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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Resources & Services

Bright Futures at Georgetown University
www.brightfutures.org

The mission of Bright Futures is to promote and improve the health, education, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, families, and communities.

Address: 2115 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 601, Washington, DC 20007-2292
(202) 784-9556 — (Voice)
(202) 784-9777 — (Fax)

The Family Village
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu

Provides a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities and for their families.

Waisman Center
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Address: 1500 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705-2280

Hands & Voices
www.handsandvoices.org

Nonprofit, parent driven organization that provides services, resources, and support, to professionals and families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Families For Hands & Voices
Address: PO Box 3093, Boulder, CO 80307
E-mail: parentadvocate@handsandvoices.org
(217) 357-3647 — (Voice)
(866) 422-0422 — (Voice, Toll-free)

John Tracy Clinic
www.johntracyclinic.org

Nonprofit organization that provides, world-wide and without charge, parent-centered services to young children with a hearing loss. Services include audiological testing, parent and infant programs, parent classes, a preschool, and a correspondence course that includes information about cochlear implants and auditory development.

Address: 806 West Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90007
E-mail: bhecht@johntracyclinic.orgtc.org
(213) 748-5481 — (Voice)
(213) 747-2924 — (TTY)
(213) 749-1651 — (Fax)
(562) 426-2257 — (Voice)
(562) 426-8437 — (Fax)
(800) 522-4582 — (Voice, Toll-free)

Raising Deaf Kids
www.raisingdeafkids.org

Website provides information and resources on hearing loss for parents.

Address: 3440 Market St., 4th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104
E-mail: info@raisingdeafkids.org

Sky-HI Institute
www.skihi.org

Provides information for assisting infants, toddlers, and young children with disabilities and their families through research, development, promising practices, training, technical assistance, and information sharing, related to the needs of children with hearing loss, aged birth through 5 years of age.

Utah State University
Address: 6500 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-6500
E-mail: skihi@cc.usu.edu
(435) 797-5600 — (Voice)
(435) 797-5584 — (TTY)
(435) 797-5580 — (Fax)

ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families
www.zerotothree.org

A national non-profit organization that promotes the healthy development of infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families, communities, and those who work on their behalf. Dedicated to advancing current knowledge; promoting beneficial policies and practices; communicating research and best practices to a wide variety of audiences; and providing training, technical assistance and leadership development.

Address: 2000 M Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 638-1144 — (Voice)

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.