Gordon Walker Elected President of Better Hearing Institute – 1.6 days ago

January 15, 2010 – The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) elected Gordon Walker, VP General Manager of Knowles…

AG Bell Announces 2010 Recipient of the Honors of the Association Award – 2.6 days ago

AG Bell has named Inez K. Janger as the 2010 recipient of its prestigious Honors of the Association Award, which is given to individuals who have demonstrated dedication to, and…

Giving the gift of hearing – Mon, Jan 11th 2010

Hampton audiologist goes on mission trip to the Dominican Republic. HAMPTON ? Local resident and respected audiologist Dr. Dierdre Anderson of Audiology Network Services, traveled to the Dominican Republic in November for an 11-day mission trip with the nonprofit group, Partners for a Greater Voice.

Courtesy photo Dr. Dierdre Anderson, right, an audiologist who lives in Hampton, recently made a…

Links

Gallaudet University

800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 651-5051
(202) 651-5052 (TTY)

Gallaudet University provides educational programs, vocational training, sign language programs, technology, and barrier free design for those with hearing loss. The site also contains fact sheets, resource listings, and reading lists on all aspects of deafness and hearing loss.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

National Institutes of Health
31 Center Dr MSC 2320
Bethesda, MD 20892-2320
NIDCD Information Clearinghouse 1 (800) 241-1044
1 (800) 241-1055 (TTY)

NIDCD conducts and supports biomedical and behavioral research and training and the dissemination of information on disorders of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech and language. The NIDCD Clearinghouse offers information to health professionals, patients, industry representatives and the public.

Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc. (SHHH)

7910 Woodmont Avenue
Suite 1200
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-2248
(301) 657-2249 (TTY)

SHHH is an international volunteer organization composed of people who are hard of hearing, their relatives, and friends. SHHH provides self-help programs and referrals to local chapters.

The National Institute on Aging Information Center

P.O. Box 8057
Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8057
1 (800) 222-2225
1-(800) 222-4225 (TTY)

The National Institute on Aging is the component of the National Institutes of Health devoted to improving the health of older people. This site offers the general public and health professionals consumer-oriented information on a wide range of topics important to older people and their families as well as a description of their research program.

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