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Provides information and referral to individuals, their families, health care professionals and others seeking research, treatments, and other support services for deafness and hearing loss.

Mainstreamed hearing impaired students are eligible for this complete language oriented, academic support program in their home schools. Based upon individual need, certified teachers of the deaf provide intensive language development, auditory training, speech correction, lip reading and academic tutoring program as well as sign language, manual alphabet and lip reading. This service is coordinated with the curriculum thus, requiring close cooperation with the teacher in the home school.

Information and advocacy for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Offers a wide variety of specialists who are available to provide evaluations. Resulting reports help the districts determine the most appropriate educational program, related services, or educational strategies for the students. Upon request, test results are reviewed with parents and presented to the CSE. The following evaluations are available: Speech/Language, Psychological, Vision, Hearing, Psychiatric, Neuropsychological; Augmentative/Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Mobility, ESL, language psychological evaluations and educational assessments (Spanish), Autism spectrum disorder diagnostic, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Autism Specialty Report. Call for detailed information.

Provides support, encouragement and information about deafness to families with deaf and hard of hearing children. Also provides referral services, resource lists and publication.

Assists U.S. residents who meet national poverty guidelines to qualify for hearing aids. Application available online or call HEAR NOW. Agency also accepts donations of used hearing aids which are sold for salvage to raise funds to support the hearing and assistance program.

Provides information and referrals to individuals seeking deaf or hearing impaired services. Also provides online resources, books and other publications on deafness/hearing loss and related issues, including information on various assistive equipment and technology.

Provides information and referrals regarding community services, recreational activities, and many other resources for individuals with disabilities.

Provides access to LI Jewish Medical Center, Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Hillside Hospital and North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset for individuals who are deaf or deaf/blind who use the medical center. Services are also available for deaf family members involved in a patient's health care. Includes sign language interpreter access, TTY access, television captioning, hospital signage, staff education and sign language classes for hospital personnel

Offers many support and peer groups for individuals with disabilities including social and recreational gatherings. The groups are facilitated by individuals. Call for specific information. Groups are available for youth and adults.

Offers a diagnostic and therapeutic center specializing in screenings, diagnostics and treatment prevention of communication and related disorders in infants, children and adults. We offer state-of-the-art care for discounted fees and at flexible times. Services can be provided in person or via telepractice. Referrals for services can be accepted by any concerned individuals including clients, parents, family members, physicians, employers, teachers, social workers, psychologists, school districts, preschools and other sources. Call for more detailed information.

Provides service dogs to be matched with adults, children ages 18+ or veterans with a disabilities other than blindness; and facility dogs for professional therapists/health care workers to use in animal-assisted therapy programs within hospitals, nursing homes, rehab centers or other such institutions.

Independent Living provides a bridge between the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing cultures in Orange, Ulster, Sullivan and Dutchess Counties, this program is actively engaged in community outreach and education, employment, advocacy, service coordination, counseling and technical support.

Offers parents of children with hearing loss the opportunity to meet with peers to share information and discuss personal experiences.

Provides vocational assessments for Deaf, hard of hearing, or other functional disabilities. Call for further information.

Offers information on available services, activities, support, and advocacy for those who are deaf, hard of hearing and their families. Also provides a quarterly newsletter, which aims towards the need of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, and their families. Anyone is welcome to send in articles or information for publication.

Provides psychological evaluation, counseling, workshops, parent education, support groups. We have extensive experience and knowledge of specific emotional issues that Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deafblind people face. We also help individuals, families, couples, and groups who are having difficulty managing their concerns about depression, anxiety, stress, anger, sexuality, or illness, and other conditions. Offers psychiatric evaluations and treatment, individual, family and group psychotherapy.

Provides information on hearing loss and hearing aids and referrals to qualified Hearing Instrument Specialists.

Provides a full complement of audiological evaluation and consultation services that is available to support the education of students with hearing loss, either in-district or in an Eastern Suffolk BOCES setting. In addition to full audiological evaluations, follow-up, parent and staff training, Eastern Suffolk BOCES offers a full spectrum of services to support the use of Frequency Modulation (FM) auditory trainers, including needs assessment evaluations, selection and ordering, equipment adjustments, summer maintenance, ear molds, training workshops, and review of district equipment.

Provides education for deaf and multiply disabled children who are deaf through age 14, and education of parents in American Sign Language. Evaluates students on request of school district and is a resource center on deafness.

Offers a quarterly newsletter, which aims towards the need of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, and their families. Anyone is welcome to send in articles or information for publication.

Promotes the use of spoken language by children and adults with hearing loss. Members include parents of children with hearing loss, adults who are deaf or hard of hearing, educators, audiologists, speech-language pathologists, physicians, and other professionals in fields related to hearing loss and deafness. Services include advocacy, information and referral, biennial convention, financial aid and scholarships, leadership programs for teens and college students, mentoring programs for adolescents, and publication of information on deafness and spoken language. Other programs include: Bell's Kids a mentoring program for children ages 8-12 and adults with hearing loss Educational Advocacy Initiative an initiative whose aim is to ensure that families have a choice when selecting an educational program for their child who is deaf or heard of hearing Online Chats which hosts online chats on a variety of issues pertaining to hearing loss Public School Caucus Assistance Project which assists school districts in establishing auditory/oral programs and/or strengthening existing auditory/oral programs Leadership Enrichment Adventure Program (LEAP) a preeminent program for college students with hearing loss Leadership Opportunities For Teens (LOFT) a preeminent program for high school students with hearing loss and Cyber Mentoring where members are invited to participate in this unique opportunity to directly enhance the training of teachers in the field of education for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Offers individual advocacy to the deaf and hard of hearing; training to encourage self-empowerment and self-advocacy; peer groups; and presentations for assistive technology, interacting with the deaf culture and education youth on deaf culture. Aids in making connections to individuals or organizations that are able to act as interpreters for American Sign Language.

Offers a comprehensive, multifaceted program for infants and toddlers who have hearing losses. Any child with a hearing loss significant enough to warrant the use of hearing aids is considered a candidate for the program. Referrals can be made for any child as soon as the diagnosis of a hearing loss is confirmed including newborns and children who are candidates for, or who have received, cochlear implants. Parent training and center-based services are the two key components of the program. Home-based services are based upon Project SKI-HI, a comprehensive intervention program for children with hearing losses and their families. Parents and family members learn about hearing loss, the use of hearing aids and cochlear implants, communication options and the development of language. This model recognizes the importance of helping parents and family members learn to work/play effectively with their child in order to stimulate audition, communication and language skills. The focus of these sessions is on the parent/family members, and how best to interact with the child. The parent advisor does not work directly with the child, but instructs, advises, teaches and models activities that the parent/family members can use with their child. Center-based services are initially provided to children and family members on an individual basis. This affords the family members an opportunity to ask questions, to practice using and troubleshooting the amplification equipment and to observe and imitate the ways in which the staff work with the child. Call for detailed information.

Offers individuals with hearing loss the opportunity to meet with peers to share information and discuss personal experiences.