Books you can take with you are in these number ranges:
305.908 Deafness and Society
362.4 People Who Are Deaf, Deafness
371.91 Education of Children Who Are Deaf
419 American Sign Language
617.8 Hearing Loss, Otology, Cochlear Implants, Hearing Aids
649.1512 Parenting and Educating Children Who Are Deaf
When searching our online catalog, search using "subject" or "words or phrase" from the pull-down box and use the name of a specific topic or condition (e.g. audiology, Deaf culture, hearing ear dogs, tinnitus, Ushers syndrome) or the keywords listed below:
American Sign Language |
Ear Diseases |
Cochlear implants |
Hearing Aids |
Deaf |
Hearing Disorders |
Deafness |
Hearing Loss |
Deaf Children |
Sign Language |
Deaf Education |
Teachers of the Deaf |
Helpful Reference Books
| American Sign Language: A Comprehensive Dictionary | R 419 S |
| The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary | R 419 TENNANT |
| American with Disabilities Handbook | R 344.0159A |
| The Complete Directory for People With Disabilities: Products, Resources, Books, Services | R 362.4048 COMPLETE 2001 |
| Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment | R 616.075 CURRENT 2003 |
| Father and Daughter: A Collection of Cogswell Family Letters and Diaries 1772-1830 | R SPECIAL 929.2 C |
| An Introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act | R 344.0159 American |
| The Merck Manual | R 616.075 MERCK |
| Resource Booklet for Parents of Children with Special Needs | R 362.7 KEYS |
| Resources for People with Disabilities and Chronic Conditions | R 362.4048 RESOURCES |
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Free Websites on Many Aspects of Deafness and Hearing Loss
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, Gallaudet University
(clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo)
Information on hearing aids, education, employment information, information for parents, children and teachers, information on Deaf culture and aspects of deaf history, information on Gallaudet and Gallaudet University, information on mental health resources, links to legal information and much more.
RIT Library Subject-Based Deaf and Hard of Hearing Internet Resources
(wally.rit.edu/internet/subject/deafness.html)
Lists of links to websites addressing many aspects of life for people who are deaf and hard of hearing. This site has a wealth of resources regarding deafness and hearing loss.
Free Website on The Americans with Disabilities Act
ADA Home Page Information and Technical Assistance on The Americans With Disabilities Act
(www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm)
U.S. Department of Justice's website on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
This website offers additional links to other websites on disabilities.
Free Websites with Medical Information
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
(www.nidcd.nih.gov)
Medical information and provides links to many other useful websites.
MEDLINEplus Health Information
(www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hearingdisordersdeafness.html)
Medical information on hearing loss and deafness.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(www.asha.org)
Contact information to locate speech-language pathologists and audiologists. In addition, this site has a self-test for hearing loss, a list of hearing aid myths and facts, and much more information.
American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
(www.entnet.org/index2.cfm)
Medical information on hearing loss and deafness
International Hearing Society
(ihsinfo.org/IhsV2/Home/Index.cfm)
Hearing health information
Free Websites of Connecticut Resources
Connecticut Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
(www.state.ct.us/cdhi)
Information on Connecticut's services for people who are deaf and hard of hearing. The Connecticut Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired provides interpreting services, job placement services and counseling services.
Family Services Woodfield
(www.fswinc.org/Programs/deaf.html)
Contact information for the Deaf Outreach Services of Family Services Woodfield, a nonprofit social services agency in the state of Connecticut. This agency provides counseling services, interpreting services and advocacy for persons who are deaf and hard of hearing.
The American School for the Deaf
(www.asd-1817.org)
Information on the American School for the Deaf and its programs.
Captitol Region Education Council's Soundbridge
(www.crec.org/soundbridge)
Information on Soundbridge's educational programs for children with hearing loss.
Relay Connecticut
(www.relayconnecticut.com)
The Relay Connecticut website provides the phone numbers to make relay assisted calls.
Free Websites of Associations of People who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
National Association of the Deaf
(nad.org)
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
(www.agbell.org)
Self Help for the Hard of Hearing
(www.hearingloss.org)
Association of Late Deafened Adults
(www.alda.org)
Recreation Activities
U.S.A. Deaf Sports Federation
(www.usadsf.org)
Insight Cinema
(www.insightcinema.org)
Insight Cinema sends out captioned films to theaters around the U.S.A. This website lists movie theaters that show open captioned films.
Professional Organizations Serving Persons who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf
(www.ceasd.org)
Council of American Instructors of the Deaf
(www.caid.org)
American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association
(www.adara.org)
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
(rid.org)
A Website Providing Technical Assistance to Postsecondary Institutions Educating Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Postsecondary Education Programs Network
(pepnet.org)
Resources for postsecondary educators teaching deaf and hard of hearing students in their classrooms.