HEARING AID RESOURCES

Are you in need of hearing aid assistance? Explore the national and state resources available below. If you are not eligible for these programs, you may be able to qualify for hearing aid assistance through the Hearing Aid Project.

National Resources
State Resources (A-L)

ALABAMA

Alabama’s Assistive Technology Program
Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind
Alabama Medicaid (Kids)
Alabama School for Hearing
Hearing Foundation at Hearing Professionals of Alabama
Southern Disability Foundation (Alternate Financing Program)

ALASKA

Access Alaska
Alaska Vocational Rehabilitation (Working Adults)
Assistive Technology of Alaska

Helen Keller National Center

ARIZONA

Southern Arizona Hearing Aid Bank 
Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation
Arizona Loans for Assistive Technology Program (Alternate Financing Program)
Sertoma Arizona Hearing Aid Bank
ACDHH Hearing Healthcare Assistance Project

ARKANSAS

Arkansas School for the Deaf
Arkansas Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Perkins School for the Blind

CALIFORNIA

California Foundation for Independent Living Centers
Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program
Medi Cal (DHCS)
Providence Speech & Hearing Center
NorCal Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing

COLORADO

Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 
Health First Colorado 
Hearing the Call Colorado
Colorado Gerontological Society Hearing Aid Grant Program
Denver Lions Club
Friends of Man
Marion Downs Center

CONNECTICUT

Connecticut Tech Act Project (Loaner Program)
Connecticut Lions Clubs Hearing Aid Bank
Husky Health (Medicaid) 
State Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services

DELAWARE

Variety – The Children’s Charity
Easterseals: Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore (Loan Program)
Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative
Delaware Health & Social Services (Medicaid)
Hearing Loss Association of Delaware

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DC Assistive Technology Program
Department of Disability Services

District of Columbia Assistive Technology Financing Loan Program (Alternate Financing Program)
UDC Speech and Hearing Clinic
Gallaudet University Hearing and Speech Center

FLORIDA

Florida Coordinating Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Center for Hearing and Communication
Children’s Hearing Help Fund (Florida kids)
Florida New Horizon Loan Program (Alternate Financing Program)
Florida Alliance for Assistive Services & Technology (FAAST)
Sertoma Speech Language Hearing Center (Florida)
Sertoma Club of Venice, Inc.

GEORGIA

Auditory Verbal Center
ENT Center of Central Georgia
Georgia Hearing Aid Dispatch
Georgia Hearing Institute

HAWAII

Comprehensive Service Center Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Health
Helen Keller National Center
Rotary Club of Honolulu
ATRC of Hawaii (Loaner program)

ILLINOIS

Illinois Assistive Technology Program (Alternate Financing Program)
Illinois Care Connections (Seniors)
Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission 
Lions of Illinois Foundation 
Sertoma Speech & Hearing Center

INDIANA

GiveHear
Hearing Aid Assistance Program of Indiana 
Hear Indiana
Indiana Assistive Technology Act Project (INDATA) Easter Seals Crossroads (Alternate Financing Program)
Indiana Lions Speech and Hearing Inc.
Midwest Ear Institute

IOWA

Helen Keller National Center
Iowa Lions Foundation

Iowa Able Foundation (Alternate Financing Program)
Iowa COMPASS Center for Disabilities and Development

KANSAS

Heartspring (Kids)
JaySTART Clinic
Kansas Assistive Technology Loan Program (Alternate Financing Program)
Kansas Commission for the Deaf
The Whole Person

KENTUCKY

Jacob’s Ride (Cochlear)
Kentucky Assistive Technology Loan Corporation (Alternate Financing Program)

Kentucky Commission of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
KATS Network
KY Hears

LOUISIANA

Affiliated Blind of Louisiana Training Center
Louisiana Assistive Technology Loan Program (Alternate Financing Program)

Louisiana Commission for the Deaf
Lighthouse Louisiana

State Resources (M-Z)

MAINE

Alpha One Adaptive Equipment Loan Program (Loan Program)
Department of Labor (Children)

Division for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Maine Deaf Services Program
The Warren Center for Communication and Learning

MARYLAND

Easterseals: Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore (Loan Program)
State of Maryland Assistive Technology Financial Loan Program (Loan Program)
Lions Association for Sight & Hearing – Maryland Lions District 22A
Maryland Hearing Aid Loan Bank (Kids)
iCanConnect
The Hearing and Speech Agency

MASSACHUSETTS

Massachusetts Lions Hearing Foundation
Massachusetts Loaner Programs
Massachusetts Hearing Aid Program for Infants and Children
MCOA (Resource List Only)
North Shore Hearing Foundation

MICHIGAN

Constance Brown Hearing Centers
iCanConnect
Lions Hearing Center of Michigan
Michigan Assistive Technology Loan Fund
Michigan Health & Human Services (Kids)
Michigan Rehabilitation Services (Working Adults 18+)

MINNESOTA

Department of Human Services
Minnesota Lions Hearing Foundation
Minnesota Pediatric Hearing Device Loaner Program
Minnesota STAR Device Loan Program
Perkins School for the Blind
Starkey Cares – Minnesota

MISSISSIPPI

iCanConnect
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
Mississippi Division of Medicaid
Office on Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Project START (loaner program)

MISSOURI

Center for Hearing & Speech (St. Louis Area)
Hearing Aid Consultants (Jefferson City Area)
Missouri Assistive Technology 
Missouri Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Missouri Division of Social Services

