Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, also known as AG Bell, is a support network and advocate for listening, learning, speaking, and independent living with a hearing impairment. She is one of the oldest and best-known organizations committed to the needs of the hard of hearing, deaf people and their families.
History
The association was founded in 1890 with the help of the deaf teacher and inventor Alexander Graham Bell as the American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf ( AAPTSD ). Graham Bell was its first president. In 1908 it merged with Alexander Graham Bell's Volta Laboratory and Bureau, which was established in 1887 to promote and disseminate knowledge of the deafness. In 1956, she was renamed the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf to make the suggestion of a mother whose deaf son succeeded with the help of the association after attending a normal school a university degree. 1999, the club finally became the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard.
Organization
The headquarters is located in Washington, DC. There are 30 U.S. states branches (state chapters ) and a network of over 40 international partner groups ( affiliates ). The association is divided into three sections, the Hörbehindertensektion for adults and children, a parents section, which is the first year free for new parents and the international organization for the training of hearing impaired.
Target
The association aims to promote independence through listening and speaking. She's since its inception on Alexander Graham Bell's focused belief that all deaf or hard of hearing when they get the opportunity, using their residual hearing and hearing instrument technology ( cochlear implant) can learn spoken language to communicate. This goal she has never come as close as today for deaf children and their families.
Activity
Since its inception, the AG Bell promotes the use of spoken language for the deaf and hard of hearing by means of information, education and research, and a checklist for parents. It promotes hearing aid technology for children with hearing loss through publications, advocacy, education, scholarships and financial support of parents and children. The AG Bell College Scholarship Awards Program enables studies with undergraduate or graduate degree for deaf and hard of hearing Full -time students in the world.
AG Bell Academy
The AG Bell Academy (AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language, formerly Auditory - Verbal International AVI) was founded in 2005 as a non-profit organization and promotes listening and speaking with the training of professionals at a high power level ( standards of excellence ) and an internationally recognized diploma. It forms audiologists, speech pathologists and deaf educators who are already working with the hearing impaired, mainly in the instructions for practical work from.
Every year, more than 600 internationally recognized diplomas ( around 70 % in the USA thereof) may be issued worldwide as Listening and Spoken Language Specialsts ( LSIs ™ ): 70% of therapists (Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist LSIs Cert AVT ™. ) And 30% as educators (Certified Auditory-Verbal Educator LSIs Cert. AVED ™ ). Since 2012, the exam can also outside the U.S. ( in Brisbane, Australia and Ontario, Canada ) are stored.
Listening and Spoken Language Knowledge Center
2012 was the AG Bell Listening and Spoken Language, the Knowledge Center open due to a generous donation from the Helen Beebe Speech and Hearing Center. It is an important internet platform for parents of deaf children, deaf people and professionals dar. It is intended to accompany parents of deaf children during their development and provides tips and strategies, checklists and information about deafness and spoken language as well as videos and letters of support from other parents. The Center is a legacy of Helen Beebe (1909-1989), the board member of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and the first President of the Auditory-Verbal International AVI was ( the predecessor of the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language ).
Publications
The two oldest publications are the Volta Review, and the Volta Voices. The Volta Review CEUs ( continuing education units) offers its readers regular education units ( CEUs ) for self-study of the Volta Review.