Hearing or speech impairment - resources
Alternative Names
Resources - hearing or speech impairment
Information
The following organizations are good resources for information on hearing impairment or speech impairment:
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing -- www.agbell.org
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association -- www.asha.org/public
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) -- www.nidcd.nih.gov
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hearingloss/index.html
- American Society for Deaf Children -- deafchildren.org
- Hearing Loss Association of America -- www.hearingloss.org
Review Date:2/5/2023
Reviewed By:Jennifer K. Mannheim, ARNP, Medical Staff, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
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