Directory of Organizations
Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology (ARA)
President: Linda Thibodeau, Ph.D.
Association Coordinator: Joy Benn
Address: P.O. Box 2323, Albany, NY, 12220-0323
Fax: (888) 552-7441
Last updated: 2014 May 2
Description:
The Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology (ARA) was founded
in 1966 as a forum for the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and
experience related to rehabilitative aspects of audiology and associated disciplines. Membership in ARA is open to professionals holding a graduate degree in audiology, speech-language pathology,or the education of persons with hearing impairment. Associate and student memberships are also available. Holds annual institute;contact ARA for date and location. A professional newsletter/bulletin, directory, and books and monographs are available.
Publications:
The Pinnacle
Frequency: quarterly
Type: professional newsletter
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Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell)
Chief Executive Officer: Emilio Alonso-Mendoza, J.D., CFRE
Director of Communications and Marketing: Susan Boswell
Address: 3417 Volta Place, NW, Washington, DC, 20007-2778
Voice: (202) 337-5220
Toll-free Voice: (866) 337-5220
TTY: (202) 337-5221
Fax: (202) 337-8314
Last updated: 2014 Apr 4
Description:
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) helps families, health care providers, and education professionals understand childhood hearing loss and the importance of early diagnosis and intervention. Through advocacy, education, research, and financial aid, AG Bell helps to ensure that every child and adult with hearing loss has the opportunity to listen, talk, and thrive. With chapters located throughout the United States and a network of international affiliates, AG Bell supports its mission: advocating independence through listening and talking!
Publications:
AG Bell Update
Frequency: weekly
Type: e-newsletter
The Volta Review
Frequency: biannual
Type: professional journal
Volta Voices
Frequency: bimonthly
Type: magazine
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Executive Director: Arlene A. Pietranton, Ph.D., C.A.E.
Public Information Contact: ASHA Action Center
Address: 2200 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD, 20850
Voice: (301) 296-5700
Toll-free Voice: (800) 638-8255
TTY: (301) 296-5650
Last updated: 2014 May 5
Description:
The mission of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is to promote the interests of and provide the highest quality services for professionals in audiology, speech-language pathology, and speech and hearing science, and to advocate for people with communication disabilities. Holds annual conference; contact ASHA for date and location. Professional brochures/pamphlets, journals, and professional/consumer online publications are available. Some materials are available in Spanish.
Publications:
American Journal of Audiology
Frequency: semiannual
Type: journal
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
Frequency: quarterly
Type: journal
ASHA Leader
Frequency: at least monthly
Type: newspaper
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Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA)
President: Mary Lou Mistretta
ALDA eNews: Ken Arcia
Address: 8038 Macintosh Lane, Rockford, IL, 61107
Voice: (815) 332-1515
Toll-free Voice: (866) 402-ALDA (2532)
Toll-free TTY: (866) 402-ALDA (2532)
Last updated: 2014 Apr 29
Description:
The Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA) serves as a resource center providing information and referrals, self-help, and support groups for people deafened as adults. ALDA works to increase public awareness of the special needs of deafened adults. Holds annual conference; contact ALDA for date and location. A professional/consumer directory, proceedings of conventions, and fact sheets are available.
Publications:
ALDANews
Frequency: quarterly
Type: professional/consumer newsletter
ALDA eNews
Frequency: monthly, or as needed
Type: e-mail news update
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Audiology and Speech Pathology Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Director: Lucille B. Beck, Ph.D.
Public Information Contact: Cathy Greener
Address: VA Medical Center, 50 Irving Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20422
Voice: (202) 745-8578
Voice: (202) 745-8270
Fax: (202) 745-8579
Last updated: 2014 Apr 29
Description:
Audiology and Speech Pathology Services of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides high-quality, comprehensive, state-of-the-art clinical services to eligible veterans. Diagnostic and treatment services are offered in a timely manner and in an environment that fosters respect, communication, and compassion. Audiology services include evaluation and treatment of hearing loss and tinnitus, along with assessment of balance problems and, in some locations, balance rehabilitation. Diagnostic auditory and vestibular assessment, provision of hearing aids and assistive and alerting devices, cochlear implant management, and auditory rehabilitation also are available. Speech pathology services include evaluation and treatment of speech, language, voice, and swallowing disorders.
