indicates an offsite link.
Hearing Loss Resources
AG Bell Florida is recommending the following links to hearing loss resources. These resources are being provided for information only and do not imply an endorsement of the views, products or services. AG Bell Florida cannot guarantee the quality or accuracy of any information provided by these sites.
Local Resources
Early Steps Program Coordinators
Each Early Steps program coordinator serves in one of the sixteen regions throughout the state and assists families with receiving services specified in the Individualized Family Support Plan (IFSP).The Early Steps program coordinator can also connect families with others who have children with hearing loss. For the most up to date listing of contact information refer to:
http://www.cms-kids.com/contact/index.html
State Resources
Center for Hearing and Communication
2900 West Cypress Creek Rd., Suite 3
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl 33309
Phone: 954-601-1930
TTY: 954-601-1338
Fax: 954-601-1399
http://www.lhh.org/index.html
Hearing rehabilitation and human services agency for infants, children, adults and seniors who are hard of hearing, deaf, and deaf-blind, and their families.
Florida Department of Education
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
Clearinghouse Information Center
628 Turlington Building
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(850)-245-0477
http://www.fldoe.org/ese/clerhome.asp
Materials about children ages birth through 4 focusing on child development, early intervention, education, and disabilities.
Florida Department of Education
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
Weekends with the Experts
http://www.flwwe.net/index.aspx
Offers professional development opportunities for school- based speech-language professionals, occupational and physical therapy professionals, teachers of students with visual impairments, and teachers of students with deafness or hearing impairments.
Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (FLASHA)
www.flasha.org
Serves the needs of Florida speech-language and hearing professionals by providing support, opportunities, and professional growth.
Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc.
1820 East Park Ave; Suite 101
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Telephone: 800-222-3448
TTY: 888-447-5620
www.ftri.org
Help people who use specialized telephone services connect with others using standard telephone services.
Florida Cochlear Implant Centers
All Children’s Hospital
Physician’s Office Building
880 6th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Telephone: 727-767-8989
Fax: 727-767-8998
Contact: Shelly Ash
http://www.allkids.org/body.cfm?id=109
Mayo Clinic- Jacksonville
4500 San Pablo Rd.
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Telephone: 904-953-2265
Fax: 904-953-2489
http://www.mayoclinic.org/cochlear-implants/jaxtreatment.html
Nemours Children’s Clinic
807 Children’s Way
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Telephone: 904-390-3568
Fax: 904-858-3155
Contact: Stacy Payne
http://www.nemours.org/clinic/fl/jax/service/cochlear-implant.html
Pediatric ENT
10475 Centurion Pkwy. N; Suite 302
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Telephone: 904-398-KIDS
Fax: 904-398-3077
Contact: Bruce Maddern, M.D.
www.entforkids.com
The Silverstein Institute
1901 Floyd Street
Sarasota, FL 34239
Telephone: 888-418-9200
Fax: 941-365-2269
http://earsinus.com/Home/tabid/54/Default.aspx
Tampa Bay Hearing and Balance Center
Harbour Side Medical Tower
4 Columbia Dr.; Suite 610
Tampa, FL 33606
Telephone: 813-844-4900
Fax: 813-844-4905
http://tampabayhearing.com/
University of Florida
Department of Communicative Disorders
1600 SW Archer Rd
PO Box 100174
Gainesville, FL 32610
Telephone: 352-273-5318
Fax: 352-273-1565
http://cd.phhp.ufl.edu/
University of Miami
Clinical Research Building
1120 NW 14th Street; 5th Floor
Miami, FL 33136
Telephone: 305-243-2000
Fax: 305-243-3200
Contact: Robert Sanchez
http://cochlearimplants.med.miami.edu
Florida Auditory (Re)Habilitation Centers
Bolesta Center, Inc.
7205 North Habana Ave.
Tampa, FL 33614
(813) 932-1184
(813) 932-9583
www.bolesta.com
Clarke-Jacksonville, Auditory/Oral Center
9857 Old St. Augustine Rd.
Jacksonville, FL 32257
Telephone: 904-880-9001
Fax: 904-880-9007
www.clarkeschool.org
University of Miami Debbie School
1601 NW 12th Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
Tel: 305-243-6961
Fax: 305-243-3155
http://debbieschool.med.miami.edu/
National Resources
Advanced Bionics Corporation
www.advancedbionics.com
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
www.agbell.org
AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language
http://www.agbellacademy.org/default.htm
American Academy of Audiology
www.audiology.org
American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.
www.asha.org
Beginnings for Parents of Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
www.ncbegin.org
Cochlear Corporation
www.cochlear.com
Hearing Loss Association of America
www.hearingloss.org
MED-EL Corporation
www.medel.com
Oticon Corporation
www.oticon.com
Phonak Corporation
www.phonak.com
Oral Deaf Education/Oberkotter Foundation
http://www.oraldeafed.org
