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The Canadian Hearing Society

Welcome to The Canadian Hearing Society

CHS 70th AnniversaryFounded in 1940 and unique in North America, CHS offers a complete roster of essential services, including sign language interpreting; one-on-one language development for deaf and hard of hearing children using play as the medium of learning; employment consulting; sign language instruction; speechreading training; hearing testing; hearing aids; counselling; and the most complete range of communication devices that assist and augment communication, including TTYs (text telephones), visual smoke detectors, baby monitors, signalling devices and alarm clocks.

We encourage you to explore our programs and services. If you have a question that is not answered on our site, you can easily contact us.

 

CHS Announces Appointment of New President and CEO 

The CHS Board of Directors announces the appointment of CHS's new President and CEO.

You can read the press release here (also in ASL and LSQ).

 

CHS Cautions Toronto Police on Use of LRADs at G20 Summit

Today CHS issued a press release cautioning Toronto Police Services on the use of LRADs on protestors during the G20 Summit

Click here to view the press release.


 

Barrier-Free Education

Resources for Educators

 

 

CHS Responds to MCSS

CHS has published its response to the Minister of Community and Social Services on the Ministry's proposed Accessible Information and Communication Standard.

icon Response to Ministry of Community and Social Services (DOC)
icon Response to Ministry of Community and Social Services (PDF)

  For more information, please reference our position papers in the Documents and Publications section.

 

Our Mission 

The Canadian Hearing Society is the leading provider of services, products, and information that:

- remove barriers to communication
- advance hearing health
- promote equity for people who are culturally Deaf, oral deaf, deafened, and hard of hearing

Our Vision  

A society where all people are respected; have full access to communication; and are able to participate without social, economic, or emotional barriers.

This website was made possible by a generous grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

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On behalf of our community, clients and staff, thank you OTF.

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