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The following links offer useful information about the Auditory-Verbal Approach
Auditory-Verbal International / AG Bell Association
http://www.agbell.org
AVI is a not-for-profit international membership
organization advocating early identification of hearing impairment and
optimal access to spoken language through modern technology. Its goals
are to heighten public awareness of the rationale and evidence for Auditory-Verbal
practice, to provide quality educational opportunities for parents and
professionals, and to ensure quality standards for Auditory-Verbal clinicians
and teachers on an international level through a certification program.
Auditory Verbal UK
http://www.avuk.org/
Auditory Verbal UK is a national charity
committed to the Auditory Verbal method of
enabling hearing-impaired children acquire listening and spoken language
skills.
The Bolesta Center, Inc.
http://www.bolesta.com
The Bolesta Center, Inc. is one of only
twelve independently owned non-profit Auditory-Verbal
Centers in the USA. It provides a diversity of therapeutic and
educational programs based on the Auditory-Verbal Approach for
infants, preschoolers and school-aged children from southeastern
states and the Bahamas who are deaf and hard of hearing. The Bolesta
Center, Inc. also provides programs for persons who are late deafened,
professional internship training, and community education for
teens and adults.
Hear and Say Centre
http://www.hearandsaycentre.com.au/index.htm
The Hear and Say Centre is a family-focused
therapy center located in Queensland, Australia.
It is a registered charity, providing educational services that
are free to all families within Australia who choose to attend.
It established a Children's Cochlear Implant Program in 1997.
Dr. Daniel Ling's Web Site
http://www.lingnotes.com/
Dr. Ling was one of the world's top
professionals in the field of Auditory-Verbal
Therapy, and a founder of Auditory-Verbal International,
Inc. (AVI). He published several books, authored
articles for over 250 publications, and presented
numerous workshops related to the habilitation of
hearing-impaired children at home and abroad. This
Web site provides an overview of his background.
Dr. Ling passed away in August, 2003.
His influence in the field of Auditory-Verbal
Therapy will not be forgotten.
Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CDHH)
http://www.cdhh.org/
CDHH is a non-profit agency located in West
Allis, WI, whose mission is to provide and
promote state-of-the-art services and technologies
that enhance the quality of life of individuals
with hearing loss. CDHH provides services
to individuals of all ages and degrees of
hearing loss and offers assistive technology
options to help maximize their ability to
communicate with the world around them. For
those who seek therapies that develop oral
communication skills, CDHH offers Auditory-Verbal Therapy,
not only to infants and toddlers but to older children
and adults as well. The CDHH Auditory-Verbal Therapy
program is overseen by Amy Peters-Lalios, MA, CCC-A,
Cert. AVT.
California Ear Institute
http://www.californiaearinstitute.com/
Founded in 1968 as the first practice
to be dedicated solely to Hearing Health
care in the United States, The California
Ear Institute has provided more than
a quarter of a million visits for patients
with Surgical, Medical, Hearing Aid,
Cochlear Implant, Facial Nerve Disorder
and Cranial Base Disorder needs. CEI
is Northern California's premier site
for treatment of ear related disorders
and is highly ranked among the world's
Centers of Excellence specializing
in hearing and balance related disorders.
The Institute is famous as a site of referral
for patients from whom treatment has not turned out as expected – particularly
those who require second opinions and/or revision surgical procedures.
Let Them Hear Foundation
http://www.letthemhear.org/
The Let Them Hear Foundation was established
in 2003 and is a registered 501(c)(3) corporation
in the State of California. This Foundation
offers a Cochlear Implant and Pediatric
Hearing Aid Program providing services
to patients in Northern California and
around the world.
The
Let Them Hear Foundation (LTH), in conjunction
with the California Ear Institute (CEI),
has been privileged and blessed to change
the state of hearing health for patients
around the world. We strive to impact or
cure disease affecting our patients. LTH
seeks to share what we have and will learn,
produce, and discover with those that need
it.
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