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Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association; Association of Late-Deafened Adults; B.
The Association was originally created as the American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf (AAPTSD). In 1908 it merged with Alexander Graham Bell's Volta Bureau (founded in 1887 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge relating to the deaf"), and was renamed as the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf in 1956 at the suggestion of Mrs. Frances Toms, the ...
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is an organization for the promotion of the rights of deaf people in the United States.NAD was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1880 as a non-profit organization run by Deaf people to advocate for deaf rights, its first president being Robert P. McGregor of Ohio.
Alaska State School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 1973: Anchorage: Alaska: PreK-12: Otter: American School for the Deaf: 1817: Hartford: Connecticut: K-12: Tigers: ESDAA 1 Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind: 1912: Tucson: Arizona: PreK-12: Sentinels: WSBC Arkansas School for the Deaf: 1849: Little Rock: Arkansas: PreK-12: Leopards ...
The term hard-of-hearing is preferred over hearing-impaired within the American Deaf community and accepted as a neutral term without negative or pathological connotations, with no implication about age of onset. It generally refers to people who depend primarily on a spoken language for communication or who have mild or moderate hearing loss.
The American Speech–Language–Hearing Association (ASHA) is a professional association for speech–language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally. The association reported over 234,000 members and affiliates in its 2023 report.
Hearing aid styles: Hearing aids come in five main styles, and each has its own benefits. Behind-the-ear (BTE): These hearing aids sit behind the ear and house both the speaker and microphone ...
Article about Congressional Hearing Health Caucus by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; 42 USC 280g-1: Early detection, diagnosis, and treatment regarding hearing loss in newborns and infants at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2013-12-15) audiologyonline.com; consumer.healthday.com