Last Modified: 10/29/2024
Links
Below are links to other web sites with information regarding Early Hearing Detection and Intervention.
Newborn/Infant Deafness Related Research & Technical Assistance Centers
National
- Boys Town National Research Hospital (Center for Hearing Loss in Children)
- Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
- Family Leadership in Language and Learning (FL3)
- Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center
- Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University
- Marion Downs Hearing Center
- SKI*HI Institute
- Zero to Three
International
- The National Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NUNHS) in England
- Italian Association for Research on Hearing loss
Government Agencies & Related Associations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Maternal & Child Health Bureau
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Association for Maternal Child Health Programs
- See: Individual State EHDI Programs
Professional Associations
National
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- American Academy of Audiology
- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
International
Info for Families
Nonprofit Organizations
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- American Society for Deaf Children
- Beginnings
- Boston Children's Hospital: Setting Language in motion: Family Supports and Early Intervention for Babies Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Choices for Parents
- Dallas Hearing Foundation
- Deaf Websites: Online Deaf Web Directory
- Family Voices
- Hands and Voices
- Hear-It.org
- Hearing First
- John Tracy Clinic
- My Baby's Hearing (Boystown National Research Hospital & NIDCD)
- National Association of the Deaf
- National Black Deaf Advocates
- The National Deaf Children's Society (U.K.)
- Parents as Teachers National Center
- The SEE Center for the Advancement of Deaf Children
- SHHH: Self Help for Hard of Hearing People
- Starts Hear
For State Specific Associations
- See: State EHDI Pages
Commercial Organizations
- Cochlear: Understand Hearing and Hearing Loss
- Med-El: Hearing and Hearing Loss
- Letutor: Sign Language Resources
- Branded Bridge Line: Calling and Communicating with the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing information page
Communication, Education, Health & Development
- Accredited Schools Online: Supporting Students With Hearing Impairments
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center (Gallaudet University)
- Bright Futures
- Central Institute for the Deaf Clinic
- Council on Education of the Deaf
- Early Head Start National Resource Center
- Hearing First
- National Center for Cultural Competence
- Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Research Briefs from Gallaudet University
- The Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2), NSF Science of Learning Center, publishes research briefs as a resource for educators and parents. The goal is to inform the education community of research findings, to summarize relevant scholarship, and, in the form of practice guides, to present recommendations that educators and parents can use when addressing the multifaceted challenges of educating deaf and hard of hearing children.
- Research Brief: Eye Gaze and Joint Attention
- This research brief, written by Amy Lieberman, PhD, provides an overview of the importance of eye gaze and joint attention in language acquisition.
- Research Brief: The Implications of Bimodal Bilingual Approaches for Children with Cochlear Implants
- This VL2 research brief, written by Julie Mitchiner, PhD, Debra Berlin Nussbaum, MA, CCC-A, and Susanne Scott, MS, CCC-A, is done in a collaboration between Clerc Center and VL2, at Gallaudet University.
- Research Brief: Different Ways of Thinking: The Importance of Gesture in Child Development
- This research brief, written by So-One Hwang, Ph.D., Melissa Herzig, Ed.D., and Carol Padden, Ph.D., discusses the critical role that gesture plays in language acquisition.
- Research Brief: The Benefits of Bilingualism
- This research brief, written by Sarah Fish, PhD Candidate and Jill Morford, PhD, explains the various benefits of bilingualism.
- Visual Communication and Sign Language Checklist (VCSL)
- Visual Communication and Sign Language Checklist is a standardized comprehensive checklist used to assist in tracking young children’s sign language development from birth to age 5.
- Research Brief: Eye Gaze and Joint Attention
- The Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2), NSF Science of Learning Center, publishes research briefs as a resource for educators and parents. The goal is to inform the education community of research findings, to summarize relevant scholarship, and, in the form of practice guides, to present recommendations that educators and parents can use when addressing the multifaceted challenges of educating deaf and hard of hearing children.
- The SEE Center for the Advancement of Deaf Children
- Starts Hear
- Visual Language and Visual Learning, National Science Foundation Science of Learning Center
- Zero to Three
For State Specific Information
- See: State EHDI Pages
Policy Statements
- American Academy of Pediatrics—Position Statement
- European Consensus Development Conference on Neonatal Hearing Screening of Milan [PDF]
- Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) Position Statement 2007 [PDF]
- National Institutes of Health: Early Identification of Hearing Impairment in Infants and Young Children (1992)
Data Management
Screening Equipment
- See: OAE and ABR Handheld Screening Equipment Purchase Information/Comparison
- See: Links to Screening Equipment Manufacturers
Miscellaneous
- Addiction Treatment and Rehab For Deaf And Blind Individuals
- Better Hearing Institute
- Cerebral Palsy Group
- CerebralPalsyGuidance.com
- The Children's Hearing Institute
- Health 4 Kids (Web Directory)
- Healthy Hearing (Hearing Aid Information Source)
- Mayo Clinic Health Baby
- OAE (Otoacoustic Emissions) Portal Zone
- Tax Tips for the Deaf
- Visual Language Visual Learning, VL2 (Gallaudet University)
