Parents' Guide
Parent Kit "Hearing loss does not have to be something that holds a child back in his or her lifetime." - Joseph Roberson, M.D., California Ear Institute

Our FREE Comprehensive Parent Kit is an introduction to early intervention and oral deaf education. The kit includes our original 60-minute film, dreams SPOKEN here and a five-year follow-up film, Dreams made real. These videos give you the opportunity to hear the stories of other parents of children with hearing loss, and in Dreams made real you can see their children 5 years later, as they enter mainstream schools. Includes Handbook, DVD and VHS videos: Dreams made real and dreams SPOKEN here, article reprints and suggested reading list.

 
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Take action for the best outcomes.

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. This site features dozens of private schools that use Oral deaf education to teach children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing to listen and talk. Through the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing you can also find public schools and therapists.

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See and hear what oral deaf education offers your child.

In addition, the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing website offers information on award-winning public school programs and therapists teaching children who are deaf or hard of hearing to listen and speak.
   
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Early intervention is the key to success.

We encourage you to learn more at the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing where you will find answers to many questions about hearing loss, excerpts from professional journals, current research and results, and information about auditory devices.