Research & Resources

Schools for Deaf Students

Post Secondary Education Programs:

• Bloomsburg University
• California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
• Gallaudet University
• Hiram G. Andrews
• Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
• National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)
• Rochester Institute Technology (RIT)
• Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (SWCID)

K-12 Programs in PA (50 or more deaf/hard of hearing students):

• Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (PSD)
• Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (WPSD)

Hearing Loss & Communication Technology

• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD): Hearing, Ear Infections, and Deafness
• Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center – Gallaudet University: Information And Resources – Info To Go –
  Hearing Loss Information
  Hearing Information Technnology
• The Listen-Up Web! Hearing Aides & Earmolds
• Marschark, Marc / Lang, Harry G / Albertini, John A.
  Educating Deaf Students: From Research to Practice, New York
  Oxford University Press, 2002.
  Chapter 3: “Definitions & Demographics”
  Chapter 3: “Hearing And Hearing Aids”

Vendors

• Phonic Ear
• Oticon
• Phonak Hearing Systems

Sign Language and Communication

• Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center – Gallaudet University: How Deaf People Communicate
• Deaf Resource Library: About American Sign Language
• The Listen-Up Web! ASL, SEE Sign & Signed English
• A Basic Dictionary of ASL
• American Sign Language Browser
• Marschark, Marc / Lang, Harry G / Albertini, John A.
  Educating Deaf Students: From Research to Practice, New York
  Oxford University Press, 2002.
  Click here for Chapter 4: “From Communication to Language”
• Marschark, Marc / Lang, Harry G / Albertini, John A.
  Educating Deaf Students: From Research to Practice, New York
  Oxford University Press, 2002.
  Click here for Chapter 4: “Sign Language and Forms of Manual Communication”

Cochlear Implants

• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD): Cochlear Implants
• American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS): Cochlear Implants
• Cochlear Implant Education Center – Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center – Gallaudet University
• The Listen-Up Web! Cochlear Implant Information & Services
• Marschark, Marc / Lang, Harry G / Albertini, John A.
  Educating Deaf Students: From Research to Practice, New York
  Oxford University Press, 2002.
  Click here for Chapter 3: “Cochlear Implants”