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Better Hearing Institute (BHI)
Executive Director: Carole Rogin
Public Information Contact: Carole Rogin
Address: 1444 I Street, Suite 700, Washington, DC, 20005
Voice: (202) 449-1100
Toll-free Voice: (800) EAR-WELL (327-9355)
Fax: (202) 216-9646
Last updated: 2014 Apr 29
Description:
Founded in 1973, the Better Hearing Institute (BHI) conducts research and engages in hearing health education with the goal of helping people with hearing loss benefit from proper treatment. BHI maintains a “Hearing Helpline” telephone service that provides information on hearing loss, sources of assistance, and other hearing help to callers anywhere in the United States and Canada. BHI also publishes periodic studies of the hearing-impaired population based on its survey of 80,000 households. BHI receives funding from the hearing aid industry to support its professional/consumer outreach efforts.
Publications:
MarkeTrak
Frequency: published periodically
Type: reports based on survey data
Your Guide to Better Hearing, A Guide to Your Child's Hearing Health, and Your Guide to Hearing Aids
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Boys Town National Research Hospital (BTNRH)
Director: John K. Arch, FACHE
Public Information Contact: Mary Pat Moeller, Ph.D.
Address: 555 North 30th Street, Omaha, NE, 68131
Voice: (402) 452-5033
Voice: (402) 452-5068
TTY: (402) 498-6543
Fax: (402) 452-5027
Last updated: 2014 Apr 29
Description:
The Boys Town National Research Hospital (BTNRH) is internationally recognized for clinical service and research into the treatment of childhood deafness and communication disorders. Research is conducted in 20 state-of-the-art laboratories and represents three broad areas: neurobiological studies of hearing; hereditary communication disorders; and clinical, educational, and behavioral studies of human communication.
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Center for Hearing and Communication
Executive Director: Laurie Hanin, Ph.D.
Director, Audiology Services: Ellen Lafargue
Director, Communication Services: Lois Kam Heymann
Address: 50 Broadway, New York, NY, 10004
Voice: (917) 305-7700
TTY: (917) 305-7999
Fax: (917) 305-7888
Last updated: 2011 Jun 30
Description:
The nonprofit Center for Hearing and Communication works to improve the quality of life for people with all degrees of hearing loss and to offer comprehensive services regardless of age or mode of communication. State-of-the-art services include hearing assessment, hearing aid fitting and dispensing, speech-language and auditory evaluation and therapy, otology, cochlear implant evaluation and training, assistive listening devices and FM system counseling, tinnitus and hyperacusis therapy, and evaluation/treatment of children with auditory processing disorder (APD) and other listening challenges. Holds quarterly cochlear implant support group, weekly group assistive device demonstrations, and other meetings. Print and online publications are available.
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CHERAB Foundation
Founder: Lisa Geng
Address: P.O. Box 8524, Port St. Lucie , FL, 34985
Voice: (772) 335-5135
Last updated: 2011 Jun 30
Description:
The CHERAB Foundation (CHERAB) is a worldwide nonprofit organization that helps individuals with speech and language delays and disorders through communication help, education, and research that is apraxia-based. Its area of emphasis is verbal and oral apraxia, which are severe neurologically based speech and language disorders that hinder children's ability to speak. The foundation is committed to assisting with the development of new therapeutic approaches to, and prevention and cure of, neurologically based speech disorders. CHERAB brings together parents and medical, research, and educational professionals to help give a voice to all. Sign up to receive updates at http://twitter.com/TheLateTalker.
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Dogs for the Deaf, Inc.
President/CEO: Robin Dickson
Information Resources Coordinator: Kimberly Miller
Address: 10175 Wheeler Road, Central Point, OR, 97502
Voice: (541) 826-9220
Toll-free Voice: (800) 990-DOGS (3647)
TTY: (541) 826-9220
Fax: (541) 826-6696
Last updated: 2014 Apr 30
Description:
Dogs for the Deaf, Inc.'s mission is to rescue and professionally train dogs to help people and enhance lives, maintaining a lifelong commitment to all dogs we rescue and all people we serve. Our Hearing Dogs are trained to alert people to household sounds that are necessary for everyday safety and independence. Autism Assistance Dogs are trained to enhance the safety of children with autism by acting as an anchor and preventing the child from bolting. Program Assistance Dogs go to work with and assist professionals such as physicians, teachers, counselors, and court room advocates. Career Change Dogs are wonderful dogs who are happy and healthy but just not suited to working for a living.
