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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Communication Options

ASL/English Bilingual

Bilingual/Bicultural Resources
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/072.html

Includes resources for reading about bilingual/bicultural issues organized by topic.

Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
Gallaudet University
Address: 800 Florida Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20002
E-mail: clearinghouse.infotogo@gallaudet.edu
(202) 651-5051 — (Voice)
(202) 651-5052 — (TTY)
(202) 651-5054 — (Fax)

Educating Deaf Children Bilingually: With Insights & Applications from Sweden & Denmark
By Shawn Neal Mahshie; Harris Communication
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/Products/B442.html

This book discusses bilingual education practices and programs used with deaf children through using examples from the Swedish and Danish experience.

(800) 526-9105 — (Voice, TTY, Toll-free)
(202) 651-5708 — (Fax)

Auditory/Verbal

Auditory Learning Center
http://auditorylearning.net/

The Center's objective is to promote listening and speaking as a way of life for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Address: Cameron Village 400 Oberlin Road, Suite 205 Raleigh, NC 27605
P.O. Box 12050
E-mail: Auditorylearning@bellsouth.net

Cued Speech

CuedSpeech.com
www.cuedspeech.com/

A comprehensive source of information on Cued Speech. Includes resources, online forums, general information, and a link to CuedSpeech.net for further information.

Grafe Media
Address: 1715 Eighth St. East, Menomonie, WI 5475
E-mail: info@cuedspeech.com
(715) 232-9467 — (Voice)

National Cued Speech Association
www.cuedspeech.org

Nonprofit membership organization that provides information about Cued Speech and its applications and educational services. Establishes standards for Cued Speech and certifies Cued Speech instructors and transliterators.

Address: 5619 McLean Drive, Bethesda, MD 20814
E-mail: Info@cuedspeech.org
(800) 459-3529 — (Voice, TTY, Toll-free)
(301) 915-8009 — (Voice, TTY)

Oral Education

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
www.agbell.org

International nonprofit membership organization and resource center on hearing loss and spoken language approaches and related issues.

Address: 3417 Volta Place, NW, Washington, DC 20007
(202) 337-5220 — (Voice)
(202) 337-5221 — (TTY)
(202) 337-8314 — (Fax)

Oral Deaf Education "MAKE a joyful noise" information kit
www.oraldeafed.org/materials/index.html

Provides parents and pediatric professionals with resources and information about oral education for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. The kit includes a handbook, video, copies of articles, and a reading list for parents.

E-mail: webmaster@oraldeafed.org
(877) ORALDEAF (672-5332) — (Voice, Toll-free)
(877) 672-5889 — (TTY)

The International Center for Technology in Oral Education
http://tmos.org/technology.html

Established to develop, refine, and disseminate innovative technologies that will increase the learning of deaf children. Includes links to resources on technology used to teach speech to children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Total Communication

The S.E.E. (Signing Exact English) Center for the Advancement of Deaf Children
www.seecenter.org/parent.htm

Although this is not strictly a site for information on Total Communication, S.E.E. is often used in Total Communication programs.

Nonprofit organization to work with parents and educators of children who are deaf and hard of hearing. Provides information on Signing Exact English and its uses with the goal of improving English skills and communication.

Address: P.O. Box 1181, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
E-mail: seecenter@seecenter
(562) 430-1467 — (Voice, TTY)
(562) 795-6614 — (FAX)

SKI-HI Home Total Communication Video Program: 30-minute video tapes (1999)
www.hopepubl.com (select "deaf and hard of hearing" and toggle down)

Video tapes that include topics on the family, daily routines, mealtime and food, clothing, the body and feelings, living and working in the home, play and toys, and going places. Each tape is 30 minutes and sold as a 10-tape set.

Hope Publishing, Inc.
Address: 1856 North 1200 East, North Logan, Utah 84321
E-mail: hope@hopepubl.com
(435) 245-2888 — (Voice, 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.