MONTANA

Montana Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation
Montana Assistive Technology Program
Montana Accessible Communications
iCanConnect
Montana Medicaid 
Perkins School for the Blind

NEBRASKA

Assistive Technology Partnership
Boys Town Hospital
HearU Nebraska
Nebraska Hearing Aids Bank
Lions Hearing Aid Bank

NEVADA

The Hearing Foundation (Ear of the Lion)
Helen Keller National Center
Nevada Assistive Technology Resource Center
Nevada Hands & Voices Hearing Device Loaner Program

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation of New Hampshire
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services – Medicaid
New Hampshire Assistive Technology 
Northeast Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services

NEW JERSEY

Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund
Grace’s Law
HAAAD
iCanConnect New Jersey
New Jersey Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Dept. of Human Services)
The New Jersey Hearing Aid Project

NEW MEXICO

Roswell Sertoma Club
Albuquerque Speech Language Hearing Center 
New Mexico Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
New Mexico Technology Assistance Program
Perkins School for the Blind

NEW YORK

Center for Hearing and Communication
Helen Keller National Center
New York State Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Office
New York State Department of Health – Medicaid

NORTH CAROLINA

Ear and Hearing Center
North Carolina Division of Services for DHH
Relay North Carolina
Charlotte Speech and Hearing Center

NORTH DAKOTA

North Dakota Assistive Technology Financial Loan Program
North Dakota Association for the Disabled
North Dakota Hands & Voices (Youth)
North Dakota School for the Deaf – Adult Services
North Dakota Vocational Rehabilitation (Hearing must impact your employment) 

OHIO

Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center
Ohio Helps
Lima Sertoma Club
iCanConnect

OKLAHOMA

Hearts for Hearing (up to age 11)
Hough Ear Institute
Oklahoma ABLE Tech
Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services
Oklahoma Senior Citizens Hearing Aid Program
Chickasaw Nation Health & Wellness (must be a citizen of Chickasaw Nation)

OREGON

Access Technologies, Inc.
Oregon Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation
Oregon Technology Access Program (Birth Through 21)

PENNSYLVANIA

PATF
Variety- The Children’s Charity
Western Pennsylvania Lions Hearing Foundation
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
Institute on Disabilities at Temple University

RHODE ISLAND

Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Ocean State Center for Independent Living – Gift of Hearing Program
Perkins School for the Deafblind
Rhode Island School for the Deaf (Loaner Program)
Shriners Hearing Aid Assistance Program at Rhode Island Hospital: Call (401) 941-2110 or (401) 467-7100, no website available for program.
ATEL Program

SOUTH CAROLINA

Association for Blind and Visually Impaired SC
Pee Dee Speech & Hearing Center

Montgomery Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic (University of South Carolina)
South Carolina Equipment Distribution Program
Palmetto Project – Carolina Hearing Aid Bank
South Carolina Department of Health Hearing Program (Youth and Young Adult)

SOUTH DAKOTA

Department of Human Services (Kids)
South Dakota Division of Rehabilitation Services (Employment Related)
South Dakota Lions Foundation
iCanConnect Partnership with DHS
DHS Technology Assistance Program

TENNESSEE

Friends of Tennessee Babies
HEAR Nashville
iCanConnect Partnership with Tennessee Public Utility Commission 
Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The Hearing and Speech Foundation
VPATH – Call Vanderbilt Health at (615) 936-5000 and ask to speak with VPATH (no website)
Jerry Meyers Hearing Aid Memorial 

TEXAS

Callier Center through Parkland Hospital
Dallas Hearing Foundation
Texas Health & Human Services
Texas Hearing Institute
Texas Work Force Commission
Deaf Action Center
University of Texas Austin
Perkins School for the Blind

UTAH

Utah Assistive Technology Program
Utah Department of Health (Kids)

Utah Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Timpanogos Hearing & Tinnitus/Hearing the Call Foundation

VERMONT

Department of Vermont Health Access – Medicaid
Vermont Assistive Technology Program
Vermont Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Vermont Lions AHAP
Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired

VIRGINIA

Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority
Central Virginia Lions Hearing Aid Bank
Here2Hear
Northern VA Resource Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing
TCSA
Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Virginia Hearing Aid Loan Bank for Children (Youth)

WASHINGTON

Northwest Access Fund
Northwest Lions Foundation
University of Washington Hearing Aid Assistance Program
Washington Assistive Technology Foundation
Washington Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Washington State Health Care Authority
iCanConnect Partnership with WATAP

WEST VIRGINIA

Division of Rehabilitative Services
Perkins School for the Blind

WV Assistive Technology System
West Virginia Children’s Hearing Services Project (Youth)
West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services (Employment Related)
Kids First (Youth Aged 3-6)

WISCONSIN

UW Speech and Hearing Clinic Hearing Aid Recycling Program
Wisconsin Lions Foundation
Wisconsin Medicaid and BadgerCare Plus
Wisconsin DHS, Center for Deaf-Blind Persons & Deafblind Technical Assistance Project

WYOMING

Wyoming Adult Hearing Aid Program
Wyoming Families for Hands and Voices
WMHB Hearing Aid Assistance Program
Wyoming Department of Education Deaf Services
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities – University of Wyoming
Wyoming Children’s Hearing Aid Program (Youth)

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