Publications:
Canine Listener
Frequency: quarterly
Type: newsletter
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Educational Audiology Association
Executive Administrator: Jesse Haynes
Educational Audiology Association:
Address: 3030 West 81st Avenue, Westminster, CO, 80031-4111
Voice: (800) 460-7322
Fax: (303) 458-0002
Last updated: 2011 Jun 30
Description:
The Educational Audiology Association (EAA) is an international organization of audiologists and related professionals who deliver a full spectrum of hearing services to all children, particularly those in educational settings. The mission of EAA is to act as the primary resource and active advocate for its members through its publications and products, continuing educational activities, networking opportunities, and other professional endeavors. EAA was established
in 1984 to advocate for educational audiologists and the students they serve. The American Academy of Audiology and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association recognize EAA as a related professional organization that facilitates direct communication between these organizations and others to provide a forum for EAA issues.
Publications:
Educational Audiology Review
Frequency: quarterly
Type: newsletter
Journal of Educational Audiology
Frequency: annually
Type: professional journal
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Gallaudet University, Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, Public Relations and Publications
Director of Public Relations and Publications: Danielle Puzio
Information Services Coordinator: Anita Gilbert
Address: 800 Florida Avenue, NE, Washington, DC, 20002
Voice: (202) 651-5051
TTY: (202) 651-5051
Fax: (202) 651-5708
Last updated: 2011 Jun 30
Description:
The Public Relations and Publications Office at Gallaudet University’s (GU’s) Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center provides information about diverse topics related to deaf and hard-of-hearing children and young adults from infancy to age 21. The office responds to inquiries and also collaborates with authors from within the Gallaudet community and nationwide to design, produce, and disseminate books, videotapes, periodicals, and other information related to deaf and hard-of-hearing children, their families, and the professionals who serve them. Fact sheets, brochures, and a directory are available.
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Odyssey
Frequency: semiannual
Type: magazine
World Around You
Frequency: monthly
Type: online magazine for deaf and hard-of-hearing teens
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Hearing Health Foundation
Executive Director: Andrea Boidman
Address: 363 Seventh Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY, 10001-3904
Voice: (212) 257-6140
Toll-free Voice: (866) 454-3924
TTY: (888) 435-6104
Toll-free TTY: (888) 435-6104
Fax: (212) 257-6139
Last updated: 2014 Apr 30
Description:
Hearing Health Foundation is the largest private funder of hearing research, with a mission to prevent and cure hearing loss through groundbreaking research. Since 1958, Hearing Health Foundation has given away millions of dollars to hearing and balance research, including work that led to cochlear implant technology and now through the Hearing Restoration Project is working on a cure for hearing loss. Hearing Health Foundation also publishes Hearing Health magazine, a free consumer resource on hearing loss and related technology, research, and products. To learn more, subscribe to our magazine, or support this work, visit www.hhf.org.
Publications:
Hearing Health
Frequency: quarterly
Type: magazine
Hearing Health E-News
Frequency: monthly
Type: e-newsletter
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Hard of Hearing Advocates (HOHA)
Director: Janet Keeler
Address: P.O. Box 1184 or 245 Prospect Street, Upton, MA, 01701
Voice: (508) 875-8662
Last updated: 2011 Jun 30
Description:
The goal of Hard of Hearing Advocates (HOHA) is to create and implement programs and solutions in areas in which people who are hard-of-hearing have undue problems. HOHA identifies specific problem areas, develops solutions, and seeks support to implement these solutions. The HOHA website has an online discussion board where hard-of-hearing people can discuss problems, solutions, and issues related to hearing loss.
Publications:
Hearing Awareness Kit
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Hearing Industries Association (HIA)
Executive Director: Carole M. Rogin
Address: 1444 I Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC, 20005
Voice: (202) 449-1090
Fax: (202) 216-9646
Last updated: 2011 Jun 30
Description:
The Hearing Industries Association (HIA) is the national trade association of manufacturers of hearing aids, assistive listening devices, component parts, and power sources. Together, these companies produce the majority of the over 2 million hearing aids that are purchased in the United States on an annual basis. The HIA website maintains a database of media articles related to hearing aids use, research, and proposed legislation affecting their use. Fact sheets and statistical reports are available for purchase by request.
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House Research Institute
Chief Executive Officer: James D. Boswell
Director of Community Education and Outreach: Marilee J. Potthoff
Address: 2100 West Third Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90057
Voice: (213) 483-4431
TTY: (213) 484-2642
Fax: (213) 483-8789
Last updated: 2014 Apr 30
Description:
The House Research Institute (formerly called the House Ear Institute) is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing hearing science through research and education to improve quality of life. Scientists are exploring the developing ear and ear diseases at the cellular and molecular level as well as investigating the complex ear-brain interaction. They also are working to improve hearing aids and auditory implants, clinical treatments, and intervention methods. Professional/consumer brochures, books, and audiovisuals are available.
