Learning About Hearing Loss
Family-friendly websites where you can learn more about hearing loss:
Louisiana Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program
- (800) 730-8030
- Email: hearingspeech@dhh.la.gov
Louisiana Hearing, Speech, and Vision Program
- (504) 568-5028
- Email: mariah.ranko@la.gov
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
- (202) 651-5051
- Email: clerc.center@gallaudet.edu
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicative Disorders
- (800) 241-1044
- Email: nidcdinfo@nidcd.nih.gov
Finding Other Families Like Yours
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Louisiana Chapter)
- (337) 457-1815
- Email: duprem@bellsouth.net
- Web: www.agbell.org
American Society for Deaf Children
- (800) 942-2732
- Email: asdc@deafchildren.org
- Web: www.deafchildren.org
Hands & Voices Louisiana
- (866) 422-0422
- Email: handsandvoiceslouisiana@yahoo.com
Pyramid Community Parent Resource Center
- (504) 899-1505
- Email: info@pyramidparentcenter.org
Families Helping Families of Louisiana
- (800) 922-3425
Louisiana Commission for the Deaf
- (225) 925-4175
Getting Services for Your Child
Louisiana Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program
- (800) 730-8030 or (504) 568-5028
- Email: hearingspeech@dhh.la.gov
Louisiana Early Steps: Early Intervention
- (225) 342-0095 or (866) 783-5553
Louisiana Deaf & Hard of Hearing Resources (LAHEAR): Parent/Pupil Education Program
- (888) 769-8111 ext. 331
- Email: dembree@lalsd.org
Louisiana School for the Deaf
- (225) 769-8160 or (888) 769-0111
- Web: www.lalsd.org
Let Them Hear Foundation Advocacy Program
New Orleans Oral School
- (504) 885-1606
- Email: neworleansoralschool@yahoo.com
The Bright School
- (504) 897-2145
- Email: rosanne53@cox.net
Oral Deaf Education Programs
- (877) 672-5332
- Web: www.oraldeafed.org
Learning more about communication options:
- ASL University:
- John Tracy Clinic Correspondence Courses
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(213) 748-5481 or (800) 522-4582
- National Cued Speech Association
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(301) 915-8009 or (800) 459-3529
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Email: info@cuedspeech.org
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Web: www.cuedspeech.org
Helping to Pay for Services
Louisiana Children’s Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP)
- (877) 252-2447
Children’s Special Health Services (CSHS)
- (504) 568-5055
Starkey Hearing Foundation
- (800) 328-8602
Assistive Technology Programs
- (518) 439-1263
Funding Assistance for Audiology Services
Hearing Aid Loaner Programs