Consumer Organizations

American Association of the deaf-blind. AADB is a national consumer organization of, by, and for deaf-blind Americans and their supporters. Their mission is too ensure that all deafblind persons achieve their maximum potential through increased independence, productivity, and integration into the community. http://www.aadb.org/ The Deaf Bilingual Coalition promotes the basic human right of all Deaf infants and young children to have access to language and cognitive development through American Sign Language (ASL). http://www.dbcusa.org/

The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is the nations leading organization representing people with hearing loss. HLAA provides assistance and resources for people with hearing loss and their families to learn how to adjust to living with hearing loss. http://www.hearingloss.org/ The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is the nation's premier civil rights organization of, by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America. http://www.nad.org/

The mission of the National Council of Hispano Deaf and Hard of Hearing is to ensure equal access of the Hispano deaf and hard of hearing community in the areas of social, recreational, cultural, educational, and vocational welfare. http://www.nchdhh.org/

The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is a listening and spoken language knowledge center for children and adults with hearing loss, their families and the professionals who support them. http://listeningandspokenlanguage.org/

The American Society for Deaf Children- The ASDC supports and educates families of deaf or hard of hearing children and advocates for high quality programs and services. ASDC provides services to families and works to improve public policy. http://www.deafchildren.org/ The mission of the Council of the American Instructors of the Deaf, Inc. (CAID) is to establish and to bring together state and regional organizations of teachers of students who are deaf and hard of hearing and support personnel for the purpose of promoting quality education for students. http://www.caid.org/

Professional Organizations
Gallaudet University, federally chartered in 1864, is a bilingual, diverse, multicultural institution of higher education that ensures the intellectual and professional advancement of deaf and hard of hearing individuals through American Sign Language and English. http://www.gallaudet.edu/

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf focuses on the profession of interpretation and transliteration of American Sign Language and English. Mission: Support the Continued Growth and Development of the Profession. Philosophy: Ensure Effective Communication. Goal: Promote the Profession http://www.rid.org/ The National Technical Institute for the Deaf is one of the nine colleges of Rochester Institute of Technology. Offered are career-focused programs that reflect the needs of today's employers, work experience gained through the university's cooperative education program, faculty who specialize in educating deaf and hard-of-hearing students, outstanding graduation and job placement. http://www.ntid.rit.edu/ California School for the Deaf, Riverside offers comprehensive educational and extra-curricular programs that prepare students to achieve their full academic, social, and career potential. http://www.csdr-cde.ca.gov/

The Council on Education of the Deaf (CED) is an organization sponsored by the five national premiere organizations in education of deaf and hard of hearing students. The Council maintains high standards for persons working with deaf and/or hard-of-hearing students in all educational settings. http://councilondeafed.org/ The American Academy of Audiology, the worlds largest professional organization of audiologists, is dedicated to providing quality hearing care services through professional development, education, research and increased public awareness of hearing and balance disorders. http://www.audiology.org/Pages/default.aspx The International Hearing Society is a Professional association of hearing instrument specialists who test hearing, select, fit, and dispense hearing instruments. The society conducts programs of competence qualifications, education, and training, and promotes specialty-level accreditation. www.ihsinfo.org CONFERENCE OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS OF SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE DEAF- Organization between schools and educational programs that focuses on improvements in the education of deaf and hard of hearing people through research, personnel development, advocacy, and training. www.ceasd.org

Publications/Journals
Oxford Journals: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education- Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal integrating and coordinating basic and applied research relating to individuals who are deaf, including cultural, developmental, linguistic, and educational topics. http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/ The American Annals of the Deaf- A professional journal dedicated to quality in

education and related services for deaf or hard of hearing children and adults. http://gupress.gallaudet.edu/annals/
Hearing Health Magazine- Hearing Health is a quarterly resource guide for deaf and hard of hearing people. It is also directed to health care professionals, libraries, agencies, schools, and organizations working with the deaf population. http://hearinghealthfoundation.org/hearing-health-magazine

Odyssey Magazine- Odyssey features articles from a wide range of issues: important to families of deaf/hard of hearing children, and those involved with deaf education. Odyssey is published two times each year by the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University. http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/Odyssey Deaf Life- This is a magazine subscription that lets people know what is going on in the deaf community. It is meant to entertain, educate, and inform. http://www.deaflife.com/ Deaf Digest- Newsletters of Americas unique deaf stories with the hopes of creating awareness of deaf community lifestyles and everyday situations. http://deafdigest.net/ Deafweekly- A free weekly e-zine for busy people who want to keep up with the news in the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. http://www.deafweekly.com/ Sign Language Studies- A publication that is focused on sign language but also carries deaf culture articles, is Sign Language Studies from Gallaudet University Press. SLS carries articles on sign language internationally, as well as deaf culture articles. http://gupress.gallaudet.edu/SLS.html