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Hearing Loss Association of America
Address: 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1200, Bethesda, MD, 20814
Voice: (301) 657-2248
Fax: (301) 913-9413
Last updated: 2014 Apr 30
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The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to open the world of communication to people with hearing loss through education, information, support, and advocacy. HLAA provides assistance and resources for people with hearing loss and their families to learn how to adjust to living with hearing loss. HLAA is working to eradicate the stigma associated with hearing loss and raise public awareness about the need for prevention and the importance of regular hearing screenings throughout life. HLAA has an extensive network of chapters and state associations across the country. HLAA also holds annual conventions for people with hearing loss and professionals; see website for details.
Publications:
Hearing Loss Magazine
Frequency: bimonthly
Type: magazine
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Hear Me Foundation
Executive Director: Tamala Irish
Executive Director: Tamala Irish
Address: 4814 Woodstream Village Drive, Kingwood, TX, 77345
Voice: (281) 359-6725
Fax: (281) 361-9109
Last updated: 2011 Jun 30
Description:
The mission of the Hear Me Foundation is to promote positive life experiences via camp activities and year-round events primarily for oral-deaf and hard-of-hearing children, their siblings, and their families. The Hear Me Foundation provides families with the resources to learn specific skills necessary to monitor their child’s healthy development, including listening, speech, language, and emotional and socialization skills. The foundation also is a service provider for the Interactive Metronome, a training system to improve a child’s coordination, focus, and attention span. Holds annual meeting (Camp Hear Me); contact the Hear Me Foundation for date and location.
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John Tracy Clinic
President: Barbara F. Hecht, Ph.D.
Address: 806 West Adams Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90007
Voice: (213) 748-5481
Toll-free Voice: (800) 522-4582
TTY: (213) 747-2924
Fax: (213) 749-1651
Last updated: 2011 Jun 30
Description:
The John Tracy Clinic provides free services to parents of children, ages birth to 5 years, with hearing loss. The clinic has more than 60 years of experience in early intervention and the spoken language option. Correspondence courses are available worldwide. Three-week summer sessions are offered. A master’s and credential program in teacher education is offered both onsite and online. A professional/consumer newsletter and fact sheets, brochures/ pamphlets, and online publications are available. Most materials are available in Spanish.
Publications:
John Tracy Clinic Bulletin
Frequency: semiannual
Type: newsletter
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National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences (NBC-HIS)
Executive Director: Linda K. Jackson
Executive Assistant: Carolyne Pope
Address: 33966 W. 8 Mile Road, Suite 101, Farmington Hills, MI, 48335
Voice: (734) 522-2900
Fax: (734) 522-0900
Last updated: 2014 May 2
Description:
The National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences (NBC-HIS) is an independent, nonprofit corporation established to develop and promulgate eligibility standards for certification; to develop, process, administer, and score certification examinations based on research; and to award board certification to successful applicants. A professional directory, fact sheets, and online publications are available.
Publications:
Hear & Now
Frequency: quarterly
Type: newsletter
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National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Director: James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Public Information Contact: Susan Dambrauskas, Chief, Office of Health Communication and Public Liaison
Address: Office of Health Communication and Public Liaison, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2320, Bethesda, MD, 20892-2320
Voice: (301) 496-7243
Toll-free Voice: (800) 241-1044
Toll-free TTY: (800) 241-1055
Fax: (301) 402-0018
Last updated: 2011 Jun 30
Description:
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health, supports and conducts research and research training on the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. The NIDCD develops health information based on scientific discovery and disseminates it to the public. In October 2008, the NIDCD launched It's a Noisy Planet. Protect Their Hearing (www.noisyplanet.nidcd.nih.gov). This national campaign is designed to increase awareness among parents of youth ages 8 to 12 about the causes and prevention of noise-induced hearing loss. The NIDCD provides a toll-free telephone service through its information clearinghouse. Fact sheets, brochures, teaching curricula, and reports are available, with many in Spanish.
