Additional
Resources on Cochlear Implants
Cochlear
Implant Association, Inc. (CIAI)
Cochlear
Implant Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization for cochlear
implant recipients, their families, professionals and other
individual interested in cochlear implants. The Association
provides support and information to anyone interested in information
about implants.
Cochlear
Implant Association
5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 440
Washington, DC 20015-2003
202-895-2781(V)
202-895-2782 (fax)
lasinger@mindspring.com
Network
of Educators or Children with Cochlear Implants (NECCI)
NECCI
is an organization primarily composed of educators, audiologists
and speech pathologists. They publish a news letter several
times a year. NECCI has also developed a Curriculum Workshop
about implants. During these workshops a special parent program
is held. For more information about joining NECCI contact:
Dr.
Mary Ellen Nevins, Cochlear Implant Center
Lenox Hill Hospital
186 East 76th Street
New York, New York 10021
212-434-6650 (V)
National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Cochlear
Implant information packet can be obtained from:
1 Communication Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20892
800-241-1044 (V)
800-241-1055 (TTY)
nidcdinfo@nidcd.hih.gov
Alexander
Graham Bell Association
Brochure on cochlear implants can be obtained from:
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
3417 Volta Place NW
Washington, DC 20007
agbell2@aol.com
The
Listen-Up Web
Website with extensive links to other sites about cochlear implants.
Websites
that simulate listening through a cochlear implant:
