Cochlear Implant Program

Patient Resources

Information and support for parents of children with cochlear implants and parents seeking information about cochlear implants.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Boston Children’s Hospital: Patient resources for developing language and supporting deaf and hard of hearing children
National Institutes of Health: Information on cochlear implants
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing: International organization supporting listening and talking
National Association of the Deaf: National organization supporing the use of sign language
Educational Audiology Association: Resources on supporting deaf and hard of hearing students in school
Federation for Children with Special Needs: Parent resources on preparing IEPs and about relevant legislation
cochlear implant HELP: Information and support for and by people with cochlear implants
Cochlear Implant Basics: Information and support for and by people with cochlear implants
Hearing Loss Association of America: National organization supporting deaf and hard of hearing people through education and advocacy
mydeafchild.org: Rachel Coleman’s website, mother of Deaf child and founder of Signing Times
Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss: Organization dedicated to help children with hearing loss led by director Karen Anderson, Ph.D.

Meningitis vaccination: Information from the CDC and FDA regarding the risk of pneumococcal meningitis and recommendation that cochlear implant users receive age-appropriate vaccination.

The Cochlear Implant Program at Boston Children’s Hospital offers the following manufacturers of cochlear implants:

Classroom Acoustics Coalition: Online version Classroom Acoustics: A Resource for Creating Learning Environments with Desirable Listening Conditions

Described and Captioned Media Program, National Association of the Deaf: Online catalog of open-captioned videos for children and adults; resources for classroom instruction
Caption First, CART services
Languages Unlimited, CART services