Publications:
Inside
Frequency: quarterly
Type: newsletter
NIDCD Resources Directory
Frequency: biannual
Type: print and online directory of organizations and their resources
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National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Information Clearinghouse
Project Officer: Susan Dambrauskas
Address: 1 Communication Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20892-3456
Toll-free Voice: (800) 241-1044
Toll-free TTY: (800) 241-1055
Fax: (301) 770-8977
Last updated: 2014 May 5
Description:
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Information Clearinghouse, a service of NIDCD, is a national resource center for health information on hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language for health professionals, patients, and the public.
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Postsecondary Education Programs Network (pepnet 2)
pepnet 2 Director: Cathy McLeod
Address: 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8267,
Last updated: 2011 Jun 30
Description:
Pepnet2 (pn2) recognizes the full range of postsecondary education and training options available for individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, including those with co-occurring disabilities, and strives to enhance the capacity of those institutions to appropriately serve this diverse student population. Pn2 is a national collaboration of professionals with expertise in a broad array of content areas and a variety of environments, including research, technology, personnel development, media production, and technical assistance. Our mission and the focus of our resources is to increase the education, career, and lifetime choices available to individuals who are deaf or hard-of- hearing. Our resources include live, one-on-one assistance in a variety of communication modes, in-person and online training, and materials that are downloadable, printable or available as hard copies. Pn2 is funded through a cooperative agreement with the Research to Practice Division, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education.
Publications:
PEPNet Perspectives
Frequency: semiannual
Type: newsletter
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St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf (SJI)
President: Deborah S. Wilson
Chief Operating Officer: Cindy Costello
Address: 1809 Clarkson Road, Chesterfield, MO, 63017
Voice: (636) 532-3211
Fax: (636) 532-4560
Last updated: 2011 Jun 30
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St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf (SJI) is committed to the spiritual and emotional growth and personal development of hearing-impaired children and young adults. SJI teaches children with hearing loss to hear, speak, and read from birth to eighth grade, regardless of race, religion, gender, or finances. Programs include early intervention; toddler, preschool, and kindergarten through eighth-grade classes; I-Hear teletherapy services; evaluations; local district partnerships; and mainstream consultancy. SJI has an onsite audiology clinic in Chesterfield, Mo.
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Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Inc. (TDI)
Executive Director: Claude L. Stout
Public Relations Director: James D. House
Address: 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 121, Silver Spring, MD, 20910-3803
Voice: (301) 563-9112
Last updated: 2014 May 1
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Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc., (TDI) is a consumer advocacy organization that provides leadership in achieving equal access to telecommunications, media, and information technologies for the communication needs of 48 million Americans who are deaf and hard-of-hearing every day and during emergencies. TDI publishes the TDI World magazine and the TDI National Directory & Resource Guide, also known as the Blue Book, since 1968. In odd numbered years, TDI hosts a biennial conference where consumers, industry leaders, and government officials gather to discuss accessibility trends in technology.
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Blue Book
Frequency: annual
Type: directory
TDI eNotes
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TDI World
Frequency: quarterly
Type: magazine
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U.S. Access Board
Executive Director: David Capozzi
Public Affairs Coordinator: Dave Yanchulis
Address: 1331 F Street, NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC, 20004-1111
Voice: (202) 272-0080
Toll-free Voice: (800) 872-2253
TTY: (202) 272-0082
Toll-free TTY: (800) 993-2822
Fax: (202) 272-0081
Last updated: 2011 Jun 30
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The U.S. Access Board is an independent federal agency that promotes equality for people with disabilities through leadership in accessible design. The board develops guidelines and standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal laws that address access to the built environment, transportation, communication, and information technology. In addition, the board enforces accessibility standards covering federally funded facilities and promotes accessibility through public outreach, technical assistance, training, published guidance, and research. Copies of all board guidelines and standards are available free from the board, including through its website, in a variety of formats. The board also publishes a host of guidance materials on its design requirements and other aspects of accessible design for professional, consumer, and general audiences.
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Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center (VMBHRC)
Director: Jay Rubinstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Business Development Manager: Carolyn Higgins
Address: University of Washington, Box 357923, Seattle, WA, 98195-7923
Voice: (206) 685-2962
Voice: (206) 616-4105
Fax: (206) 616-1828
Last updated: 2011 Jun 30
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The Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center (VMBHRC) at the University of Washington conducts interdisciplinary research on hearing, hearing loss, and related communication disorders. Through its diverse programs that foster national and international collaboration between top experts in the field, the center advances the fight against deafness and disequilibrium on the fronts of protection, intervention, and regeneration. The center provides invaluable support to patients, the scientific community, and the general public.
Publications:
Bloedel Sound
Frequency: annually
Type: newsletter
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