MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCE INFORMATION/CATALOGS

MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCEINFORMATION/CATALOGS

ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL ASSOCIATION
FOR THE DEAF
3417 Volta Place, NW
Washington, DC 20007-2778 / (202) 337-5220 Voice/TDD
A.G. Bell offers for sale a wide variety of printed and audio material, textbooks and computer software about communication by and with hearing impaired people. Free catalog is available.
AMERICAN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
BOOKSTORE
139 North Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06107 / (860) 570-2211 Voice
(860) 570-2219 TDD
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING
ASSOCIATION
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852 / (301) 897-5700 Voice/TDD
ASHA publishes a wide variety of professional and educational materials in the areas of audiology and speech pathology.
CHILDREN OF DEAF ADULTS
P.O. Box 30715
Santa Barbara, CA 93130-0715
CODA is an advocacy/educational/support group of and for hearing children with deaf parents and their families. Membership includes a quarterly newsletter.
GALLAUDET BOOKSTORE
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue
Washington, DC 20002 / (202) 651-5380 Voice/TDD
The GALLAUDET BOOKSTORE carries a full line of textbooks, teacher’s guides, computer software, information on deafness and communication, communication aides, leisure time reading for all ages, gift items and school supplies. A catalog is available. It lists a wide variety of literature and other items, but still only a small sampling of the available material. Call for more information.
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY PRESS
800 Florida Avenue
Washington, DC 20002 / (202) 651-5488 Voice/TDD
Gallaudet University Press publishes sign language books for children and adults; elementary, secondary, and collegiate textbooks; books for parents; professional and reference books; and fiction for young adults. Call or write for latest catalog.
HARRIS COMMUNICATIONS
15159 Technology Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55344-2277 / (612) 906-1180 Voice
(612) 906-1198 TDD
(612) 906-1099 FAX
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF
814 Thayer Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910 / (301) 587-1788 Voice
(301) 587-1789 TDD
(301) 587-1791 FAX
NAD sells numerous books on various aspects of deafness as well as sign language textbooks. A free catalog is available on request. NAD law center also provides legal services.
NATIONAL INFORMATION CENTER FOR
CHILDREN & YOUTH WITH HANDICAPS
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013 / 1-800-695-0285 Voice/TDD
SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTER
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457 / (203) 632-1485 Voice
SERC maintains a resource library that is open to parents and professionals dealing with exceptional children. Other interested persons are welcome.
VEST PROJECT
Alexander Graham Bell, Chapter #15
Telephone Pioneers of America
930 H Street, NW - 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20001
This is a source for HEARING AID VESTS in small, medium and large sizes to accommodate children from infancy to about age ten. Send for sample vest and patterns. Indicate the child’s sex, age and how many aids worn. There is no charge for the sample and patterns.
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
Department of Medicine and Surgery
Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service
Washington, DC 20420
Primarily, VA provides hearing aids only to veterans whose hearing disability is the result of military service. For further information, these veterans should contact their nearest VA facility.
VA has a list of services available to hearing impaired veterans and a Hearing Aids Information Bulletin 90-3, which deals mostly with the process of evaluating hearing aids by VA.

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