A Resource Listing:
Inexpensive Informational Brochures
on Hearing Loss and Deafness
The Info to Go receives frequent requests from individuals trying to locate
public information and awareness materials on hearing loss and deafness.
Info to Go has compiled this listing of inexpensive informational brochures
and pamphlets on hearing loss and deafness produced by various organizations
for the general public.
No attempt has been made to evaluate these resources, and inclusion
in this listing does not constitute endorsement of the information by
Info to Go or Gallaudet University. Our determination was to list those
publications that were available free of charge or less than $1.00.
Your help in identifying other organizations and agencies that provide
this kind of service, as well as letting us know of any additions, changes,
or corrections is greatly appreciated. Please contact: Info to Go, Gallaudet
University, 800 Florida Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002 (202)651-5051
V, (202)651-5052 TTY, (202)651-5054 FAX, e-mail: clearinghouse.infotogo@gallaudet.edu.
Unless otherwise indicated, all single copies of publications are
free. Discounts are usually given for multiple copies. Contact the
organization for prices.
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEAF
3417 Volta Place, NW
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 337-5220 V/TTY
Web site: http://www.agbell.org/
Committed to speech education for deaf and hard of hearing people.
Disseminates informational materials to all interested persons.
Titles
ADA Consumer and Employer Brochure
Cochlear Implants in Children
Cochlear Implants in Adults
Communicating with Hard-of-Hearing People**
Employers of Individuals with Hearing Impairments and the ADA
Hearing Alert Materials:
Can Your Baby Hear
Doctor, Is My Baby Deaf?
Hearing Alert Brochure
Speech and Hearing Checklist
Listen! Hear! For Parents of Hearing Impaired Children**
Helping Your Hard of Hearing Child Succeed
How to Have A Winning Year for the Student Who Is Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Grassroots Advocacy
Oral Interpreting: Facts for Consumers
Publications Catalog
Share in Alexander Graham Bell's Dream
Signaling Devices for the Hearing Impaired
**Available in Spanish
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-- HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, INC.
One Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 836-4444 V
(703) 519-1585 TTY
(703) 683-5100 FAX
Web site: http://www.entnet.org/
Represents otolaryngology in government and socio-economic areas and
provides continuing medical education for otolaryngologists (ear, nose,
and throat doctors).
Titles
Assistive Communication Devices
Cochlear Implants
Doctor, What Causes the Noise in My Ears?
Earache and Otitis Media
Ear Wax
Ears, Altitude and Airplane Travel
Five-Minute Hearing Test
Is My Baby's Hearing Normal?
Meniere's Disease
Noise, Ears, and Hearing Production
Perforated Ear Drum
Swimmer's Ear
Travel Tips for Hearing Impaired People
What Is an Otolaryngologist--Head and Neck Surgeon
Orders for single copies of publications must include a self-addressed
stamped envelope. Cost for multiple copies includes discount prices
for members.
AMERICAN HEARING RESEARCH FOUNDATION
55 East Washington Street
Suite 2022
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 726-9670 V
(312) 726-9697 FAX
Web site: http://www.american-hearing.org/
Supports medical research and education into the causes and prevention
of deafness, hearing losses, and balance disorders. Also keeps physicians
and the general public informed of the latest developments in hearing
research and education.
Titles
Care of the Ears and Hearing for Health
Facts and Fancies about Hearing Aids
So You Have Had an Ear Operation--What Next?
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION
Consumer Division
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 897-8682 V
(800) 638-8255 V/TTY
E-mail: irc@asha.org
Web site: http://www.asha.org
Increases public awareness and acts as a consumer advocate for persons
with hearing, speech, and language impairments.
Titles
Articulation Problems
Child Language
Communication Disorders and Aging
Hearing Impairment and the Audiologist
How to Buy a Hearing Aid
How Does Your Child Hear and Talk?
Noise and Hearing Loss
Noise In Your Workplace
Otitis Media, Hearing and Language Development
Que Tal Habla y Oje Su Nino?
Recognizing Communication Disorders
Stuttering
Tinnitus
Voice Problems
AMERICAN TINNITUS ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 5
Portland, OR 97207
(503) 248-9985 V
Web site: http://www.ata.org/
Supports research and provides information about tinnitus, the experience
of hearing a sound when no external physical sound is present.
