According to the World Health Organization, more than 275 million people worldwide are deaf or hearing impaired.
Lions service activities for people who are deaf or have a hearing impairment may include:
For information on hearing impairment, visit the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, Alexander Graham Bell Association or contact our Health and Children's Services Department.
For information about planning service activity projects related to hearing impairment – including information for chairpersons – please visit the Hearing section of our Member Center.
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Lions and LCIF have improved eye care for more than 100 million people worldwide by training more than 650,000 eye care professionals, building 315 eye hospitals and upgrading hundreds of eye clinics.