Deaf Education- Professional Organizations

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org 

A peer-reviewed scholarly journal integrating and coordinating basic and applied research relating to individuals who are deaf, including cultural, developmental, linguistic, and educational topics. JDSDE addresses issues of current and future concern to allied fields, encouraging interdisciplinary discussion. The journal promises a forum that is timely, of high quality, and accessible to researchers, educators, and lay audiences. Subscription costs approximately $104.00 per year.

Council on Education of the Deaf

http://www.deafed.net/pagetext.asp?hdnPageId=58

Since its inception in 1930, CED has been recognized for maintaining high standards for persons working with deaf and hard of hearing students in the educational process. CED is involved in establishing standards and providing teacher certification and evaluating university professional preparation programs based on clearly defined standards and criteria.

Deaf Ed

http://www.deafed.net

Educational enhancement for the field of deaf education. Goals are to enhance the preparation of new teachers, to support the ongoing professional development of existing teachers, to expand the array of learning resources and opportunities that are available to deaf/hard-of-hearing (d/hh) students, and to increase collaborative activities between all those individuals involved in the education of d/hh students.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

http://www.asha.org/default.htm

The professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more then 130,000 members and affiliates who are speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally.

Educational Audiology Association (EAA)

http://www.eduad.org

The EAA is an international organization comprised of audiologists and related professionals who deliver a full spectrum of hearing services to all children, particularly those in educational settings.

American Academy of Audiology

http://www.audiology.org

With more than 10,000 members, the American Academy of Audiology is the world's largest professional organization of, by and for audiologists.

Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center

http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/index.html

The Clerc Center has been mandated by Congress to develop, evaluate, and disseminate innovative curricula, instructional techniques and strategies, and materials. The aim of the Clerc Center is to improve the quality of education for deaf and hard of hearing children and youth from birth through age 21.

Laurent Clerc Publications and Information Dissemination Office

http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/clearinghouse/index.html

PID responds to inquiries about a diverse range of topice related to deaf and hard of hearing students (under age 21). PID also collaborates with authors from within the Gallaudet community and around the nation to design, produce, and disseminate books, videotapes, periodicals, and other information related to deaf and hard of hearing children, their families, and the professionals who serve them.

Odyssey

http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/Odyssey/index.html

Odyssey, features articles about a wide range of issues important to the families of deaf and hard of hearing children and to those of us involved in deaf education.

Education Resources Information Center

http://www.eric.ed.gov

ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if abailable, includes links to full text. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES).