Useful links to deaf websites in New South Wales
The Australian Deafness Directory has been compiled to assist Deaf people and people with Hearing Impairment, their families and friends, and all who work with them. It is hoped that it will fill the need for a quick and accurate guide to many organisations and services of and for Deaf people and people with a Hearing Impairment in Australia.
The Australian Deafness Directory
Useful links to deaf websites world-wide
There are thousands of support groups, online discussion forums, research sites, clubs and awareness groups online that specialise in hearing loss and deafness.
See below for the best ones we have found:
Australian Deafness Directory supplied by the Australian Communication Exchange (ACE)
About.com: Deafness - About.com is an online network of hundreds of helpful experts, and the Deafness site is run by a deaf woman (US based)
All deaf - An online forum for deaf and hearing impaired based in the US
BBC Ouch! ... it's a Disability thing - A UK website about disabilities
BellaOnline: The Voice of Women - Deafness site
Cochlear Awareness Network - The Cochlear Awareness Network is a group of Volunteers each of whom have lived deaf but have had their hearing returned through either a Cochlear Implant or a Baha
Deafblogs.net - A deaf weblog directory
Hear for You - Hear For You is a mentoring program, established in 2007, for deaf adolescents in Australia.
Hearing Aid Batteries Express - Australia's favourite store for hearing aid and cochlear implant batteries. Order online, and they arrive at your chosen address by post!
Hearnet.com - A US-based non-profit hearing information source for musicians and music lovers
HearTheWorld.com - A Phonak initiative to educate then public about the importance of hearing, the social and emotional impacts and the benefits of available solutions for those with hearing loss.
Harkle.com - Looking for captioned video and audio on the web? Harkle's search engine finds it!
The Inner Ear - The blog of a deaf writer in Baltimore, as he travels in SE Asia, and talks about his experiences with a cochlear implant.
Project readOn - A website that aims to allow universal access to online media content through captions online. You can register, and submit the url of any video you find online that you want captioned, and they will caption it for you!
Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre (SCIC) - SCIC offers a service to all families, including children, adolescents and adults who are considering or who have received cochlear implants.