Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
The mission of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, an organization comprised of persons who are hearing impaired, parents, professionals, and other interested persons, is to empower persons who are hearing impaired to function independently by promoting universal rights and optimal opportunities for such persons, from infancy through adulthood, to learn to use, maintain, and improve all aspects of their verbal communications, including their ability to speak, speechread, use residual hearing, and process both spoken and written language. – Adopted by the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf Board of Directors, April 4th, 1992.
3147 Volta Place, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-337-5220 Voice/TTY
202-337-8314 Fax
e-mail: [email protected]
Publications: Volta Review and Volta Voices
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ASHA is the professional and scientific association for more than 83,000 speech- language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally. Founded in 1925, ASHA’s mission is to promote the interests of and provide the highest quality services for its members and to advocate on behalf of people with communication disorders.
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, Maryland 20852
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
The worldwide mission of The Council for Exceptional Children is to improve educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities.
1920 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1589
Voice phone: 703-620-3660
TTY: 703-264-9446
FAX: 703-264-9494
E-mail: [email protected]
VOICE for Hearing-Impaired Children
VOICE, a provincewide parent organization, provides information and support for families of hearing-impaired children. It also offers auditory-verbal services, programs designed to help hearing-impaired children learn to listen and speak by using their residual hearing.
VOICE for Hearing-Impaired Children
124 Eglinton Avenue West, Suite 420
Toronto, Ontario M4R 2G8
Telephone (416) 487-7719
FAX (416) 487-7423
Education
The Helen Beebe Speech and Hearing Center
General
Case Management Resource Center
Communication Disorders Homepage
Deaf Education Option: Auditory-Verbal
Dr. Dave’s Deaf and HOH Web Links
ERIC
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a federally-funded national information system that provides, through its 16 subject-specific clearinghouses, associated adjunct clearinghouses, and support components, a variety of services and products on a broad range of education-related issues.
The Federal Resource Center for Special Education (FRC)
The Federal Resource Center for Special Education (the FRC) is a special education technical assistance project funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS).
1875 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 900
Washington DC 20009
Voice: 202-884-8215
TDD: 800-695-0285
Fax: 202-884-8443
E-mail: [email protected]