By Soleil Slawson
Communities
- CICL Facebook page
- Hands and Voices
- Hands & Voices is a non-profit, parent-driven organization dedicated to supporting families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing
- MD/DC chapter of Hands and Voices
- VA chapter of Hands and Voices
Various Resources for Parents
- Cochlear implant information
- A brief overview of cochlear implants from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
- CI School toolkit
- Information, tips, and strategies to welcome a child with a cochlear implant into a mainstream classroom
- Helpful handouts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about hearing loss in children. Includes information about the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program, decision guides for communication modalities, questions you may want to ask of your child’s care team members, and much more
- Directory of organizations from the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NICDC)
- What to expect before, during, and after cochlear implant surgery from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- The Cue College website, which provides online training in Cued Speech for children, families, and service providers.
- Cued Speech is a mode of communication which pairs hand cues with natural speech movements to visually clarify speech sounds.
Cochlear Implant Manufacturers
