National & International Organizations

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

http://www.agbell.org/

National organization for disseminating information and advocacy. Focus is primarily auditory. Does have a lot of information for parents of children who have recently been diagnosed with hearing loss.

Canadian Association of the Deaf

http://www.cad.ca/

Protecting and promoting the rights needs and concerns of Deaf Canadians.

Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf

http://www.ccsdeaf.com/

Canadian Hearing Society

http://www.chs.ca/

The Canadian Hearing Society provides services that enhance the independence of deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people, and that encourage prevention of hearing loss.

CODA International

http://www.coda-international.org/

Children of Deaf Adults

Hearing Alliance of America

http://www.hearingalliance.com/

Focuses a great deal on hearing and the correction of hearing loss.

International Federation of Hard of Hearing People

http://www.ifhoh.org/

Based in Vereinsregister Amtsgericht Hamburg, Germany

International Deaf Pilot’s Association

http://deafpilots.com/

National Asian Deaf Congress

http://www.nadc-usa.org/

NADC is a non-profit organization whose mission is to define and address the cultural, political and social issues experienced by Asians who are deaf or hard of hearing. NADC is strengthened by the diversity of its members and organizations who represent various geographic regions, languages, religions, cultures and generations. NADC will also strive to provide education, empowerment, and leadership for its respective members and organizations.

National Association of the Deaf

http://www.nad.org/

Excellent web site with informative and helpful memos and legal information.

National Black Deaf Advocates

http://www.nbda.org/

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/

Self Help for Hard of Hearing People

http://www.hearingloss.org/

This site has informative articles. Very large national organization, primarily focusing on late-deafened individuals, with focus on assisting hearing.

World Federation for the Deaf

http://www.wfdnews.org/

WFD is the international non-governmental organization representing Deaf people worldwide. A non-profit organization, WFD works for human rights and equal opportunity for Deaf people everywhere. WFD promotes the right of Deaf people to use sign language to access education, information and all other spheres of life. In this way will Deaf people achieve equality and human rights.

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