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Wayfinder: Children’s Resource Network -  A statewide user-friendly website and toll-free helpline, 877-WiscWay (877-947-2929), that lets families easily connect with real people – dedicated children’s resource guides – who will help navigate through the essential services and supports that will enable their children to thrive.
Children's Resource Center - Wisconsin has five Children’s Resource Centers devoted to supporting families with children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and the providers who serve them. Children’s resource guides are available at each center to provide free and private services. Children’s Resource Centers provide free and confidential services. Children’s Resource Centers can provide up to date information on a variety of topics
Northeast Regional Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs - The Northeast Regional Center serves the counties of Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Sheboygan, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago.
The Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program will collaborate with national, state and community-based partners to link children to appropriate services, close service gaps, reduce duplication and develop policies to better serve families.

Northeast Regional Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
NE Regional Center – Neenah
(877) 568-5205
www.northeastregionalcenter.org
Boys Town National Research Hospital - BabyHearing.org is brought to you by a team of professionals at Boys Town National Research Hospital. We are: Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Teachers of the Deaf, Geneticists, and Parents of Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
Hands & Voices - Hands & Voices is a non-profit, parent-driven organization dedicated to supporting families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. We are non-biased about communication methodologies and believe that families can make the best choices for their child if they have access to good information and support. Our membership includes families who communicate manually and/or orally. From American Sign Language to cochlear implants, our organization represents people from all different approaches to, and experiences with, deafness or hearing loss. We have local chapters comprised mainly of parents along with professionals.

Wisconsin Chapter Hands & Voices
Wisconsin Families for Hands & Voices
PO Box 9644, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54308
Chapter Email:  handsandvoiceswi@yahoo.com 
National Association of the Deaf (NAD) - The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is the nation's premier civil rights organization of, by, and for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals in the United States of America.
National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes - The National Deaf Center's products and services are deaf-centered, evidence-based, and developed in response to community needs.  They offer online courses, online gaming tools for youth, data reports, research summaries, evidence-based resources, webinars, and more.
The National Deaf Center also provides individualized consultation, training, and resources that help community members, organizations, and schools improve outcomes for deaf people in continuing education and training. 
NCHAM - National Center for Hearing Assessment & Management (NCHAM) serves as the National Technical Resource Center for the implementation and improvement of comprehensive and effective Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) systems.  NCHAM is a research center at Utah State University and is supported in part by funds from the Utah State Legislature as well as various private, state, and federal entities. Since 2001 NCHAM has also served as the National Technical Resource Center (NTRC) for all state-based Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs in the United States.
ODHH: Hearing Aid Information
Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) - Provides information and referral services on a variety of topics tailored to the unique needs of Deaf, Deaf-Blind, or hard of hearing residents, including, but not limited to the following:
  • Available Technologies for Accessibility
  • Community Services and Resources
  • Communicating with People Who Are Deaf, hard of hearing and Deaf-Blind
ODHH provides free in-service training or presentations and consultations. Staff can advise and assist in making services accessible to the Deaf, Deaf-Blind and hard of hearing communities. ODHH works with all tribes in the state of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (WisRID) - Wisconsin Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, WisRID, is a non-profit organization serving the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind persons in the state of Wisconsin. We are a subchapter affiliate of our parent organization Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, RID.

Wisconsin Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (WisRID) is a 50-year-old non-profit organization which encourages sponsoring activities and executing policies for improvement.  We are committed to improving the profession of interpreting.
Wisconsin Sound Beginnings - Wisconsin Sound Beginnings (WSB) is the State’s Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program, ensuring that all babies born in Wisconsin are screened for hearing loss, receive timely diagnosis of hearing loss and receive quality early intervention.
WSB monitors, manages and measures Wisconsin’s hearing screening, loss-to-follow-up, diagnosis and early intervention referral through its web-based data system, WE-TRAC (Wisconsin EHDI-Tracking Referral And Coordination).
Elizabeth Seeliger, Director
elizabeth.seeliger@dhs.wisconsin.gov