Web Resources
Deaf Resource Library- A virtual library -- an online collection of reference

material and links intended to educate and inform people about Deaf cultures in Japan and the United States; as well as deaf and hard of hearing related topics. http://www.deaflibrary.org/
Closing the Gap- Information about useful assistive technologies in special education. http://www.closingthegap.com/ Better Hearing Institute- Comprehensive information about hearing loss in adults and children, as well as hearing aids. http://www.betterhearing.org/ Gallaudet University Clerc Center- University for Deaf and hard of hearing students, with demographic and research information on Deaf people worldwide and extensive resources for teaching Deaf students. http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/ Handspeak- Free sign language resources and extracurricular materials for language enthusiasts, ASL students and learners, instructors and teachers, interpreters, homeschoolers, parents and professionals who are interested in learning how to sign language online and/or beyond classes for practice or selfstudy. http://www.handspeak.com/

National Captioning Institute- NCI provides captioned programming and technology for millions of people who can benefit from captioned television. http://www.ncicap.org/ PEPNet Resource Center- PEPNet, the Postsecondary Education Programs Network, is the national collaboration of the four Regional Postsecondary Education Centers for Individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. http://www.pepnet.org/ Postsecondary Education Program Network- For colleges and universities serving deaf and hard of hearing students, includes online orientation to teaching students with hearing impairments. http://www.sewardls.com/pepnet/cover.htm

Recommended Books
Educating Deaf Students: From Research to Practice By: Marc Marschark, Harry G. Lang, John A. Albertini This book is a fantastic resource about deaf education, the needs and strengths of deaf children, and the successful (and unsuccessful) teaching methods used in deaf education.

Disabling Pedagogy: Power, Politics, and Deaf Education By: Linda Komesaroff This book is well researched and provides a look at the education of deaf children and how it can be improved to show better results--results that equate deaf children with their hearing peers. Deaf children need a high level of education and this book provides research into the different methods. Manual Communication: Implications for Education By: Harry Bornstein This book looks at manual communication and goes into detail about the various sign systems used to education deaf children today. You will learn about American Sign Language, Pidgin Sign, Signing Exact English, Signed English, Cued Speech, and more. There are also success results that show how successful various forms of manual communication are in different settings.

Dual Language Instruction: A Handbook for Enriched Education By: Nancy Cloud, Fred Genesee, Else Hamayan If you are interested in teaching the Deaf, then this book is for you. Teaching two languages at once is not easy, and this book will help you implement, administer, evaluate, and maintain dual language programs.

References Alexander Graham Bell association for the deaf and hard of hearing. http://listeningandspokenlanguage.org/ American academy of audiology. http://www.audiology.org/Pages/default.aspx American association of the deaf-blind. http://www.aadb.org/ Better hearing institute. http://www.betterhearing.org/ Bornstein, H. (1990). Manual communication: Implications for education. California schoold for the deaf, riverside. http://www.csdr-cde.ca.gov/ Closing the gap. http://www.closingthegap.com/ Cloud, N., Genesee, F., & Hamayan, E. (2000). Dual language instruction: A handbook for enriched education. Conference of educational administrators of schools and programs for the deaf. www.ceasd.org Convention of American instructors of the deaf. http://www.caid.org/ Deaf Digest. (1996). http://deafdigest.net/ Deaf life. (1986). http://www.deaflife.com/ Deaf resource library. http://www.deaflibrary.org/ Deafweekly. http://www.deafweekly.com/ Gallaudet University. http://www.gallaudet.edu/ Gallaudet University Clerc Center. http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/ Handspeak. http://www.handspeak.com/ Hearing Health Magazine. http://hearinghealthfoundation.org/hearing-healthmagazine Hearing loss association of America. http://www.hearingloss.org/ International hearing society. www.ihsinfo.org

Journal of deaf studies and deaf education. http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/ Komesaroff, L. (2007). Disabling pedagogy: Power, politics, and deaf education. Marschark , M., Lang, H., & Albertini, J. (2002). Educating deaf students: from research to practice. New York: Oxford University Press. National Captioning Institute. http://www.ncicap.org/ National council of hispano deaf and hard of hearing. http://www.nchdhh.org/ National technical institute for the deaf. http://www.ntid.rit.edu/ Odyssey Magazine. http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/Odyssey PEPNet resource center. http://www.pepnet.org/ Postseconday education program network. http://www.sewardls.com/pepnet/cover.htm Registry of interpreters for the deaf. http://www.rid.org/ Sign Language Studies. http://gupress.gallaudet.edu/SLS.html The American annals of the deaf. http://gupress.gallaudet.edu/annals/ The American society for deaf children. http://www.deafchildren.org/ The council on education for the deaf. http://councilondeafed.org/ The deaf bilingual association. http://www.dbcusa.org/ The national association of the deaf. http://www.nad.org/