National Organizations and Information Sources

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INFORMATION SOURCES

ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL ASSOCIATION
FOR THE DEAF (AGBAD)
3417 Volta Place, NW
Washington, DC 20007-2778 / (202) 337-5220 Voice/TDD
The Association endeavors that all hearing impaired children be given the earliest and best possible opportunities to overcome their handicap and to develop in the most natural way. The activities include:

Advocacy and Public Education through:

- the “Hearing Alert!” program for early detection
- the “Children’s Rights” program for appropriate education options, including an educational consultation service for parents
- referral and training information for oral interpreters

Publication of text and reference books and visual materials, manuals, and the periodicals NEWSOUNDS, VOLTA REVIEW and OUR KIDS MAGAZINE.

Information through:

- pamphlets and brochures
- the Volta Library (a research facility) and the A.G. Bell Lending Library
- an answering service for individual inquiries

Conventions and Seminars

The Association is organized in three sections:

Amer. Organization for the Education of the Hearing Impaired (AOEHI)
International Parents’ Organization (IPO)
Oral Deaf Adults Section (ODAS)

Membership is open to anyone interested who is connected with the hearing impaired community in any way, privately or professionally. Student memberships and financial aid programs are available.
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF
OTOLARYNGOLOGY HEAD AND NECK
SURGERY, INC. (AAOHNS)
1 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-3357

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF-BLIND (AADB) (301) 588-6545 TDD

814 Thayer Avenue, Room 302 (301)588-8705 Fax

Silver Spring, MD 20910-4500

/ (703) 836-4444 Voice
(703) 519-1585 TDD
(703) 683-5100 Fax

AMERICAN DEAFNESS AND
REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION (ADARA)
P.O. Box 251554
Little Rock, AR 72225 / (501) 868-8850 Voice/TDD
(501) 868-8812 FAX

ASSOCIATION FOR LATE DEAFENED ADULTS
10310 Main Street, Box 274 (ALDA)
Fairfax, VA 22030
Publication: ALDA NEWS / (404) 289-1596 TDD
(404) 284-6862 Fax
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR DEAF CHILDREN
1820 Tribute Road, Suite A (ASDC)
Sacramento, CA 95815 / 1-800-942-ASDC V/TDD
(916) 641-6084 V/TDD

AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING
ASSOCIATION (ASHA)
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852 / (301) 897-5700 Voice/TDD
Helpline:
1-800-638-8255 Voice/TDD
(301) 897-7348 Fax
BETTER HEARING INSTITUTE (BHI)
5021B Backlick Road
Annandale, VA 22003 / (703) 642-0580 Voice/TDD
(800) EAR-WELL
(703) 750-9302 FAX
BOYS TOWN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS IN CHILDREN
555 North 30th Street (BTNI)
Omaha, NE 68131 / (402) 498-6511 Voice
(402) 498-6543 TDD

THE CAPTION CENTER (CC)
125 Western Avenue
Boston, MA 02134 / (617) 492-9225 Voice/TDD
(617) 562-0590 Fax

CAPTIONED FILMS/VIDEOS
MODERN TALKING PICTURE SVC, INC
5000 Park St. N
St Petersburg, FL 33709 / Voice: 800 237-6213
TDD: 800 237-6213
Toll Free: 800 237-6213
CAPTIONS, INC
CLOSED CAPTIONING SERVICES
3900 W 12th St.

Sioux Falls, SD 57107

/ Voice: 800 568-4341
TDD: 800 568-4341
Fax: 605 330-9226
Toll Free: 800 568-4341
CARF
101 NWilmot Rd, Suite 500
Tucson, AZ 85711 / Voice: 602 748-1212
TDD: 602 748-1212
COMPUTER PROMPTING & CAPTIONING CO.
1010 Rockville Pike, Suite 306
Rockville, DC 20852 / Voice: 301 738-8487
TDD: 301 738-8489
Toll Free: 800 977-6678
DEAFNESS RESEARCH FOUNDATION (DRF)
15 West 39th Street
New York, NY 10018 / (212) 768-1181 Voice/TDD
DEAFPRIDE, INC.
800 Florida Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20003 / (202) 675-6700 Voice/TDD
(202) 547-0547 Fax
FAMILY LIFE PROGRAM
National Academy Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002 / (202) 651-6060 Voice/TDD
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER ON DISABILITIES
20 East Jackson Boulevard, Rm. 900 (FRCD)
Chicago, IL 60604 / (312) 939-3513 Voice
(312) 939-3519 TDD
HEARING AID HELPLINE
20361 Middlebelt
Livonia, MI 48152 / 1-800-521-5247 Voice
HEATH RESOURCE CENTER
One Dupont Circle, NW
Washington, DC 20036-1193 / (202) 939-9320 Voice/TDD
1-800-544-3284 Voice/TDD

Gopher://bobcat-ace.nche.edu
HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER FOR
DEAF/BLIND YOUTHS AND ADULTS (HKNC)
111 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY 11050 / (516) 944-8900 Voice
(516) 944-8637 TDD
(516) 944-7302 Fax

HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE (HEI)
2100 W. Third Street
Los Angeles, CA 90057 / (213) 483-4431 Voice
(213) 484-2642 TDD
(213) 483-8789 Fax
JUNIOR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP CAMP PROGRAMS (JRNAD)
814 Thayer Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4500 / (301) 587-1788 Voice
(301) 587-4875 TDD
(301) 587-1791 FAX

