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Stuttering may look like an easy problem that can be solved with some simple advice, but for many adults, it can be a chronic life-long disorder. This site offers some ways that you, the listener, can... Details >
Also available in: Spanish
This site provides information and resources concerning aphasia including: description, causes, diagnosis, treatment, research, and where to get additional information.... Details >
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
This site offers general information including: Information for Health Professionals; Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA); In Their Own Words: people with aphasia and caregivers; Communication Aids; Com... Details >
Apraxia of speech, also known as verbal apraxia or dyspraxia, is a speech disorder in which a person has trouble saying what he or she wants to say correctly and consistently. It is not due to weaknes... Details >
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
This is the home page to The Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association, a non-profit organization whose mission is to strengthen the support systems in the lives of children with apraxia so that each ch... Details >
This section is a Beginner's Start Guide to Childhood Apraxia of Speech. It was designed for those families who are new to the diagnosis of Childhood Apraxia of Speech and/or other family members, fr... Details >
This site provides the definition of Cluttering and how is associated with Stuttering, you may also print a brochure. ... Details >
The purpose of this website is to describe cochlear implants, link to FDA-approved implants, tell the benefits and risks of cochlear implants, and provide news about cochlear implant recalls and safet... Details >
Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The first step in communicating with a person who is deaf or hard of hearing in a library setting is to determine the need. Communication styles and preferences vary. If you suspect a user cannot hear... Details >
Even with all the resources of Gallaudet University Library, it can be difficult and time-consuming to answer many deaf-related questions. The answers to most these Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ... Details >
This page links to deaf-related specific guides on various topics, including American Sign Language, cochlear implant, culture, education and more.... Details >
A searchable directory of national organizations that focus on health issues relating to hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. Entries focus on the needs of both health professi... Details >
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Also available in: Spanish
The goal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) is to identify infants with hearing loss in order to prevent communication disabilities. EHDI programs details are available at this web sit... Details >
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Spasmodic dysphonia (SD), a focal form of dystonia, is a neurological voice disorder that involves involuntary "spasms" of the vocal cords causing interruptions of speech and affecting the voice quali... Details >
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) offers two services on this web site to assist you in searching for a speech-language pathologist or audiologist: a Professional Service Board -... Details >
This site provides legal rights information, including a memo and questions and answers about which health care providers, individuals, and activities are covered, and information about the types, sel... Details >
This fact sheet provides information for the deaf and hard of hearing consumers about mental health care and how they can go about getting services.... Details >
Also available in: Spanish
List of information and publications related to neurological diseases available from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health (NINDS) Office of Scient... Details >
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health
Also available in: Spanish
This fact sheet provides information and resources concerning presbycusis including: introduction, symptoms, causes, treatment, hearing aid selection, and communication tips.... Details >
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
This online fact sheet provides basic information about the communication disorder spasmodic dysphonia. The document discusses the three known types of this disorder.... Details >
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
This site provides a selection of links to resources available related to this Spasmodic Dysphonia disorder.... Details >
Voice is generated by airflow from the lungs as the vocal folds are brought close together. This page presents all the symptoms of this disorder.... Details >
This checklist is designed to help you detect hearing or speech problems in your child at a very young age. Early detection means early solutions to hearing and speech problems.... Details >
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Also available in: Spanish
This site provides basic consumer information on stuttering that includes causes, diagnosis, treatment, and it also contains additional related resources.... Details >
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Also available in: Spanish
This site let's you select your media player and Internet connection to watch the video targeted to Parents.... Details >
Stuttering is a communication disorder involving disruptions in the forward flow of speech. These speech disfluencies are moments when a child has difficulty “getting his words out.”... Details >
The Stuttering Foundation of America receives many requests each year from managers, human resources professionals, and business owners for more information about stuttering. We assembled this guide t... Details >
This site let's you select your media player and Internet connection to watch the video targeted to Kids.... Details >
This site let's you select your media player and Internet connection to watch the video targeted to teachers and educators.... Details >
This site let's you select your media player and Internet connection to watch the video targeted to Teenagers.... Details >
This page has a list of local chapters organized by region. You will be able to click near your location on a map to find a chapter near you.... Details >
Also available in: Spanish
This site provides information and resources about caring for ones voice including: description of voice, causes of voice problems, caring for your voice and NIDCD supported voice research.... Details >
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Also available in: Spanish
Describes the causes of traumatic brain injury and the cognitive and communication problems that result from the injury.... Details >
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders