In 1925, Lions accepted the challenge posed by Helen Keller (who became blind and deaf in childhood) to help persons who are deaf as well as those who are blind. Click here to view her inspiring speech.
Services provided by Lions clubs for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired include:
- hearing awareness
- hearing screenings
- financial assistance to purchase communications aids for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired
- recreational camps for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired
- support for the Deaf or hearing impaired community
For further information and resources, Lions Clubs International provides the following links as a service. The Association is not responsible for the content nor can it assure the accuracy of the information on the following Web sites:
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders at www.nidcd.nih.gov
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at www.agbell.org
- Hearing Loss Association of America at www.hearingloss.org
- Royal National Institute for the Deaf at www.rnid.org
- World Health Organization at www.who.org
For additional information, contact Health and Children's Services Department at International Headquarters at: programs@lionsclubs.org