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The Deafened People's Page The Deafened People's Page: Support and adjustment for acquired deafness / hearing loss, hosted by Kathryn Woodcock. Includes articles with information on late-onset deafness, including causes, technologic resources, first-hand experiences, and the Association of Late-Deafened Adult (Deafness) http://www.deafened.org/ The Hear and Say Centre, Queensland, Australia The Hear and Say Centre, Queensland, Australia: Offers information about the center, a calendar of events and a newsletter. (Deafness) http://www.hearandsaycentre.com.au Deaf and HOH Culture Information Deaf and HOH Culture Information: Includes deaf history and resources, statistics on deafness, working with deaf and hard of hearing employees, and an annotated directory of links. (Deafness) http://members.aol.com/deafcultureinfo/index.htm MedEl Corporation MedEl Corporation: Developer of innovative cochlear implant technology. Designed to help severe to profoundly deaf individuals who gain little or no benefit from hearing aids. (Deafness) http://www.medel.com/ Police and Deafness Police and Deafness: Information on an in-person presentation designed to educate law enforcement personnel about what to do when they encounter a deaf or hard of hearing individual. (Deafness) http://www.policeanddeafness.com/ ASL Fingerspelling ASL Fingerspelling: Use of the manual alphabet (fingerspelling) is arguably the most difficult skill to acquire when learning American Sign Language. This site teaches you the alphabet and then allows you to type in words and see how they would look fingerspelled. This allow (Deafness) http://where.com/scott.net/asl/ The Listen Up Web The Listen Up Web: Specializing in information for the deaf and hard of hearing, and especially geared to the needs of hearing impaired children and their families. (Deafness) http://www.listen-up.org/ On Using Colorful Hearing Aids On Using Colorful Hearing Aids: British study on the attitudes of children and their parents to the use of brightly colored behind-the-ear hearing aids. (Deafness) http://www.websmith.demon.co.uk/hearing/coloured-aids-for-kids/ DEAFology 101 DEAFology 101: Comedy about deaf culture. (Deafness) http://www.deafology.com/ From Sound to Silence: The Development of Cochlear Implants From Sound to Silence: The Development of Cochlear Implants: Article explores the basic scientific research by thousands of scientists in fields as disparate as physics, anatomy, neurophysiology, and information science, each of whom contributed pieces of information that led to a significant human benefit--the (Deafness) http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/beyond/beyonddiscovery.nsf/web/cochlear?OpenDocument Coping with Hearing Loss Coping with Hearing Loss: Interactive online course to help individuals, family, and friends cope with the loss of hearing. (Deafness) http://www.suite101.com/course.cfm/17686/overview ASL Boardroom ASL Boardroom: Information and educational workshops on sign language and deafness for parents, interpreters, deaf individuals, and the general public. (Deafness) http://www.aslboardroom.com/ Medical American Sign Language Phrasebook Medical American Sign Language Phrasebook: Information on Deaf culture and American Sign Language to help medical professionals communicate with their Deaf patients. (Deafness) http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/ecarpenter/ASLphrasebook.htm DeafHorizons DeafHorizons: Online community features news, personals, chat, and an event calendar. (Deafness) http://deafhorizons.classydesigns.dynip.com/ Deaf Online Deaf Online: Discussion forum for sharing information and opinions. (Deafness) http://www.deafonline2.com/ Chiromeme Chiromeme: News and community resource forum includes sections on deaf culture, education, technology, and medical issues. (Deafness) http://www.chiromeme.com All Deaf All Deaf: Free discussion forum for the public. Categories include deaf life and issues, as well as general topics. (Deafness) http://www.alldeaf.com Pediatric Oncall Pediatric Oncall: Provides answers to questions about hearing impairment in children. (Deafness) http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/SpeechandHearing/hearing_impairmentpat.asp DeafTek DeafTek: Employment opportunities for deaf people and persons that serve this population. (Deafness) http://www.deaftek.org Sign Language CENTe-R Sign Language CENTe-R: Information and support for graduate-level professionals serving families with infants and toddlers with a hearing loss. (Deafness) http://sign-language.cente-r.org Eye On Events - With eyes like these, who needs ears? Eye On Events - With eyes like these, who needs ears?: Online newspaper with information about deaf and hard of hearing people and the Deaf community. (Deafness) http://www.eyeonevents.com Deafness Deafness: Deafness information on laws, psychological services, websites of interest, articles and psychology of deafness research. (Deafness) http://www.farrell-posner-etc.com/deafness.htm DeafPopulace DeafPopulace: Discussion form with topics related to interpreting, sign language, audiology, news, and non-deaf topics. (Deafness) http://www.deafpopulace.net/forums/ Deafness/Hard of Hearing Deafness/Hard of Hearing: Learn about the world of the deaf at About.com. (Deafness) http://deafness.about.com/ The Deaf Resource