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Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Disability Initiative American Tinnitus Association (ATA) Auditory-Verbal International Better Hearing Institute (BHI) Boys Town National Research Hospital Canadian Hearing Society Central Institute for the Deaf (CID) Cochlear Implant Assn Inc (CIAI) Deafness Research Foundation (DRF) Hearing Loss Association of America (formerly SHHH) Hear-It International HiP Magazine House Ear Institute (HEI) League for the Hard of Hearing The Lexington Center National Association of the Deaf (NAD) National Centre for Audiology ( Canada ) National Cued Speech Association National Institute on Deafness and Other Commmunication Disorders (NIDCD) Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH) Sight & Hearing Association |
Professional Organizations |
| Note: Many of these sites also offer consumer information or have dedicated consumer areas. |
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Academy of Dispensing Audiologists ( ADA ) Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology (ARA) American Academy of Audiology (AAA) American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) American Auditory Society (AAS) American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Audiology Foundation of America Educational Audiology Association (EAA) European Hearing Instruments Manufacturers Assn (EHIMA) European Union of Hearing Aid Acousticians Hearing Industries Assn (HIA) International Hearing Society (IHS) National Hearing Conservation Assn (NHCA) National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences (NBC-HIS) |
Advertising Directors |
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HEAR NOW/The Starkey Hearing Foundation Miracle-Ear Children's Foundation Sertoma International |
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In addition to the above (as well as many of the organizations listed as consumer/research and professional resources), there are other organizations and government agencies that may assist people who have hearing loss but are financially disadvantaged. These include but are not limited to:
Finally, some cities have non-profit organizations that may charge less for hearing aids and offer financial assistance. A knowledgeable hearing care professional may be able to suggest other local agencies that offer financial assistance. Help support the Hearing Assistance Tax Credit Act : There is currently proposed Federal legislation that would provide a $500 tax credit per hearing aid for consumers over age 55 or under age 18 - a measure that the Hearing Industries Association (HIA) and most hearing care organizations support. For information about this bill and how to support it, visit the consumer section of the HIA website at: |
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