Useful Links
USA
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
This nonprofit organization helps families, health care providers, and education professionals understand childhood hearing loss and the importance of early diagnosis and intervention. It provides an overview of cochlear implant technology.
American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACIA)
This nonprofit organization seeks to improve access to cochlear implants through research, advocacy, and awareness. It aims to eliminate barriers to cochlear implantation by sponsoring research, driving heightened awareness and advocating for improved access to cochlear implants for patients of all ages across the US. Their website provides general information about cochlear implants, conferences, advocacy, and news and media information about cochlear implants.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for audiologists, speech-language pathologists, speech, language, and hearing scientist. The linked website gives general information about cochlear implants, such how they work, candidacy, and how to get one.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) is one of the institutes of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The role of the NIDCD is to conduct and support biomedical and behavioral research and research training in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. The linked website contains information on hearing, ear infections, and deafness. It also has information on communication methods and devices for people with hearing loss, including hearing aids and cochlear implants.
UK
National Cochlear Implant Users Association (NCIUA)
The National Cochlear Implant Users Association (NCIUA) is the only national association in the UK that represents all cochlear implant users. Their mission is to offer help to everyone who might benefit from a cochlear implant, campaign to increase the accessibility of cochlear implants, and to represent the ongoing interests of cochlear implant users.
British Cochlear Implant Group (BCIG)
The British Cochlear Implant Group (BCIG) is a professional body that aims to promote all medical, surgical, audiological, educational, rehabilitative and research aspects of auditory implant technologies. The linked website contains information about how cochlear implants work, and candidacy.