Our national website is a wealth of information for families of deaf and hard of hearing children.
Interviews with Deaf/Hard of Hearing Adults
These are some of the questions we have encountered from parents of children who are deaf and hard of hearing children early in the journey. You likely have many more questions to ask. Knowing the tremendous value in learning from adults who are deaf and hearing, families can explore these links with a wealth of diverse perspectives through stories, articles, websites and research on this page.
A.G. Bell
A.G. Bell wants all families to be informed and supported, professionals to be appropriately qualified to teach and help children with hearing loss, public policy leaders to effectively address the needs of people with hearing loss, and communities to be empowered to help their neighbors with hearing loss succeed.
ASDC - American Society for Deaf Children
Baby Hearing
BabyHearing.org is brought to you by a team of professionals at Boys Town National Research Hospital. We are: Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Teachers of the Deaf, Geneticists, and Parents of Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. This website was originally developed with support from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
Baker Institute for Children with Hearing Loss
EHDI-PALS
JTC - John Tracy Center
NAD - National Association of the Deaf
NASDSE Guidelines
The NASDSE Optimizing Outcomes for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Educational Service Guidelines is a document created for State Directors of Special Education, to supplement and update the information needed by teachers, leaders, families, school instructional personnel, and other stakeholders to have the knowledge, skills, and vision to help children to be successful.
National Genetics Education and Family Support Center
(((NCHAM - National Center for Hearing Assessment & Management
Pathways
Pathways provides free, trusted resources so that every parent is fully empowered to support their child’s development, and can take advantage of their child’s neuroplasticity at the earliest age.
Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss
Understood
Wrightslaw
Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for reliable information about special education law and advocacy for children with disabilities.