Hearing or speech impairment - resources

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Resources - hearing or speech impairment

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The following organizations are good resources for information on hearing impairment or speech impairment:

  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - www.asha.org
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - www.nidcd.nih.gov
  • Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - www.agbell.org
  • American Academy of Audiology - www.audiology.org

See also: Blindness - resources

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