Links

National Organizations

General Support and Information Resources
Hands and Voices - A national support group for families with children who are deaf and hard of hearing
Listen-up - A comprehensive site on hearing loss
Boystown National Research Hospital
ASDC - American Society for Deaf Children
Kids As Self Advocates (KASA) http://www.fvkasa.org/ is a national, grassroots project created by youth with disabilities for youth. They are teens and young adults with disabilities speaking out. KASA knows youth can make choices and advocate for themselves if they have the information and support they need. KASA is a Family Voices project funded by the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

Help with Funding for Hearing Aids and Assistive Listening Devices
Hike Fund - Daughter's of Job
DCRF - Disabled Children's Relief Fund

Special Education Resources
NAPCSE - The National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education
F.A.P.E. - Helping Parents and Advocates Improve Educational Results for Children with Disabilities

Legal Support and Resources
Wrightslaw - Learn about special education rights

Other
Captioned Media Program - Free videos mailed to your house and no cost to return in the mail
Scholarships
List of Scholarship sources for deaf, hard of hearing and late deafened
General scholarships at Scholarship Experts
List of Scholarships for Students with Hearing Loss

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Organizations in Maryland

Maryland Office of Deaf Hard of Hearing -
ODHH is a clearinghouse of information for citizens with hearing loss.

DDA Developmental Disabilities Association of Md -
Provides support with funding needs related to the disability and other services

Maryland Disability Law Center -
Resource for information regarding educational rights and other laws influencing the disabled

Maryland School for the Deaf -
              MSD
              Partners for Success

Montgomery County Public Schools - Services for the Deaf and HOH

The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region -
Special Education Advocacy, Rolling Access Funds and other support services

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Product Information

    Hearing Aid Information
General Information - NIDCD

    Cochlear Implant Information
CI Central - A comparison of different cochlear implants
Advanced Bionics - Info Center
    Products
BAHA Accessories - http://www.forwerd.net

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Developmental Milestones Websites

LD Online - Speech and Language
http://www.ldonline.org/article/6313

Birth - 18
http://www.littleab.com/ABcare/develoment.html

Birth - 16 Chart
http://socsci.mccneb.edu/psy121jf/Projects_SS04/Jenni%20Powers/PSY121jf/milestones.html

Age birth - 6
http://www.growingchild.com/milestones.html

REALLY great site for Speech and Language Development -
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/speechandlanguage.asp
Scroll down to the interactive checklists and choose the age you want.

Developmental Milestones for Early Reading
http://www.kidsgrowth.com/resources/articledetail.cfm?id=698

Very comprehensive resource
http://www.answers4families.org/book/export/html/911

OTHER WEBSITES that are helpful to use when writing goals for your child...

K-2 Assessment of skills (Chicago Public Schools)
http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Assessments/Kg-PrimaryTools/kg-primarytools.html#kgmath

Speech-Language Pathology Goals and Objectives Written to the California Standards
www.csha.org/resource_center/SLPGoalsandObjectivesupdate.pdf

Deaf Education Advancement Foundation

Supporting Professionals and Families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing