National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) is one of the Institutes that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is the Federal government's focal point for the support of biomedical research. NIH's mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. Simply described, the goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ASHA - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
http://www.asha.org/
The mission of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is to promote the
interests of and provide the highest quality services for professionals in audiology,
speech-language pathology, and speech and hearing science, and to advocate for people
with communication disabilities.