MAINSTREAM, INC.
1030 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005 / (202) 898-1400 Voice/TDD
NATIONAL ACADEMY
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002 / (202) 651-5096 Voice/TDD
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF
814 Thayer Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910 / (301) 587-1788 Voice
(301) 587-1789 TDD
(301) 587-1791 FAX

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE
DEAF LAW CENTER(NADLC)
814 Thayer Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4500
Contact Person: Marc Charmatz, Director / (301) 587-7732 V/TDD
(301) 587-0234 FAX

NATIONAL BLACK DEAF ADVOCATES (NBDA)

14227 Jib Street, #32

Laurel, MD 20707 / (301) 206-2802 TDD
(404) 687-8890 Voice
(404) 687-8298 Fax
NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE (NCI)
1900 Gallaws Road
Vienna, VA 22182 / (703) 917-7600 Voice/TDD
(703) 917-9878 Fax
NATIONAL FRATERNAL SOCIETY
OF THE DEAF(NFSD)
1118 South Sixth Street

Springfield, Illinois 62703

/ (217) 789-7469Voice/TDD
(217) 789-7489 FAX
(217) 789-7429 Voice/TDD
(217)789-7438 TDD

NATL INFORMATION CENTER ON DEAFNESS
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002 / (202) 651-5051 Voice
(202) 651-5052 TDD
(202) 651-5054 Fax

NATIONAL INFORMATION CENTER FOR
CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH HANDICAPS
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013 / (703) 893-6061 Voice/TDD
1-800-695-0285 Voice/TDD

NATIONAL INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE ON CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND
345 N. Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, OR 97361 / (800) 438-9376 Voice
(800) 854-7013 TDD

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL
DISORDERS AND STROKE (NINDS)
National Institutes of Health
One Communication Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20892 / (301) 496-5751 Voice
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND
OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
National Institutes of Health(NIDCDS)
One Communication Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20892-3456 / 1-800-241-1044 Voice
1-800-241-1055 TDD
(301) 907-8830 FAX

NATIONAL REHABILITATION INFORMATION CENTER (NARIC)
8455 Colesville Road, Suite 935
Silver Spring, MD 20910 / (301) 588-5284 Voice
1-800-346-2742 Voice/TDD

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF (NTID)
NTID/Rochester Institute of Technology
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604 / (716) 475-6834 Voice/TDD
(716) 475-6500 Fax

THE NATIONAL TEMPORAL BONE BANKS
PROGRAM OF THE DEAFNESS RESEARCH
FOUNDATION (NTBB)
National (& Eastern) Center
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
Boston, MA 02114 / (617) 573-3711 Voice
(617) 523-5498 TDD
NATIONAL THEATER OF THE DEAF(NTD)
5 W. Main Street
P.O. Box 659
Chester, CT 06412 / (860) 526-4974 TDD
(860) 526-4971 Voice
(860) 526-0066 Fax

NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR DEAF-BLIND SERVICES
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02172 / (617) 924-3434 Voice
(617) 924-5525 TDD
OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
National Institutes of Health
1 Communication Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20892-3456 / 1-800-241-1044 Voice
1-800-241-1055 TDD
(301) 907-8830 FAX
REGISTRY OF INTERPRETERS FOR THE DEAF
8630 Fenton Street #334(RID)
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3803 / (301) 608-0050 Voice/TDD

RID is a national, professional organization of interpreters. The primary purpose is the evaluation and certification of interpreters. A directory of interpreters is available.
SELF HELP FOR HARD OF HEARING
PEOPLE, INC. (SHHH)
7910 Woodmont Avenue #1200
Bethesda, MD 20814 / (301) 657-2248 Voice
(301) 657-2249 TDD
(301) 913-9413 Fax

SHHH is an international organization for the hearing impaired. Through representation at health fairs and professional conventions, and through the media, it raises awareness and advocates the needs of persons with hearing impairments. SHHH operates information and referral system and supports local chapters (see CT ORGANIZATIONS). Through several projects and services (PALS, PALSport and ACCESS 2000), SHHH works on registration, information and increase of and about places with assertive listening systems (see COMMUNICATION) and publishes the SHHH JOURNAL.
SIGNING EXACT ENGLISH CENTER FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF DEAF CHILDREN (SEE)
P.O. Box 1181
Los Alamitos, CA 90720 / (310) 430-1467 Voice/TDD
The Center works on a regional and national level for early identification of hearing loss, information for parents, and development of good English skills in hearing impaired children. Promotion of the SEE communication system is the central but not exclusive part of their work. Workshops and newsletters are available. The Center distributes lists of questions parents may use for their audiologist, school program and speech pathologist.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
Helen Keller National Center (TACHKNC)
111 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY 11050 / (516) 944-8900 Voice
(516) 944-8637 TDD

TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR THE DEAF, INC

(TCI)
8630 Fenton Street, # 605
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3803 / (301) 589-3006 Voice
(301)589-3006 TDD
(301)589-3797 Fax

TRIPOD
1727 West Burbank Boulevard
Burbank, CA 91506-1312 / (818) 972-2080 Voice
(818) 972-2080 Fax