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Definition Of Cognitive Impairment
Alternative Names
Resources - hearing or speech impairment
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The following organizations are good resources for information on
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - www.asha.org
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - www.nidcd.nih.gov
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - www.agbell.org
- American Academy of Audiology - www.audiology.org
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