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Deaf and Hard of Hearing Events and Information

A list of Health and Disability Events websites that provide information and include coming meetings, advocacy, and social events.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA): www.asha.org/default.htm; ASHA is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 127,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Click on “The Public” for resources.

Association of Late Deafened-Adults Inc. (ALDA): http://www.alda.org/index.php; ALDA’s mission is to support the empowerment of late-deafened people. ALDA-Southern Wisconsin meets in Janesville. Chapter contact is Jessica Congdon, mjcongdon@sbcglobal.net; Blackberry email jcongdor@sprint.blackberry.net; 1-866-207-4503 Home VP.

Audiology Online: www.audiologyonline.com; Source of news, information, training and education offerings (live E-seminars, recorded courses, text-based courses) from many manufacturers of hearing aids, cochlear implants, batteries, etc. Many courses are free.

Better Hearing Institute (BHI): www.betterhearing.org; The Better Hearing Institute is a not-for-profit corporation that educates the public about the neglected problem of hearing loss and what can be done about it. New to their site (7/09) is a seven topic mega-blog that offers the latest hearing health news and provides a forum for people to discuss hearing concerns and personal stories and challenges.

Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CDHH): www.cdhh.org; Provides comprehensive programs and services that enhance communication and promote independence. Located in West Allis, WI. Also home of UniversaLink.

DAWN (Disability Advocates Wisconsin Network): www.dawninfo.org; Provides current information on state disability issues, state budget, legislative activity, national disability issue links. Hearing aid legislation is currently included in their “Take Action” box.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Alliance (DHHA): www.dhha-wi.org; Provides opportunities for leadership and personal growth within the Signing (Deaf) community while respecting culture, language, and a visual environment.

Deaf Bilingual Coalition (DBC): www.deafbilingualcoalition.com; Promotes the basic human right of all deaf infants and young children to have access to language and cognitive development through American Sign Language (ASL). National organization website at www.dbcusa.org.

Deaf Empowerment (DE): www.deafe.org; Provides services among Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals in the Fox River Valley area of Wisconsin.

Disability Law Lowdown website: www.ASL.DisabilityLawLowdown.com. ASL podcasts that allows subscribers to see native Deaf speakers signing the show’s content. For the fastest viewing the ASL podcasts are available on YouTube at www.youtube.com/disabilitylawlowdown. Disability Law Lowdown is provided by the Disability Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC).

Hearing Healthcare: www.healthyhearing.com for helpful information on hearing aids, hearing loss, cochlear implants, tinnitus, and more.

Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA): www.hlaa-wi.org is the site for information on state chapter meetings and events; www.hearingloss.org is the national site. HLAA-WI publishes a quarterly newsletter that is sent out electronically. You do not have to be a member of HLAA to receive the newsletter. However, we need your name and e-mail address. If you wish to receive our publication, please contact Brenda at bjoyhlaa@charter.net.

Let Them Hear Foundation (LTHF): www.letthemhear.org provides hearing services for underprivileged American youth; education, insurance advocacy for cochlear implants, and research.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD): www.nidcd.nih.gov/index.asp; Provides research information, health information & topics, news & events including information on communication methods and devices for people with hearing loss.

PACER Center: www.pacer.org; The mission of PACER Center is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents.

Postsecondary Education Programs Network (PEPNet): www.pepnet.org is a national network of regional centers providing resources, information, in-service training, and expertise to enhance educational opportunities for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families.

Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute (SVRI): www.svri.uwstout.edu/; Provides solutions to positively impact the future of persons with disabilities and others in the community through education, research, and services. Archived newsletters and publications from SVRI may be available on their website.

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA): www.fda.gov/default.htm; Provides consumer health information. Enter topic in “Search” engine.

Video Relay Services Consumer Association (VRSCA): www.vrsca.org; A communication forum for Deaf, Hard of Hearing and hearing persons who use Video Relay Services (VRS).

Wisconsin American Sign Language Teachers Association (Wisconsin ASLTA): www.wiaslta.org is the site for information for the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Sign Language Teachers Association. ASLTA is the only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching of ASL and Deaf Studies at all levels of instruction.

Wisconsin Association of the Deaf (WAD): www.wi-deaf.org is the site for information on state chapter meetings and events; www.nad.org is the national site. Click on “Read the WADNet Post” for information, community events, interpreted worship schedules, captioned movies, job openings, and more.

Wisconsin Educational Services Program Deaf and Hard of Hearing Outreach (WESPDHH Outreach): www.wesp-dhh.wi.gov/ provides a variety of programs and services to students who are deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind, their families and the educational teams and school districts that serve them, regardless of the student's educational placement or communication modality. A WESPDHH Outreach newsletter is available on their website.

Wisconsin Kids of Deaf Adults (WIKODA): www.wikoda.blogspot.com Support and activities for children who have Deaf parents.

Wisconsin Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (WisRID): www.wisrid.org is the site for state information and events; www.rid.org is the national site.

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