Advocacy Resources

These web sites discuss legal, legislative and educational issues regarding the deaf and hard of hearing.

Family Voices
http://www.familyvoices.org/
Family Voices is a national, grassroots clearinghouse for information and education on the health care of children with special health needs. It advocates for health care services that are family-centered, community-based, comprehensive, coordinated and culturally competent for all children with special health care needs; promotes the inclusion of all families as decision makers; and supports essential partnerships between families and professionals. A contact person is listed for each state as well as available state resources.

Listen-Up
http://www.listen-up.org/rights/rights.htm#advocate
Offers a variety of links on advocacy, including tips, self-advocacy, a self-help tutorial for parents, and more.

The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
http://www.copaa.net/
This independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization of attorneys, advocates and parents was established to improve the quality and quantity of legal assistance for parents of children with disabilities.

Hard of Hearing Advocates
http://www.hohadvocates.org/
A non-profit foundation run by volunteers dedicated to helping the hard of hearing. The web site covers a variety of topics including information on assistive hearing devices, educational issues, digital hearing aids, legal issues, a message board and more.