Below is a list of websites, articles, and events that provide more information on the deaf and hard of hearing communities.
People
Gathering Sound
Gathering Sound strives to break down the barriers that lead to social isolation for people with hearing loss. My motivation comes from my own triumphs over hearing loss
Living Well with Hearing Loss
Living With Hearing Loss is a blog and online community for people living with hearing loss. Founder Shari Eberts has an adult-onset genetic hearing loss and hopes that by sharing her story, she will help others to live more comfortably with their own hearing issues.
Mama Hu
Dr. MIchelle Hu created this space to support, educate, and empower families and caretakers navigating the deaf/hard of hearing journey— because She’s lived it from both sides of the audiology booth.
The Way I Hear It
HEARING LOSS CHANGES LIVES….
You’ll answer questions that have never been asked
You’ll accept invitations that have never been offered.
You’ll hear sounds that have never been made,
And you’ll miss the ones that have.
Organizations
Healthcare with Hearing Loss
Our purpose is to empower every individual who lives with hearing loss to communicate easily, effectively, and safely in all medical settings. We maximize collaborative relationships with patients, providers, administrators, and researchers, working to create impactful outcomes and target projects with the highest potential for results.
Hear4Hope
Hear 4 Hope is ready to make a profound impact in the lives of individuals navigating hearing loss. Their mission is to empower and support individuals living with hearing loss through support, resources, education, and advocacy.
Boston Guild for the Hard of Hearing
The Boston Guild for the Hard of Hearing was founded in 1916 and was originally called the Speechreader’s Guild. The vision of the Guild at that time was to establish a haven where the problems associated with hearing loss would be understood and addressed.
Mass Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH)
The principal agency in the Commonwealth which is tasked with raising awareness of the issues of Deaf and hard of hearing people of all ages and backgrounds.
Association of Late Deafened Adults (ALDA)
ALDA traces its roots to a self-help support group for late-deafened adults that was formed in Chicago in 1985. The leader of the group was Kathie Skyer Hering, a late-deafened social services worker. After struggling for about a year the self-help group disbanded.
Deaf INC.
DEAF, Inc. is the only Massachusetts community-based, multi-service nonprofit run by and for Deaf (Deaf, DeafBlind, Hard of Hearing, and Late-Deafened) adults.
Center for Hearing Access
Their mission is to pursue the understanding and adoption of those principles, practices, designs, and technologies that best realize a world in which seamless and simple hearing access is available to everyone with hearing loss so they can participate fully across all aspects of daily life.
They have an Ethics Inquiry where they raise questions and dilemmas, with stories to illustrate the challenges patients encounter across the country.
Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)
For 46 years, the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) has been the nation’s leading, unconflicted consumer organization representing millions of people with, and at risk of, hearing loss across the U.S.
We’ve also either been involved with the leadership or worked closely with the following local chapters: