A Parent's Guide to Hearing Loss

Produced by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program

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Deaf-Blind

American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB)
www.aadb.org/

National consumer organization of, by, and for deaf-blind Americans. "Deaf-blind" is a broad term that describes people who have varying degrees and types of both vision and hearing loss together.

Address: 814 Thayer Avenue, Suite 302, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4500
E-mail: info@aadb.org
(301) 495-4403 — (Voice)
(301) 495-4402 — (TTY)
(301) 495-4404 — (Fax)
AIM Buddy Name: AADBOffice

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths & Adults
www.helenkeller.org/national/

Deaf-blind school that offers intensive and comprehensive rehabilitation training to youth and adults who are deaf-blind. Also provides field services and general information.

Address: 1141 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point, NY 11050
E-mail: HKNCinfo@rcn.com
(516) 944-8900 — (Voice)
(516) 944-8637 — (TTY)
(516) 944-7302 — (Fax)

League for the Hard of Hearing
www.lhh.org/

Nonprofit hearing rehabilitation and human services agency for infants, children, and adults who are hard of hearing, deaf, and deaf-blind.

E-mail: inf@lhh.org

New York:
Address: 50 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10004
(917) 305-7700 — (Voice)
(917) 305-7999 — (TTY)
(917) 305-7888 — (Fax)

Florida:
Address: 2800 W. Oakland Park Blvd, Suite 306, Oakland Park, FL 33311
(954) 731-7200 — (Voice)
(954) 731-7208 — (TTY)
(954) 485-6336 — (Fax)

The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness
www.tr.wou.edu/dblink/

Federally funded information and referral service that identifies, coordinates, and disseminates information related to children and youth who are deaf-blind.

DB-LINK
Teaching Research
Address: 345 N. Monmouth Ave., Monmouth, OR 97361
E-mail: dblink@tr.wou.edu
(800) 438-9376 — (Voice, Toll-free)
(800) 854-7013 — (TTY, Toll-free)
(503) 838-8150 — (Fax)

For more information or to order additional copies of "A Parent's Guide to Hearing Loss" visit CDC's website at www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/ehdi.