 |
ABOUT AG BELL
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) is the world's leading membership
organization and information center on pediatric hearing
loss and the auditory approach.
AG Bell advocates the use of technology to maximize residual
hearing, written and spoken language, and speech reading
skills.
Comprised of persons who are hearing impaired, parents,
and professionals, the association provides financial aid
for mainstreamed, auditory-based education to qualifying
applicants at pre-school, school age and university level.
AG Bell offers a wide range of services to its members,
as well as providing general information to visitors and
friends. Regional conferences and biennial conventions
are held to educate both members and non-members on issues
relating to hearing loss.
|
 |
Our Mission
The mission of the Alexander Graham
Bell Association of the Deaf is to empower
persons who are hearing impaired to function independently by promoting universal
rights and optimal opportunities for such persons, from infancy through adulthood,
to learn to use, maintain, and improve all aspects of their verbal communication,
including their abilities to speak, speech read, use residual hearing and process
both spoken and written language.
AG Bell of New York
The New York Chapter of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing is a volunteer-led organization that helps provide a local forum
for Association issues. We help provide opportunities for parents, people who
are deaf or hard of hearing, and professionals to work together to promote the
mission of AG Bell close to home. |
Here is what we do:
- Serve
as a clearinghouse for information to parents, professionals,
and the general public about auditory approaches
for children with hearing loss,
including auditory-oral, auditory-verbal and Cued Speech options;
- Assist
parents and professionals to ensure that children
with hearing
loss receive a free and appropriate education that
meets their communication and academic needs;
- Help
educate our members about advances in hearing technology
designed to maximize the speaking/ listening potential
of people with hearing
loss;
- Hold
an annual conference for parents and professionals;
and;
- Publish
an online newsletter, Soundwaves, which shares news
and events of interest around New York.
|
Become A Member
When you join the Alexander Graham Bell association for the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing you automatically become a member of the state in which you live.
National Chapter
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing
3417 Volta Place, NW • Washington, D.C. 20007
(202) 337-5220 (phone) • (202) 337-5221 (TTY) • (202)
337-8314 (fax)
AGBell.org
|
|
 |
