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IMPACT is a California statewide all-volunteer, non-profit organization of parents, teachers and professionals serving deaf and hard-of-hearing children.

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For questions or feedback, please e-mail lori_steed@yahoo.com

Organizations / Agencies

• Alexander Graham Bell Association For the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

• American Society for Deaf Children - IMPACT is an affiliate organization

• ASL Access - non-profit organization devoted to providing libraries with ASL videos

• BEGINNINGS for Parents of Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Inc

• Cal-Ed - Statewide organization for Teachers of the Deaf

• California's Deaf and Disabled Telecommunication Program

• California Department of Education

  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing

• Captioned Media Program

• Communication Services for the Deaf

• Deaf Adoption News Service

• DEAF AZTLAN is a website for the Deaf Latino/Hispanic Community

• Gallaudet's Laurent Clerc Center

• Hands and Voices

• Hearing and Speech Center of Northern California

• National Association for the Deaf

• National Cued Speech Association

• Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc.

• The National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education (NAPCSE)  

California Deaf Access Agencies

• Norcal Center on Deafness - Service/advocacy agency for deaf and hard of hearing clients in Northern California

• OCDEAF - Orange County Deaf Equal Access Foundation

• CODIE - Center on Deafness, Inland Empire

• DCARA - Deaf Counseling, Advocacy and Referral Agency

• DCSOFSD - Deaf Community Services of San Diego, Inc.

• GLAD - Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness, Inc.

• DHHSC - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center - Service/advocacy agency for deaf and hard of hearing clients in Central California

Legislation / Laws / Parent Rights

• California Code of Regulations (CCR) - search Title 5 for education

• CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE - list of all sections

• California Law - search engine check education code and enter section number

• California Legislation - search for bills and their status

• How IDEA Applies to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students - from the Laurent Clerc Center at Gallaudet University.

• Listen-Up - great site for families advocating for their students; includes info regarding parent complaints, letters, etc. and identifies areas in which legal precedence has been set.

• The Policymaker Partnership for Implementing IDEA - one-stop IDEA information

Books for Parents

• The Silent Garden By Dr. Paul Ogden - one of the best books for parents just starting out

• Helpful Books & Resources for Parents of
  Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Laurent Clerc Center at Gallaudet University

Audiological / Hearing-Related Sites

• Advanced Bionics

• Cochlear Corporation

• Have You Ever Wondered About...The Ear and Hearing

• How to Read Your Audiogram - Somewhat technical but informative site on audiograms

• The Soundry

• The American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)

• Virtual Tour of the Ear

Sign Language Resources

• How Deaf People Communicate - Gallaudet University

• Handspeak - Online Sign Language Dictionary

• American Sign Language - Online fingerspelling practice and training

• The Color of Language - a non-profit organization that develops sign language products for the benefit of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing children and their families

Publications

• Deaf Digest

• HIP Magazine

• Odyssey - Magazine for parents of deaf children and the professionals who serve them

• Software to Go - Online database of educational software reviews

• World Around You - Magazine for deaf teens

Educational Options/Programs/Methods

• California School for the Deaf - Fremont

  • CSDF - Association of Parents, Teachers and Counselors

• California School for the Deaf - Riverside

• CCHAT Center - Private oral program in the Sacramento area

• The John Tracy Clinic - In English and Spanish; renowned early-intervention program focusing on spoken language

• The Shared Reading Project - Based at Laurent Clerc Center, growing to become a national program

• Orange County Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program

• National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)

• Gallaudet University

• California State University Northridge, National Center on Deafness

Assistive Device Sellers

• Communication Services for the Deaf

• Harris Communications

• Oticon Hearing-aid and assistive listening device manufacturer

• Phonic Ear Hearing-aid and assistive listening device manufacturer

• Weitbrecht Communications Inc.

Related Articles / Sites

• Animatedspeech

• Breaking the Sound Barrier:
  Videophones let the deaf converse in whole new way

• Caldeaf.com -Browse hundreds of deaf events in California

• Deaf Education a Parents' Guide

• DeafCali's World

• Deaf California News

• Deaf World Web

• Gallaudet's Technology Assessment Program

• Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Network

• Mining Company Guide to Deafness

• RIT Deafness-Related Links - Huge list of deafness-related links

• Sacramento area ASL Events Page

• SignWriting

• The Children's Tree House Activity calendar for deaf children Northern CA

Comminucations Services

• Hands on Video Relay

• MCI

• Sorenson Communications

• Sprint