Related Links and Resources
Local:
Early Steps Program Coordinators Each Early Steps program coordinator serves in one of the sixteen regions throughout the state and assists families with receiving services specified in the Individualized Family Support Plan (IFSP).The Early Steps program coordinator can also connect families with others who have children with hearing loss. For the most up to date listing of contact information refer to:
http://www.cms-kids.com/contact/index.html
State:
Florida Chapter-Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
www.agbellflorida.org
Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (FLASHA)
www.flasha.org
Serves the needs of Florida speech-language and hearing professionals by providing support, opportunities, and professional growth.
Florida Implant Centers
Tampa Bay Hearing and Balance Center
Harbour Side Medical Tower
4 Columbia Dr.; Suite 610
Tampa, FL 33606
Telephone: 813-844-4900
Fax: 813-844-4905
http://tampabayhearing.com/
University of Florida
Department of Communicative Disorders
1600 SW Archer Rd
PO Box 100174
Gainesville, FL 32610
Telephone: 352-273-5318
Fax: 352-273-1565
http://cd.phhp.ufl.edu/
University of Miami
Clinical Research Building
1120 NW 14th Street; 5th Floor
Miami, FL 33136
Telephone: 305-243-2000
Fax: 305-243-3200
Contact: Robert Sanchez
http://cochlearimplants.med.miami.edu
All Children’s Hospital
Physician’s Office Building
880 6th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Telephone: 727-767-8989
Fax: 727-767-8998
Contact: Shelly Ash
http://www.allkids.org/body.cfm?id=109
Mayo Clinic- Jacksonville
4500 San Pablo Rd.
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Telephone: 904-953-2265
Fax: 904-953-2489
http://www.mayoclinic.org/cochlear-implants/jaxtreatment.html
Nemours Children’s Clinic
807 Children’s Way
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Telephone: 904-390-3568
Fax: 904-858-3155
Contact: Stacy Payne
http://www.nemours.org/clinic/fl/jax/service/cochlear-implant.html
Pediatric ENT
10475 Centurion Pkwy. N; Suite 302
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Telephone: 904-398-KIDS
Fax: 904-398-3077
Contact: Bruce Maddern, M.D.
www.entforkids.com
The Silverstein Institute
1901 Floyd Street
Sarasota, FL 34239
Telephone: 888-418-9200
Fax: 941-365-2269
http://earsinus.com/Home/tabid/54/Default.aspx
National Resources
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
www.agbell.org
AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language
http://www.agbellacademy.org/default.htm
American Academy of Audiology
www.audiology.org
American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.
www.asha.org
Beginnings for Parents of Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
www.ncbegin.org
Hearing Loss Association of America
www.hearingloss.org
Oral Deaf Education/Oberkotter Foundation
http://www.oraldeafed.org
Cochlear Implant/ Hearing Aid Companies
Cochlear Corporation
www.cochlear.com
Advanced Bionics Corporation
www.advancedbionics.com
MED-EL Corporation
www.medel.com
Oticon Corporation
www.oticon.com
Phonak Corporation
www.phonak.com