Titles
American Tinnitus Association
Coping with the Stress of Tinnitus*
Hyperacusis*
Information About Tinnitus*
Information From the Tinnitus Patient Survey*
Noise: Its Effects on Hearing And Tinnitus*
* Single and multiple copies are $.20 each for members and $.25 each
for non ATA members. All five brochures are available for $1.00.
BETTER HEARING INSTITUTE
5021 B Backlick Road
Annandale, VA 22003
(703) 642-0580 V
(800) EAR-WELL Hearing Help-line
(703) 750-9302 FAX
Web site: http://www.betterhearing.org/
Provides national public information on hearing loss and available
medical, surgical, hearing aid, and rehabilitation assistance for millions
of Americans with uncorrected hearing problems.
Titles
Answers to Common Questions About Assistive Technology
Discover a World of Better Hearing
Nerve Deafness and You
Overcome Hearing Loss Now!
Tinnitus or Head Noises
We Overcame Hearing Loss
DEAFNESS RESEARCH FOUNDATION
9 East 38th Street
New York, NY 10016
(212) 768-1181 V/TTY
(800) 535-3323 V/TTY
(212) 768-1782 FAX
E-mail: drf1@village.ios.com
Web site: http://www.drf.org/
This national foundation is committed to directing public attention
and support to basic and clinical research into causes, treatment, and
prevention of deafness and other hearing disabilities. Disseminates
informational materials to all interested persons.
Titles
A Few Short Years
The Gift of Hearing
Hearing Health
Otitis Media
The Receiver
"Stop Hearing Loss" Card
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION/HEARING AIDS
Office of Consumer Affairs
HFE-88 (for single copies)
Office of Public Affairs
HFI-40 (for multiple copies)
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-5006 V
Web site: http://www.fda.gov/
A government agency which disseminates information about hearing and
hearing aids.
Titles
Hearing Aid Package
On the Teen Scene: Enjoy and Protect the Best Years of Your Life
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY* Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
KDES, PAS 6
800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 651-5340 V/TTY
Web site: http:/clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/index.html
Shares educational materials and programs developed at the Kendall
Demonstration Elementary School, the Model Secondary School for the
Deaf, and other schools for the deaf around the country.
Titles
Network News (a newsletter for professionals working in mainstream programs
with deaf and hard of hearing students)
Clerc Center Catalog (a listing
of classroom materials and professional resources)
* See also: Info to Go
THE HEARING SOCIETY FOR THE BAY AREA, INC.
870 Market Street, Suite 330
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 693-5870 V
(415) 834-1005 TTY
(415) 834-1538 FAX
Web site: http://www.hearingsociety.org/
Assists deaf and hard of hearing people through a wide array of audiological
and social service programs and services.
Titles
Communication Strategies (available in 17 different languages)
If You Think You Have a Hearing Loss
Noise
Speechreading-Fact & Fancy
Tinnitus
HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE
2100 W. Third Street
Fifth Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90057
(213) 483-4431 V
(213) 484-2642 TTY
Web site: http://www.hei.org/
National nonprofit otologic research and educational institute that
provides information on hearing and balance disorders.
Titles
A Discussion of Chronic Ear Infection
A Discussion of Cochlear Implant
A Discussion of Dizziness
A Discussion of Eustachian Tube Problems
A Discussion of Head Noise or Tinnitus
A Discussion of Hearing Problems in Children
A Discussion of Otosclerosis
Practical Suggestions for Persons with a Hearing Impairment
Communication Assistive Devices
Children and Hearing Aids
INTERNATIONAL HEARING SOCIETY
20361 Middlebelt Road
Livonia, MI 48152
(800) 521-5247 V
Web site: http://ihsinfo.org/_old/index.html
Professional association of hearing instrument specialists operates
a toll-free hearing aid help line which offers information about hearing
loss, hearing aids, and hearing instrument specialist.
Titles
Hearing Aid Help Line: A Consumer Service of the International Hearing
Society
International Hearing Society -
Professional Association of Hearing Instrument Specialists
The World of Sound
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF
814 Thayer Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 587-1788 V
(301) 587-1789 TTY
(301) 587-1791 FAX
Web stie: http://www.nad.org/
The nation's largest organization safeguarding the accessibility and
civil rights of 28 million deaf and hard of hearing Americans in education,
employment, healthcare, and telecommunications. Focuses on grassroots
advocacy and empowerment, captioned media, deafness related information
and publications, legal assistance, policy development and research,
public awareness, and youth leadership.
