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Who We Are

The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Section (DHHS) is one of three special interest sections of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The other two sections are known as the Parents Section (PS) and the International Professional Section (INPROSEC). AG Bell is a tax-exempt 501(c) non-profit organization, headquartered in Washington, DC. The association serves parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, adults who are oral deaf or hard of hearing, educators of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, and other interested persons in every state, and reaches out to over 54 nations.

DHHS was formed in July 1964, in Salt Lake City, Utah. We are an active service group of adults who are deaf or hard of hearing who choose to communicate through spoken language and speechreading. DHHS serves to help the Bell Association carry out its mission of encouraging the use, when appropriate, of the oral approach in educating children with hearing loss.

In carrying out the mission, DHHS members strive to:

• Work together on a national level to coordinate the efforts of regional and local DHHS organizations.
• Collaborate with the Parents Section and INPROSEC as well as with AG Bell state chapters and international affiliates.
• Act on the grass-roots level to provide information and support to parents and mentor young children.
• Socialize with peers.