Organizations

AG Bell Association - The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) is a lifelong resource, support network and advocate for listening, learning, talking and living independently with hearing loss. Through publications, advocacy, training, scholarships and financial aid, AG Bell promotes the use of spoken language and hearing technology. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with chapters located in the United States and a network of international affiliates, AG Bell's global presence provides its members and the public with the support they need – close to home. With over a century of service, AG Bell supports its mission: Advocating Independence through Listening and Talking!

Alabama Ear Institute - The Alabama Ear Institute (AEI) is a 501 (c) (3), public, not-for-profit foundation that was founded in 1991 in Birmingham, Alabama. AEI is dedicated to touching and improving the lives of children, adults and their families who are deaf or hard of hearing. They have particularly focused on the needs of newborn children and infants who are born with hearing loss and easing the journey they and their families take down an unfamiliar road to a successful outcome.

American Academy of Audiology - The American Academy of Audiology is the world's largest professional organization of, for and by audiologists. The active membership of more than 10,000 audiologists join together to provide the highest quality of hearing healthcare service to children and adults described by our national slogan "Caring for America's Hearing."

American Academy of Pediatrics - The mission of the National Center is to work in cooperation with federal agencies, particularly the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), to ensure that children with special needs have access to a medical home. The National Center provides support to physicians, families, and other medical and non-medical providers who care for children and youth with special needs.

The goal of the program is to ensure that children and youth with special needs have a medical home where health care services are accessible, family-centered, continuous, comprehensive, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally-competent. Through the National Center, physicians, parents, administrators, and other health care professionals have access to educational, resource, and advocacy materials, guidelines for care, evaluation tools, and technical assistance.

Beginnings - BEGINNINGS for Parents of Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Inc., has served families as a non-profit organization, incorporated under the laws of NC since 1987. BEGINNINGS was established to provide emotional support and access to information as a central resource for families with deaf or hard of hearing children, age birth through 21. BEGINNINGS provides an impartial approach to meeting the diverse needs of these families and the professionals who serve them. These services are also available to deaf parents who have hearing children. The mission of BEGINNINGS is to help parents be informed, empowered and supported as they make decisions about their child. In addition, BEGINNINGS is committed to providing technical assistance to professionals who work with these families to help the children achieve full participation in society.

HI Kids Network - HI KIDS Network came to be through the vision of multiple parents throughout the state of North Carolina. It was their hope this network would accomplish some basic goals. This first was to give parents a vehicle to locate other parents that have gone through or currently going through a similar situation. These situations could deal anywhere from medical, educational, child's rights, to just plain everyday life issues raising a hearing impaired child. The second was to help address a need for parent groups to communicate throughout the state. Different parent groups have found other groups had knowledge to share. In other circumstances some parent groups have wanted to co-sponsor group meetings and special events. The final part was to help solve those times when parents need more than one voice and being networked can help parents with similar problems.

John Tracy Clinic - John Tracy Clinic is a private, non-profit education center founded by Louise Treadwell Tracy in 1942. Its mission is to offer hope, guidance and encouragement to families of infants and preschool children with hearing losses by providing free, parent-centered services worldwide. The Clinic has over 60 years of expertise in the spoken language option.

Oral Deaf Education - Today, even children with profound hearing loss can learn to listen and talk through oral deaf education. Oral deaf education puts families first and prepares children for success in the mainstream at an early age. By combining today's sophisticated hearing technologies with intensive early intervention, oral deaf education builds a child's confidence and life skills by teaching children to listen and talk.

TEACCH - Division TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication-handicapped CHildren) as a part of the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides services to individuals of all ages with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their families throughout North Carolina. Established in 1972 by the North Carolina General Assembly, TEACCH has grown to become a world leader both in the treatment and education of individuals with this disorder, and also in the training and education of current and future generations of professionals who provide services to individuals with this disability.