Links
Deafness & Hard of Hearing Issues
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Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services (ADWAS)
Advocacy services for Deaf women who are victims of domestic violence or sexual assault.
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American Sign Language Interpreter Network
A strong community of sign language interpreters providing the best match for your communication need.
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California State University, Northridge: National Center on Deafness
The National Center on Deafness at California State University in Northridge. It is a program that ensures Deaf and hard of hearing students have full access to all of the college programs. Currently, the college enrolls more than two hundred Deaf students per semester.
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Deaf Blind Service Center (DBSC)
Provides information, referral, and advocacy services to people in the Deaf-Blind community.
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Deaf Web Washington
Provides links, articles, and information for the Deaf community in Washington.
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Deafness Research Foundation
Provides research information about deafness.
- Gallaudet University
Provides undergraduate and graduate programs for Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students.
- Gallaudet Research Institute
Gathers and analyzes data concerning the demographic and academic characteristics of Deaf and hard of hearing populations, primarily to provide information needed by educators in the field.
- National Association for the Deaf (NAD)
Provides information, referral, and advocacy services to people in the Deaf community.
- National Technical Institute for the Deaf
World's first and largest technological college for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- Office of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Washington (ODHH)
Maintains a comprehensive information and referral system for Deaf and hard of hearing people around the state.
- Washington State Association for the Deaf
Promotes, protects and preserves the rights and quality of life of Deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the state of Washington.
- Washington State Deaf-Blind Citizens
Encourages and promotes educational, economic, and social welfare and defends the rights of Deaf-Blind citizens.
Hearing Loss & Hearing Aids
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American Academy of Audiologists
Information about hearing, tinnitus, hearing aids, how to understand your audiogram, what you should know about hearing loss, newborn hearing screening, and help you to locate an audiologist in your area. Contains a section in Spanish.
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Provides information about hearing and balance disorders and diseases, testing and treatment, and help you to locate an audiologist in your area.
- American Tinnitus Association
Provides information about tinnitus and treatment options.
- Healthy Hearing
Online information source on hearing, causes and treatment of hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness, hearing aids, cochlear implants, hearing aid batteries, and all other audiology and hearing health topics.
- Hearing Loss Association
This is the Washington branch, formerly Washington State Association - Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (WASA-SHHH), a non-profit membership-driven organization dedicated to the well-being of all individuals with hearing loss.
