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| Web Pages |
| DeafChat.com |
| Real-time chat with deaf people and others. Requires Java. |
| Hearing Exchange |
| Community for people with hearing loss, parents of deaf and hard of hearing children and professionals. Offers comprehensive news, articles, forums, experts, resources and events. |
| OhSoEZ.com |
| Listings of deaf community and interpreter related events throughout the nation as well as important news related to the deaf community. |
| Girls With Hearing Aids |
| Devoted to promoting hearing aid acceptance with information on the types of hearing aids available. |
| Deafness/Hard of Hearing |
| Learn about the world of the deaf at About.com. |
| DEAF-L Web |
| Home to a mailing list about deafness, as well as information and links to other deaf resources. |
| The Listen Up Web |
| Specializing in information for the deaf and hard of hearing, and especially geared to the needs of hearing impaired children and their families. |
| New England Cued Speech Services |
| Provides general information on cued speech and the services and events offered by the regional group. |
| Deaf Spot |
| Workshop and event listings, news, shop, links, and bulletin board. |
| Deafness |
| Deafness information on laws, psychological services, websites of interest, articles and psychology of deafness research. |
| Princeton Cutaneous Communication Lab |
| Department researches communication via skin vibrations and transmission of patterns as aids to the sensory-impaired. |
| From Sound to Silence: The Development of Cochlear Implants |
| Article explores the basic scientific research by thousands of scientists in fields as disparate as physics, anatomy, neurophysiology, and information science, each of whom contributed pieces of information that led to a significant human benefit--the cochlear implant. |
| MedEl Corporation |
| Developer of innovative cochlear implant technology. Designed to help severe to profoundly deaf individuals who gain little or no benefit from hearing aids. |
| Sound-Off |
| A Web site dedicated to offering support, stories and resources to individuals with hearing loss and their families and friends. |
| Deaf Spot |
| Webmail, events, workshop listings, links, online relay, bulletin board, chat, and many other resources for the deaf community, students and teachers of ASL, and anyone interested in American sign language and deaf culture. |
| DeafBase.com |
| Portal to deaf-related websites and information, as well as games and community interaction. |
| The Deaf Resource Library |
| Online collection of resource material and links intended to inform about deaf communities and resources in the U.S. and Japan. |
| Snipe Net |
| Features information on deaf culture, ASL, art, and leather carving. |
| About Feelings |
| Psychotherapy for deaf, hearing impaired, and hearing adults. Online counseling, deaf resources. |
| Deafvoice |
| Share your news in the deaf community. Includes news, forums, reviews and web links. |
| The Hear and Say Centre, Queensland, Australia |
| Offers information about the center, a calendar of events and a newsletter. |
| Medical American Sign Language Phrasebook |
| Information on Deaf culture and American Sign Language to help medical professionals communicate with their Deaf patients. |
| Auditory Neuropathy Message Board |
| Message area to share information and ask questions about AN. |
| Pediatric Oncall |
| Provides answers to questions about hearing impairment in children. |
| Hearing Aids - Article |
| Site describes the evolution of hearing aids, working, patient selection and a lot of information on modern hearing aids technology. |
| Chinese Traditional Medicine |
| Describes in detail how practitioners in China solve sudden deafness with TCM herbal products and herbs. Information about TCM books, qigong, tuina and acupuncture included. |
| On Using Colorful Hearing Aids |
| British study on the attitudes of children and their parents to the use of brightly colored behind-the-ear hearing aids. |
| DeafBase.net |
| News, personals, message forum, and chat services. |
| Beginnings |
| Provides an objective approach to meeting diverse needs of families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing. |
| DEAFology 101 |
| Comedy about deaf culture. |
| Futurika |
| Community search engine, calendar, and directories. Requires Flash. |
| I'm Listening as Hard as I Can! |
| Articles about coping with severe hearing loss in a society that is seldom considerate or accommodating toward the deaf or hard of hearing. |
| Sign Language CENTe-R |
| Information and support for graduate-level professionals serving families with infants and toddlers with a hearing loss. |
| DeafTalk |
| Discussion board for the deaf community includes sections for sports, the media, classifieds, education, legal issues, clubs, and general chatter. |
| Deaf and HOH Culture Information |
| Includes deaf history and resources, statistics on deafness, working with deaf and hard of hearing employees, and an annotated directory of links. |
| Deaf Dates |
| Personal ads for singles, dating events, and chat. |
| Deafness and Genetics Forum |
| Neutral site for information and discussion about the controversial topic of deafness and genetics. |
| International Deaf Friend Search |
| Searchable contact information database for deaf and hard of hearing individuals worldwide. |
| Coping with Hearing Loss |
| Interactive online course to help individuals, family, and friends cope with the loss of hearing. |
| ASL Boardroom |
| Information and educational workshops on sign language and deafness for parents, interpreters, deaf individuals, and the general public. |
| Deaf Online |
| Discussion forum for sharing information and opinions. |
| Cause of Hearing Loss |
| Provides concise information on causes of hearing loss in children and adults, including tinnitus. Includes information on the difference between congenital and acquired hearing loss. |
| Michigan Deaf Association (MDA) |
| Michigan Deaf Association's site, which includes membership information, MDA's purpose, history and accomplishments as well as contact information. |
| The Deafened People's Page |
| Support and adjustment for acquired deafness / hearing loss, hosted by Kathryn Woodcock. Includes many articles with information on late-onset deafness, including causes, technologic resources, first-hand experiences, the Association of Late-Deafened Adults, and more. |
| Deaf Mall |
| Deaf-owned and Deaf-related businesses, selling deaf technology, deaf education, deaf novelties, deaf books, deaf videos, sign language videos, sign language books, deaf information, deaf events, and deaf recreation. |
| DeafTek |
| Employment opportunities for deaf people and persons that serve this population. |
| Deaf Rights |
| Rights of Deaf And Hard of Hearing Under the Americans With Disabilities Act. This online brochure covers: Public Accommodations, Stores, Businesses; Medical Treatment; Employment; State and Local Government, Courts, Attorneys; and Telecommunications |
| Eye On Events - With eyes like these, who needs ears? |
| Online newspaper with information about deaf and hard of hearing people and the Deaf community. |
| Deaf Linx |
| Visit Deaf Linx to find information about Deaf culture, meeting the Deaf Community, technology, sign language, interpreting, education, information for parents, history, poetry, art, linguistics, legal issues, health care, & much more! |
| ASL Fingerspelling |
| Use of the manual alphabet (fingerspelling) is arguably the most difficult skill to acquire when learning American Sign Language. This site teaches you the alphabet and then allows you to type in words and see how they would look fingerspelled. This allows you to work both on your expressive and your receptive fingerspelling skills. Also has quizzes to help test your receptive ability. |
| Deaf Town |
| Deaftown.com is a little town on the Internet that is being built by and for deaf people. Hearing people are more than welcome to visit, of course! Deaf-related features such as news, events, information, links and more will be included. |
| Chiromeme |
| News and community resource forum includes sections on deaf culture, education, technology, and medical issues. |