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Federal Agencies that Deal with Hearing Loss

The Federal government has established various agencies that serve the hearing loss population and enforce the laws dealing with different situations related to hearing loss. These include:

The Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities.

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OCERS) supports programs that assist in educating children with special needs, provides for the rehabilitation of youth and adults with disabilities, and supports research to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities.

The Disability Rights Section of the Department of Justice deals with public accommodation or state and local government ADA violations

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) deals with communications issues involving people with disabilities. 

The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) works to promote equal opportunity in employment for all persons.

National Information Center on Deafness (NICD) serves as a centralized source of current information on all aspects of hearing loss and services for deaf and hard of hearing people.

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February 2012 - Record Crowd Attends Congressional Briefing on Hearing Loss

February 2010 - NIDCD-Funded Scientists Present Research Results

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Record Crowd Attends Congressional Briefing on Hearing Loss

February 2012

Hearing Loss Association of America along with nine other organizations representing people with hearing loss, parents of children with hearing loss, hearing health professionals and hearing aid manufacturers sponsored a briefing in honor of the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus (CHHC) on February 8, 2012. The CHHC has been reinvigorated this year by Representatives Tom Latham, R-IA, and Carolyn McCarthy, D-NY. The briefing attracted a record 125 Congressional staffers and members of hearing health organizations to examine "how the Military and Veterans Administration are handling the surge in hearing loss and tinnitus cases related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan."  Full Story