Atlanta Hearing Aids
Suggested Sites
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Atlanta Specific
Association of Late Deafened Adults
ALDA-Peach is the Atlanta chapter of the national organization.
Georgia Association for the Deaf
State chapter of National Association of the Deaf. It was established in 1910 and is the largest self-help consumer organization of persons with hearing loss in Georgia. Its goal is to bring persons with a hearing loss in Georgia together to advocate for equal rights.
Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired
Headquartered in Decateur, the GCHI is a statewide resource center for Georgia's deaf, hard of hearing, late deafened and blind-deaf population.
Georgia Peach Cochlear Implant Association
Serving Georgia and the Southeastern United States for cochlear implant news and information.
Self Help
National program provides assistance to individuals and families with limited financial resources. HEAR NOW maintains the National Hearing Aid Bank, which provides new and reconditioned hearing aids to deaf and hard of hearing people who cannot afford them. These hearing aids are distributed through hearing health care providers in comminutes nationwide. HEAR NOW also has a cochlear implant program that raises funds to provide cochlear implant and related service to both adults and children. In addition, HEAR NOW has developed the National Hearing Assistance Directory (NHAD), which provides state-by-state listings of financial and social resources offered through government agencies and private organizations.
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, Inc.
A lifelong resource, support network, and advocate for listening, learning, talking, and living independently with hearing loss. Through publications, outreach, training, scholarships, and financial aid, AG Bell promotes the use of spoken language and hearing technology. AG Bell financial aid offers support and resources for people of all ages that have suffered hearing loss. It also offers a comprehensive list of other organizations that offer free or financial assistance for hearing technology, such as hearing aids and TTY technology.
We help people with ringing in the ears. We also help people who hear whooshing or buzzing or chirping or pulsing. We help people who have tinnitus, the perception of noise in the ears or head when no external sound is present.
Association of Late Deafened Adults (ALDA)
ALDA works collaboratively with other organizations around the world serving the needs of late-deafened people and extends a welcome to everyone, late deafened or not, who supports our goals.
Auditory-Verbal International, Inc.®
AVI is a private non-profit international membership organization whose principal objective is to promote listening and speaking as a way of life for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Better
Hearing Institute
BHI is a 501(c)3, not-for-profit corporation which was created
in 1973 to promote the benefits of better hearing. Perhaps
BHI is best known as the producer of Public Service Announcements
(PSA). Nearly 100 Hollywood celebrities, sports personalities,
political leaders, business leaders and other prominent BHI
spokespersons have come forward to share their hearing loss
story and the choices they have made for better hearing.
Hear-It
This web site has been established to increase public awareness
of hearing impairment. Ten per cent of the world's population
suffer from hearing problems, yet only one out of five who
would benefit from hearing aids actually use them. 'Hear-it'
deals with almost any issue concerning hearing impairment.
With many helpful articles and links to find the information you need on the web about hearing loss.
Listen-Up
Geared to the special needs of hearing impaired children and
their families. A one-stop place for information on the
web and helpful articles with answers, help, ideas, resources,
links to other sites, and nearly anything else related to
hearing impairment.
National Association
of the Deaf (NAD)
NAD safeguards the accessibility and civil rights of 28 million
deaf and hard of hearing Americans in the areas or education,
employment, health care, social services, and telecommunications
National Institute of Heath for Seniors
Older Adults and Hearing Loss video of examination with captions.
Self
Help for the Hard of Hearing People
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People is the nation’s
largest organization for people with hearing loss. SHHH exists
to open the world of communication for people with hearing
loss through information, education, advocacy and support.
WebMD.com Hearing Loss Resource Pages
An excellent place to start to learn about the causes of hearing loss, and what you can do to hear better.
Civic/Service Organizations
Many community service organizations receive charitable donations to purchase hearing aids and other devices for low income deaf and hard of hearing people. Clubs often recondition hearing aids and donate them to needy individuals. Many of these organizations are listed in your telephone directory.
Organizations that typically offer this type of assistance are as follows:
-National Easter Seal Society http://www.easterseals.com/
-March of Dimes http://www.marchofdimes.com/home.asp
-Telephone Pioneers of America http://www.telephone-pioneers.org/
-Lions Clubs International http://www.lionsclubs.org/
-Kiwanis Clubs http://www.kiwanis.org/
-Rotary Clubs http://www.rotary.org/
-Sertoma Clubs http://www.sertoma.org/
-Optimist Clubs http://www.optimist.org/
Professional Organizations
Academy
of Dispensing Audiologists
The Academy of Dispensing Audiologists®, founded in 1976,
provides valuable resources to the private practitioner in
audiology and to other audiology professionals who have responsibility
for the concerns of quality patient care and business operation.
Academy
of Rehabilitative Audiology
The primary purpose of ARA is to promote excellence in hearing
care through the provision of comprehensive rehabilitative
and habilitative services.
American
Academy of Audiology
The American Academy of Audiology is the world's largest professional
organization of, for and by audiologists. The active membership
of more than 9,600 audiologists join together to provide the
highest quality of hearing healthcare service to children
and adults described by our national slogan "Caring for
America's Hearing."
American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association
for more than 115,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists,
speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing
scientists.
International
Hearing Society
The International Hearing Society (IHS) is the nonprofit,
professional association that represents Hearing Instrument
Specialists® in the United States, Canada, Japan and several
other countries. IHS members are engaged in the practice of
testing human hearing and selecting, fitting and dispensing
hearing instruments.