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For further information on children with hearing loss, you may be able to receive help and advice through the following organisations.
- www.oticon.com
Leading supplier of advanced hearing aids
- www.phonicear.com
Phonic Ear, manufacturer of innovative enhanced listening technology, e.g. FM systems
American sites:
- www.agbell.org
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf (A.G.Bell)
In depth information and chat with experts
- www.auditory-verbal.org
Auditory-Verbal International (AVI)
Information about teaching very hard of hearing children to develop language and speech
- www.cuedspeech.org
National Cued Speech Association (NCSA)
Information on this sound-based visual communication method. Also contains the NCSA bookstore
- www.nidcd.nih.gov
National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Lots of information on children and hearing loss – identification, communication, research
- www.hearingexchange.com
Active discussion forums and briefs from chats
- www.shhh.org
Self Help for Hard of Hearing
Representing consumers who are hard of hearing. General information
- www.listen-up.org
The Listen Up Web
Lots of practical advice and links. Fun stuff for children
- www.hear-it.org
Several languages
Advice and statistics, extensive subsidy and funding information
British sites:
- www.hearingconcern.com
Hearing Concern
About research activities and local activities
Australian sites:
- www.betterhearing.org.au
Better Hearing Australia
A self help group. Brief, general information
Belgian sites:
- www.welcome.to/surdi
French
Surdi services - Local contacts, links
Canadian sites:
- www.chs.ca
English and French
The Canadian Hearing Society
Articles, magazines and lots of links
- www.chha.ca
English and French
The Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
Portal for other organisations
Danish sites:
- www.lbh.dk
Danish (English overview)
Landsforeningen for Bedre Hørelse
(The National Association of Hearing Impaired in Denmark)
General information, useful links, information about seminars
- www.boernekliniken.dk
Danish
Børnekliniken
Articles, seminars and links
Dutch sites:
- www.nvvs.nl
Nederlandse Vereniging Voor Slechthorenden – mainly Dutch
Discussion forum, information and links to forum groups
- www.nvvs.nl/foss/index_fw.htm
Nederlandse federatie van ouders van slechthorende kinderen en van kinderen met spraak-taalmoeilijkheden – Dutch
Good parent advice about hearing impaired children
German sites:
- www.schwerhoerigen-netz.de
Deutsche Schwerhörigenbund – German
Very active discussion forums. General information and events
- www.taubenschlag.de
Taubenschlag – mainly German
Great children section, world-wide links and daily news updates
- www.german.hear-it.org/
German hear-it
Advice and statistics, extensive subsidy and funding information
- www.german.youth.hear-it.org
Hear-it’s youth section in German
Information for young hearing impaired people. No chat
Norwegian sites:
- http://www.hlf.no/
Hørselshemmedes Landsforbund (HLF) – Norwegian
Links, articles and lots of local news
- http://www.hlfu.no/
Hørselshemmedes Landsforbund Ungdom (HLFU) - Norwegian
Chat, forum, lots of articles and local news
Spanish sites:
- www.spanish.hear-it.org/
Spanish hear-it
Advice and statistics, extensive subsidy and funding information
- www.spanish.youth.hear-it.org/
Hear-it’s youth section in Spanish
Information for young hearing impaired people. No chat
Swedish sites:
- www.hrf.se
Hörselskadades Riksförbund – Swedish
Good links to other Swedish hearing organisations
- www.ungahorselskadade.com/frame.html
Sweden Unga Hörselskadade – Swedish and some English
Discussion forum, events for young hearing impaired people
Swiss sites:
- www.bssv.ch
Bund Schweizerischer Schwerhörigen-Vereine - German
Links, news and local contact information
- www.ecoute.ch
La Fondation Romande des Malentendants - French
General information on hearing loss, hearing aids, funding, statistics and local contact information
International sites:
- www.ifhoh.org
International – English
International Federation of Hard of Hearing People
Link to articles
- www.who.int/pbd/pdh/pdh_home.htm
International – several languages
WHO deaf and hard of hearing site
Mostly about the developing countries.
Limited information on prevention of deafness and hearing impairment.
- http://www.ifhohyp.org
International – English
International federation for Hard of Hearing Young People
Links and events for young people
- http://www.ndcs.org.uk/index.html
European - English
European federation of Parents of hearing Impaired Children
Help line, events, funding and information on childhood deafness
- www.youth.hear-it.org
International – several languages
Hear-it’s youth section
Information for young hearing impaired people. No chat
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