BC Professional Organizations Serving Those With Hearing Loss
WorkSafeBC Hearing Loss Prevention
College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC
BC Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind Well Being Program
Service Agencies in BC for the Hard of Hearing and Deaf
Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre – Victoria, BC
Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
St Paul’s Audiology Clinic services for adults with hearing loss.
BC Organizations which serve Children’s Hearing Needs
BC Hands and Voices a parent-driven organization that supports families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
BC Family Hearing Program & Services
Family Network for Deaf Children
BC Deaf Children’s Society
BC Early Hearing Program
B.C. Provincial Outreach Program for Students with Deafblindness
BC Rockies Deaf & Hard of Hearing Hockey Team
Provincial Chapters and Local Branches of Canadian Hard of Hearing Association websites
CHHA National
CHHA-BC Chapter
CHHA-BC Parents Branch
CHHA North Shore Branch
CHHA Vancouver Branch
CHHA Calgary Branch
CHHA Edmonton Branch
CHHA Hamilton Branch
CHHA Manitoba Chaper
CHHA National Capital Region Branch
CHHA Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter
CHHA Sudbury Branch
Hearing Related Canadian Organization Web Sites
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Foundation
The Hearing Foundation of Canada
Canadian Academy of Audiology
Speech-Language and Audiology Canada
Canadian Association of Educators for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Canadian Hearing Society
American Hearing Loss Organizations
Association of Late Deafened Adults (ALDA)
Centre for Hearing and Communication
Hearing Loss Association of America
Association for Medical Professionals with Hearing Loss
Hear-It
Hands and Voices
Hearing Loss Information Related Websites
Speech and Hearing Information Sheets from Speech-Language and Audiology of Canada
Speech-Language and Audiology Canada
Center for Hearing Loss Help
Hearing Loss Web
Cochlear Implants and Information
Cochlear – Hear Now and Always
Cochlear Community: Connections with recipients and other candidates and people with hearing loss, resources, tools, Phone With Confidence practice tool, etc
What is a Cochlear Implant?
Cochlear Implant Services for Children at BC Children’s Hospital
Cochlear Implant Services for Adults at St. Paul’s Hospital
Advanced Bionics
Med-El
Noise Awareness
Right to Quiet Society
Noise Center at the Center for Hearing and Communication
Captioning Needs – Accurate Realtime Reporting, Inc specializes in CART captioning for people who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Tinnitus and Meniere’s Disease
Greater Vancouver Tinnitus Self-Help Group
St Paul’s Tinnitus Clinic
Canadian Tinnitus Foundation
Approaching Meniere’s Disease Positively
ASL Interpreting Links
Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada
Westcoast Association of Visual Language Interpreters
Websites Pertaining to the Culturally Deaf
Deaf BC.
Greater Vancouver Association for the Deaf
Deaf Cultural Centre
Canadian Association of the Deaf
Sign Language: Best Resources for Beginners
Information on Disability Tax Credit:
Disability Tax Credit is a non-refundable tax credit that helps persons with disabilities or their supporting persons reduce the amount of income tax they may have to pay. For more information, go to www.cra.gc.ca/dtc or call 1-800-959-8281.
