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How Do I Secure Special Services For My Child In My Home Community?

All children with special needs, who live in the United States, are eligible for a FREE, appropriate, public education, from day of diagnosis. Your child may begin receiving assistance from your local education agencies, even as an infant. No child is too young to receive needed services. Contact your local public school district right away to ask about their programs and services to help you and your child.

If you would like to learn more about the Federal Law which establishes the framework for free services for children with a hearing loss, view our special article on Your Child's Rights using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

If you would like to learn more about schools in the United States and Canada that help deaf children learn to talk, contact the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf; 3417 Volta Pl. NW; Washington, DC 20007 (202) 337-8314 and www.agbell.org or www.oraldeafed.org