Deafness

Ask the Scientist - Doctor answers questions about how hearing works, what noise-induced hearing loss is and how to prevent it. Includes video clips of harmful noises.
www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/education/ask_dr/

Deafplanet.com - View episodes, meet the people, play games, and try science projects from the TiVo Kids show. Offers finger spelling. In English, French, American Sign Language, and Langue des Signes Québécoise.
www.deafplanet.com/

Hearing Impairment FAQ - A man who was born with profound hearing loss answers questions about his condition.
www.marky.com/hearing/content.html

History Through Deaf Eyes - Learn about the development of a deaf community, American Sign Language, and how technology effects the lives of hearing-impaired people.
depts.gallaudet.edu/deafeyes/

Info to Go: Growing Up Without Hearing - Read about life at home and at school for four hearing impaired kids.
clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/infotogo/565/565-1.html

KidsHealth: Can Loud Music Hurt My Ears? - Learn how loud music can cause temporary and permanent hearing loss and how to protect your ears.
www.kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/rock_music.html

KidsHealth: Hearing Impairment - Find out what causes it and what can be done to help correct the problem.
www.kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/sight/hearing_impairment.html

Loud Shirt Day - Learn about and how to participate in Loud Shirt day, an event designed to "give deaf children a voice."
www.loudshirtday.com.au/

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss - Explains what this condition is and how it happens. Includes damaging sounds, effects, symptoms, and prevention.
www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/noise.asp

Seeing Disabilities from a Different Perspective: Deafness - Fourth and fifth graders write about going to school with deaf children, famous people who have suffered from deafness, what causes the condition, and how to communicate with people who cannot hear.
library.thinkquest.org/5852/deaf1.htm

Sound and Fury - Explores deaf culture and examines cochlear implants, controversial devices that can stimulate hearing. From PBS.
www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury/

T-Generation - Tinnitus - Information on prevention and causes of ringing noises in ears. Presented by a teen as a resource for those who attend clubs or enjoy loud music.
t-generation.20m.com