear
Implants
- Audiology Net... Audiology
Information for the Masses
- Assistive Technology My
co-conspirator in web sites has put together this page for you. It is very complete,
informative, and a definite bookmark in your favorites. Everything you ever wanted to know
about assistive technology is here.
- House Ear Institute
House Institute does a lot of research
into hearing loss. Good source of information.
- Boystown Center for Hearing
Loss in Children has some great help available. There is information on genetic causes,
hearing aids, education, communication, books, videos, and you can email specific
questions to them. I have gotten quick response from Boystown.
- Welcome to
DefBird's Nest! This person who owns this site uses a cochlear implant to hear
with.
- States Funded Under the
Technology-Related Assistance For Individuals
With Disabilities Act of 1988, as Amended and Administered by the NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
- How do
speech-language pathologists plan treatment? / Caroline Bowen
- NICHY National Information
Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
- Online Magazines,
Newsgroups, e-mail Groups, & Listservs
- Deaf Web Washington A resource site for
Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind.
- HiP Magazine Home Page A
magazine for Hearing Impaired kids. Good one!
- Washington Parent
Magazine published
monthly in the Washington DC area and serves as a local resource on topics of interest to
parents of infants through the early teen years.
- Harris Communications Your one stop
catalog for all your needs. They have nearly everything available: FM systems, alarms,
books, videos, novelty items, accessories, TTY's, closed caption.
- SoundBytes So far, this company seems
to have the most reasonable cost on batteries for hearing aids that I have come across. We
all know how those can add up over the course of a year. They also have a lot of other
information available, including software.
- Modern Signs Press, Inc. - Homepage
Publishers of Signing Exact English books, videos, etc.
- Deaf-Blind
Perspectives - Winter 1999-2000
- Hearingplanet.com
and Arizonia Hearing Online
Sell hearing aids on-line. I do not endorse any particular company,
nor am I responsible for these site's claims. I have this here as
information and as an option to those who have experience with hearing aids.
Schools for the Deaf on the Web This is not a complete
list, I have moved all the schools to my Regional Page
and put them in their respective states/provinces.
A few Extra's:
- DeafKids.com is
the newest feature at the Website, www.DEAF.com.
It contains a monitored chatroom just for deaf and HH kids, age 17 and
below. Itıs free and open 24 hours a day. Deaf/HH kids from the U.S. and
abroad are invited to stop by. To ensure the
safety of all visitors, the DeafKids.com chatroom uses a log system. Records
are kept of all visitors. Thereıs also a filter system to protect kids
against unacceptable language (such as profanity, sexual slang, vulgar
insults, and racial/ethnic slurs.) If any visitor types in an unacceptable
word, itıs automatically changed to a designated substitute word before it
appears online.
- San Antonio's chapter of Self Help for Hard of Hearing People has
assembled a hospital kit to make stays easier, and to help educate hospital staff.
Included is: a placard for placement in the room that spells out your specific needs;
hearing loss stickers for charts; a Face Me button; and tips on communication and hearing
loss for hospital staff. For more information contact Barbara Hunter
210-673-2478 V/TTY or BOBATEX@aol.com
- Internet Resources on Hearing
Loss This site contains many links to information on hearing loss,
vestibular problems, assistive devices, hearing aids, brochures, and research.
- Untangling the Web,
Disability Resources
- Society for Neuroscience: Brain
Briefings
- Scottish Sensory
Centre Great site.
- Children of the Silent World
- Otoscopes
You'll want one of these. Gotta look for that old ear wax before making new
ear molds.
Education I
have created a whole page dedicated to education, IEP's, and whatever else I can find on
the subject of teaching our kids.
For Information on State and Regional Education
and laws go here:
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