BEGINNINGS

Printed books, manuals and brochures in the fields of education and development of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, parenting issues and assistive technologies for use by or with parents and hearing professionals

Charitable fundraising in the nature of soliciting funds to underwrite medical expenses of children who are deaf or hard of hearing and to purchase earmolds and batteries and provide transportation to medical appointments; distribution of funds through providing grants to parents

Providing seminars, workshops and training to promote understanding of hearing loss, audiology, how language is learned, the language and communication modalities used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing and the choices that parents must make to ensure that their children acquire age-appropriate language

Personal advocacy services to meet the special learning needs of students who are deaf or hard of hearing by assisting parents in articulating to schools and other public and private institutions the rights and needs of said children, fostering among universities, health departments, child care and other child service providers the development of programs to serve the needs of said children, empowering parents to become leaders in their communities to teach others about the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities, and attending school meetings with parents to help them articulate their concerns about their children's education and to demonstrate effective participation in such meetings