Library The Deaf Resource Library: Online collection of resource material and links intended to inform about deaf communities and resources in the U.S. and Japan. (Deafness) http://www.deaflibrary.org Princeton Cutaneous Communication Lab Princeton Cutaneous Communication Lab: Department researches communication via skin vibrations and transmission of patterns as aids to the sensory-impaired. (Deafness) http://www.princeton.edu/~pucclabs/ Cause of Hearing Loss Cause of Hearing Loss: Provides concise information on causes of hearing loss in children and adults, including tinnitus. Includes information on the difference between congenital and acquired hearing loss. (Deafness) http://www.hearing-loss-cause.com/ I'm Listening as Hard as I Can! I'm Listening as Hard as I Can!: Articles about coping with severe hearing loss in a society that is seldom considerate or accommodating toward the deaf or hard of hearing. (Deafness) http://www.deafnotdumb.homestead.com/index.html Hearing Aids - Article Hearing Aids - Article: Site describes the evolution of hearing aids, working, patient selection and a lot of information on modern hearing aids technology. (Deafness) http://entcentre.faithweb.com/faqs/HearingAids_BroadPerspectives/hearing_aids_broad_perspectives.htm DEAF-L Web DEAF-L Web: Home to a mailing list about deafness, as well as information and links to other deaf resources. (Deafness) http://www.zak.co.il/deaf-info/old/home.html Snipe Net Snipe Net: Features information on deaf culture, ASL, art, and leather carving. (Deafness) http://www.snipe.net/ Deaf Spot Deaf Spot: Webmail, events, workshop listings, links, online relay, bulletin board, chat, and many other resources for the deaf community, students and teachers of ASL, and anyone interested in American sign language and deaf culture. (Deafness) http://www.DeafSpot.net Deaf Clubs Deaf Clubs: Social networking service offers affiliation groups and the opportunity to make new friends. (Deafness) http://www.deafclubs.com DeafChat.com DeafChat.com: Real-time chat with deaf people and others. Requires Java. (Deafness) http://www.deafchat.com/ Futurika Futurika: Community search engine, calendar, and directories. Requires Flash. (Deafness) http://www.futurika.com Deaf Town Deaf Town: Deaftown.com is a little town on the Internet that is being built by and for deaf people. Hearing people are more than welcome to visit, of course! Deaf-related features such as news, events, information, links and more will be included. (Deafness) http://www.deaftown.com About Feelings About Feelings: Psychotherapy for deaf, hearing impaired, and hearing adults. Online counseling, deaf resources. (Deafness) http://www.aboutfeelings.com Auditory Neuropathy Message Board Auditory Neuropathy Message Board: Message area to share information and ask questions about AN. (Deafness) http://pub16.bravenet.com/forum/show.asp?usernum=1345042182&cpv=1 Hearing Exchange Hearing Exchange: Community for people with hearing loss, parents of deaf and hard of hearing children and professionals. Offers comprehensive news, articles, forums, experts, resources and events. (Deafness) http://www.hearingexchange.com Deaf Linx Deaf Linx: Visit Deaf Linx to find information about Deaf culture, meeting the Deaf Community, technology, sign language, interpreting, education, information for parents, history, poetry, art, linguistics, legal issues, health care, & much more! (Deafness) http://www.deaflinx.com DeafTalk DeafTalk: Discussion board for the deaf community includes sections for sports, the media, classifieds, education, legal issues, clubs, and general chatter. (Deafness) http://deaftalk.myikonboard.com/ TogetherDeaf.com TogetherDeaf.com: News and employment information, chat, events, and calendar. (Deafness) http://www.togetherdeaf.com Deaf Rights Deaf Rights: Rights of Deaf And Hard of Hearing Under the Americans With Disabilities Act. This online brochure covers: Public Accommodations, Stores, Businesses; Medical Treatment; Employment; State and Local Government, Courts, Attorneys; and Telecommunications (Deafness) http://www.captions.com/deafrigh.html Girls With Hearing Aids Girls With Hearing Aids: Devoted to promoting hearing aid acceptance with information on the types of hearing aids available. (Deafness) http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Villa/7308/index.html OhSoEZ.com OhSoEZ.com: Listings of deaf community and interpreter related events throughout the nation as well as important news related to the deaf community. (Deafness) http://www.ohsoez.com Deaf Mall Deaf Mall: Deaf-owned and Deaf-related businesses, selling deaf technology, deaf education, deaf novelties, deaf books, deaf videos, sign language videos, sign language books, deaf information, deaf events, and deaf recreation. (Deafness) http://www.deafmall.net Beginnings Beginnings: Provides an objective approach to meeting diverse needs of families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing. (Deafness) http://www.beginningssvcs.com/ DeafBase.com DeafBase.com: Portal to deaf-related websites and information, as well as games and community interaction. (Deafness) http://www.deafbase.com Michigan Deaf Association (MDA) Michigan Deaf Association (MDA): Michigan Deaf Association's site, which includes membership information, MDA's purpose, history and accomplishments as well as contact information. (Deafness) http://www.mideaf.org