Education

InfoToGo at the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
Centralized source of information on topics dealing with deafness and hearing loss in young people under 21 years of age

Ohio Center for Deafblind Education (OCDBE)
Services for individuals from birth to 21 years with a combined vision and hearing loss, including services for families and service providers. Formerly known as GLARCDBE.

Kids World Deaf Net (KWDN)
National communication network for parents and professionals involved in the education of deaf and hard of hearing children

The National Agenda: Moving Forward on Achieving Educational Equality for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
Goals for improving the quality and nature of educational services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students developed by a collaboration of professionals, parents, and consumers.

Ohio Department of Education (ODE)

Office for Exceptional Children (OEC)
Office within ODE responsible for students with disabilities, including deafness

U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education

Gallaudet University
Gallaudet University provides undergraduate liberal arts and graduate education for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Gallaudet is also a center for research on the history, language and culture of deaf people.

Deafness

DeafWeb Net
Search engine at DeafEd.net to find Deafness-related information across the internet

Ohio Association of the Deaf (OAD)
Ohio chapter of the National Association of the Deaf

National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
Advocacy organization of Deaf individuals safeguarding the accessibility and civil rights of Deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans

American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB)
National consumer organization of, by and for Americans with a combined hearing and vision loss

National Family Association for Deaf-Blind (NFADB)
NFADB exists to empower the voices of families of individuals who are deaf-blind and advocate for their unique needs. 

ASL Access
ASL Access promotes public access to sign language by helping schools and libraries find appropriate ASL materials for their collections.

Deafness at About.com
Learn about hearing loss, hearing aids and cochlear implants, communication options deaf culture, technology for deaf and hard or hearing people, and many other topics surrounding deafness.

 Resources for Parents

American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC)
National organization providing support, encouragement, and information to families raising children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing

Hands & Voices
Hands & Voices is a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to supporting families and their children who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as the professionals who serve them.

My Baby’s Hearing
Answers questions for parents about newborn hearing screening and for parents with infants identified with a hearing loss

Deaf Education: A Parents' Guide
Starting point for parents to learn about deafness, the education of the deaf, and Deaf culture

Ohio Department of Health Infant Hearing Program
Information about hearing screening for infants and the Regional Infant Hearing Program, which assists families in connecting to resources and services for infants with hearing loss

Alice Cogswell Center at OSD
Child development center that serves deaf, hard of hearing and hearing children using American Sign Language at the Ohio School for the Deaf. ACC includes a Parent Resource Room with materials available for loan by all parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children.

Library at OSD
The Ohio School for the Deaf Library serves as a center on deafness with materials about deafness, deaf education, sign language, and deaf culture. Materials are available on loan in person or by mail.

Described & Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
Provides captioned educational and entertainment videos, DVDs and CD-Roms at no cost to Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, teachers and parents

Summer Camps at InfoToGo
Annual listing of camps, family learning vacations, and remedial clinics for deaf and hard of hearing children

Listen-Up
Information and products about hearing loss and resources for families and children with hearing loss, including hearing aid and cochlear implant funding.

Beginnings
BEGINNINGS provides emotional support and access to information for families with deaf or hard of hearing children, age birth through 21. BEGINNINGS provides an impartial approach to meeting the diverse needs of these families and the professionals who serve them.

SKI-HI
SKI-Hi focuses on early intervention and early childhood programming for infants and young children, ages birth to five, with hearing and vision impairments and other disabilities.

The National Cued Speech Association
The National Cued Speech Association promotes and supports the effective use of Cued Speech.

Alexander Graham Bell Association
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) is a resource, support network and advocate for listening, learning, talking and living independently with hearing loss. 

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
NICHCY is a source of information on disabilities in children, IDEA, No Child Left Behind, and research-based information on effective educational practices.

Learning to Listen Foundation
Promotes best practices for auditory-verbal therapy, auditory rehabilitation and auditory learning.

Oral Deaf Education
Information and resources for the oral approach to educating deaf children.

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