Links
Links are provided for information only and do not imply an endorsement of views, products or services. John Tracy Clinic cannot guarantee the quality or accuracy of any information found on any of these sites.
- Organizations for Persons with a Hearing Loss
- Parent Blogs
- Parent Information
- Audiology
- Cochlear Implants
- Hearing Aid Manufacturers
- FM Systems
- Educational Programs for Children
- Medical Research Organizations
- Advocacy Organizations
- Teacher Education
- Products for the Deaf
- Hope for Hearing
Organizations for Persons with a Hearing Loss
Auditory Verbal UK is a national charity committed to the Auditory Verbal method of enabling hearing-impaired children acquire listening and spoken language skills, www.auditoryverbal.org.uk
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, www.agbell.org
Better Hearing Institute, www.betterhearing.org
National Association of the Deaf, www.nad.org
National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders, www.nidcd.nih.gov/
Hearing Loss Association of California, http://www.hearinglossca.org
Listen Up, www.listen-up.org
Beginnings for Parents of Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Inc., www.ncbegin.org
National Deaf Children’s Society, www.ndcs.org.uk
Cued Speech Info, http://www.cuedspeech.info
Parent Blogs
Personal blogs from parents who have participated in JTC programs
I Swear my Son Hears Better than Me
Parent Information
Hearing and amplification, www.babyhearing.org
Language and Early Literacy, http://www.walearning.com/
Hands and Voices http://www.handsandvoices.org/
American Society for Deaf Children, http://www.deafchildren.org/default.aspx
Center for Hearing and Communication, http://www.chchearing.org/about-hearing-loss/children
Audiology
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, www.asha.org
Academy of Doctors of Audiology, www.audiologist.org
American Academy of Audiology, www.audiology.org
Educational Audiology Association, www.edaud.org
Cochlear Implants
Cochlear Corporation, www.cochlear.com
Advanced Bionics, www.advancedbionics.com
Med-El, www.medel.com
Hearing Aid Manufacturers
Oticon,www.oticon.com
Siemens, www.siemens-hearing.com
Phonak, www.phonak-us.com
Unitron, www.unitron.com
Starkey, www.starkey.com
Widex, www.widex.com
AVR Sonovation, www.avrsono.com
FM Systems
Telex FM, www.telex.com
Phonic Ear, www.phonicear.com
Educational Programs for Children
Cued Speech, www.cuedspeech.com
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), www.asha.org
The Ear Foundation, UK, http://www.earfoundation.org.uk/
Medical Research Organizations
Boys Town, USA, http://www.boystown.org/
House Ear Institute, www.hei.org
Advocacy Organizations
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY), www.nichcy.org
Special Education Advocates, www.wrightslaw.com
National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM), www.infanthearing.org
Family Village, www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
Department of Education - Special Education, http://idea.ed.gov
Family & Advocates Partnership for Education (IDEA Partnerships Project Partner), www.fape.org
Marion Downs National Center for Infant Hearing, http://www.mariondowns.com/
Provides people with disabilities, their families, employers, service providers and other community members with critical disability-related information.
Teacher Education
ACE - DHH, http://www.acedhh.org
Gallaudet University, www.gallaudet.edu
Network of Educators of Children with Cochlear Implants (NECCI), www.childrenshearing.org
Plural Publishing, Inc. for Pediatric Audiology Books, www.pluralpublishing.com
Products for the Deaf
HearMore.com - Products for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Seniors, http://www.hearmore.com
Hope for Hearing
Listed below are resources that may offer funding for hearing aids and implants. Please note this link was originally part of Hope for Hearing, an organization that provided information about hearing loss, but it is no longer active.
For Adults and Children:
ADVANCED BIONICS
http://www.advancedbionics.com/UserFiles/File/funding%20sources.pdf
Lists links for requesting cochlear implant funding from organizations, some of which provide assistance for hearing aids, too.
COCHLEAR AMERICAS
http://www.cochlearamericas.com/PDFs/funding_resources.pdf
Offers downloadable booklet discussing hearing aid and cochlear implant funding sources.
BETTER HEARING INSTITUTE
http://betterhearing.org/request_information.cfm
The Better Hearing Institute provdes a comprehensive document about hearing aids, “Your Guide to Better Hearing.” Fill out the form on the website to request the guide either via mail or to download.
HEALTHY HEARING
http://www.healthyhearing.com/happy/
Healthy Hearing provides a guide for financial help and articles about hearing aids and hearing loss.
SO THE WORLD MAY HEAR
http://www.sotheworldmayhear.org/hearnow
The Starkey Hearing Foundation’s Hear Now program provides hearing aids for deaf and hard of hearing persons living in the United States. Applications are available online.
CNI CENTER FOR HEARING
http://www.thecni.org/hearing
Provides applications and eligibility information for assistance for funding for cochlear implants and hearing aids.
LIONS INTERNATIONAL
http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/our-work/sight-programs/assistance-requests.php
The Lions Club provides hearing aids to people with limited finances who are legal residents of the U.S. This includes people with Green Cards.
SERTOMA
http://www.sertoma.org/Page.aspx?pid=335
The Looking for Hearing Aid Assistance page provides information about help in different parts of the country
HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
http://www.hearingloss.org/support/financial.asp
This organization provides information about many national or regional resources for obtaining amplification.
CNI CENTER FOR HEARING
http://www.thecni.org/Public/CNICenters/CenterforHearing/AssistancePrograms/CochlearImplantAssistanceProgram/index.cfm
Provides applications and eligibility information for assistance for funding for cochlear implants and hearing aids.
For Children:
Hearing for Children
http://www.h4c.org/
Hearing For Children is dedicated to making cochlear implants available to children and adults worldwide
Help Me Hear Foundation
http://www.helpmehearfoundation.org/index.php/Information/General/A-Lifelong-Gift.html
This foundation provides amplification for children worldwide
Gift of Hearing Foundation
http://www.giftofhearingfoundation.org/
The Gift of Hearing Foundation works with the medical community to provide financial support for a select number of economically disadvantaged patients receive cochlear implants.
Let Them Hear Foundation
http://www.letthemhear.org/
Provides clinical services primarily in Palo Alto and on mission trips around the world, and consultations for hearing aids and cochlear implants
THE HIKE FUND, INC
http://www.thehikefund.org
The HIKE fund provides hearing aids, FM systems, closed caption converters, tactile aids, alerting systems and specialized sports equipment for children from birth to 20 years of age. An application can be assessed through their website.
MIRACLE-EAR CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION
http://www.miracel-ear.com/resources/children_request.asp
Miracle Ear provides free hearing aids and services to children from birth to 16 years of age. An application is available at this website.
DISABLED CHILDREN’S RELIEF FUND
http://www.dcrf.com/ordereze/Content/1/Summary.aspx
Applications are available at the website between April and September
Oticon Pediatrics
http://www.oticonusa.com/Oticon/Professionals/Pediatrics/National_Loaner_Bank.html.
Oticon’s National Loaner Bank program provides hearing aids for children from birth to three years of age while they wait for their personal amplification or cochlear implant.
Global Foundation for Children with Hearing Loss http://www.childrenwithhearingloss.org/
John Tracy Clinic (JTC) provides diagnostic and educational programs without charge to families of young children with hearing loss. It does not offer funds for equipment, surgery or individual and organizational financial needs. Visit other sections of JTC’s website to learn about onsite and distance services available.