Titles
Catalog of Publications
The NAD Broadcaster
NATIONAL EASTER SEAL SOCIETY
230 W, Monroe St.
Suite 180
Chicago, IL 60606-4802
(312) 726-6200 V
(312) 726-4258 TTY
(312) 726-1494 FAX
E-mail: nessinfo@seals.com
Web site: http:/www.seals.com
Provides rehabilitation services, technological assistance and disability
pre- vention, advocacy and public education programs.
Titles
Do's and Don'ts for Parents of Children with Hearing Problems*
* Also available in Spanish. Single copies are $.25 plus postage and
handling.
Info to Go
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 651-5051 V
(202) 651-5052 TTY
(202) 651-5052 FAX
Web site: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/infotogo/
Provides information about deafness, hearing loss, and Gallaudet University
to all interested people.
Titles
ABC Fingerspelling Cards
Awareness Bookmarks
Info to Go
Info to Go Directory of National Organizations of and for Deaf and Hard
of Hearing People (single copy free)
Publications from the Info to Go
Handouts up to 5 are free. For quantities over 5 there is a shipping
and handling fee. Other inexpensive Info to Go publications also available
-- please call for the list.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE
1 Communication Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20892-3456
(800) 241-4044 V
(800) 241-1055 TTY only
(301) 907-8830 FAX
E-mail: nidcd@aerie.com
Web site: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
Provides information and resources on normal and disordered mechanisms
of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language.
Titles
Deafness, Hearing, and Hearing Disorders
Organizational Resources
Facts about Telecommunications Relay Services
Hearing and Older People
Hope Through Research: Dizziness
Hearing Loss Information
NIDCD Directory of Organizations
NIDCD Clearinghouse Publications List
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF
Rochester Institute of Technology
Marketing Communications Dept.
LBJ Building
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
(716) 475-6824 V/TTY
Web site: http://ntidweb.rit.edu/
NTID provides post-secondary educational opportunities for deaf students
in technical and professional fields.
Titles
Answers to Your Questions About Hearing Loss
Tips for Communicating with Deaf People
NEW YORK LEAGUE FOR THE HARD OF HEARING
71 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010-4162
(212) 741-7650 V
(212) 255-1932 TTY
(212) 255-4413 FAX
Web site: http://www.lhh.org
A non-profit rehabilitation agency for infants, children, and adults
with hearing losses. Disseminates informational materials to all interested
persons.
Titles
Airplane Travel and the Ear
Learning to Live With the Hearing Impaired Person
Questions Most Asked About Earmolds
SHHH! Hearing Tests Going on Inside
The Hearing Impaired Child at Home
Warning: Noise Can Damage Your Hearing
What Parents Should Know About Hearing Loss
Your Hearing--The Second 50 Years
Up to three single titles free with a self-addressed stamped envelope
or $1.00. Discounts given for larger orders.
SELF HELP FOR HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE, INC.
7800 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-2248 V
(301) 657-2249 TTY
(301) 913-9413 FAX
E-mail: 71162.634@compuserve.com
Web site: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/shhh
An international nonprofit, educational organization which provides
information on hearing loss, assistive devices, communication skills,
and advocacy.
Titles
SHHH
Hearing Loss: The Journal of Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc.
SHHH Publications Listing
STARKEY LABORATORIES
6700 Washington Avenue, South
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
(800) 328-8602 V
Web site: http://www.starkey.com/
Manufactures hearing aids; publishes information about hearing loss,
amplification, and aural rehabilitation.
Titles
Aural Rehabilitation
Hearing
Hearing Aid Care
In-the-Ear Rational
Manual Alphabet
Myringotomy (operation to help children's middle ear infections)
Physiology of the Human Ear
Suggestions for the Family
* The acronyms TTY (Teletypewriter), TDD (Telecommunications Device
for the Deaf), and TT (Text Telephone) are the various terms commonly
used to denote devices to type telephone conversations. In this publication,
the abbreviation T after a telephone number indicates that the telephone
can be answered by such as device. The abbreviation V indicates that
the telephone can be answered by voice. |
