For Children with Hearing Loss

Atlanta Based Resources

Atlanta Area School for the Deaf
404-296-7101
www.aasdweb.com

Atlanta Speech School
404-233-5332
www.atlantaspeechschool.org

The Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta
404-815-4321
www.avchears.org

Babies Can’t Wait and Children First
404-657-2850
404-656-6679
www.bcw-bibs.com
*use to obtain contact information for your county coordinator.

GA Hands and Voices
www.gahandsandvoices.org

GA Pines
404-298-4882
www.gapines.info

National Organizations

American Academy of Audiology
1-800-AAA-2336
www.audiology.org

ASHA(American Speech Language and Hearing Association)
1-800-498-2071
www.asha.org

Auditory-Verbal International(AVI)
www.auditory-verbal.org

National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management
www.infanthearing.org

Hearing Aid and Cochlear Implant Manufacturers

Advanced Bionics (Cochlear Implant Device)
www.advancedbionics.com

Cochlear Corporation (Cochlear Implant Device)
www.cochlear.com

Oticon
www.oticon.com

Phonak
www.phonak.com

Other Helpful Resources

AG Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
www.agbell.org

Beginnings for Parents of Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
http://www.ncbegin.org

Boys Town National Hospital
www.babyhearing.org

Center for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov

GA Pathway to Language and Literacy
www.georgialiteracy.org

Gallaudet University National Deaf Education Network and Clearinghouse
www.gallaudet.edu.cler-center.html

Hands & Voices
www.handsandvoices.org

Hearing Loss Education Center
www.hearinglosseducation.com

Mayo Clinic
www.mayoclinic.com/health/hearing-loss/DS00172

National Cued Speech Association
www.cuedspeech.org

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicative Disorders
www.nidcd.nih.gov

National Institutes of Health
www.nih.gov

Oberkotter Foundation
www.oberkotterfoundation.org

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Men
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim
*to obtain information regarding genetic disorders and/or syndromes

Option Schools, Inc.
www.auditoryoralschools.org

Supporting Success for Kids with Hearing Loss
www.successforkidswithhearingloss.com

The Governor Council on Developmental Disabilities
Provides funding on a matching basis for family members so they may attend educational programs or seminars. Recipients must be Georgia residents and are limited to receiving one grant per year. They will reimburse registration costs, travel, food and lodging after the event.
www.gcdd.org

The John Tracy Clinic
Free services to hearing impaired children to age 5. They send lessons and videotapes by mail, and you report back to them by mail or internet. The international summer program is a three-week program free of charge with preschool camp, sibling camp, and intensive parent program.
www.johntracyclinic.org

The Listening Room
www.hearingjourney.com

Photo courtesy of Oticon