Auditory-Verbal teaching differs from other methods of deaf education in that it uses hearing, rather than lip-reading or sign language, to help deaf children develop listening and speech to communicate with the outside world, and grow up to reach their full potential as human beings. In fact, over 90% of deaf children have residual hearing that, with appropriate hearing aids and training, can allow them to learn to talk. Even children without residual hearing can receive hearing potential from an electronic device called a cochlear implant.

Children's Hearing Foundation history：

1. CHF Taipei headquarters established 26/12/96. Ministry of Education registration no. Tai (85) She (4) No. 85525678.
2. Southern Taiwan center established in Kaohsiung 15/10/97.
3. I Lan center established on 21/10/2001.
4. Capital NT$10,000,000

Board of Directors：

Services and activities：

Auditory-Verbal teaching for deaf children and their families. 
Audiology services which provide regular hearing tests and hearing aid management using the latest U.S.A equipment. 
Free library provides educational and children's books for parents and professionals.
Workshops for parents and professionals featuring many overseas and local speakers. 
Monthly parent meetings, with educational speakers.
Qualified social workers to help with family and financial problems. 
Infant screening project in cooperation with  hospitals, to provide free hearing screening for newborn infants. This is a pilot project to encourage universal infant hearing screening in Taiwan, with the goal that it be mandatory under National Health Insurance.

Personnel: total of 40 staff：

1. President：Kenny Cheng（volunteer）
2. Managing Director：Abraham G. Chen（volunteer）
3. 5 Certified audiologists and assistants
4. 26 teachers specialized in Auditory-Verbal therapy
5. 3 social workers
6. 6 administrators

Student analysis：

1. Current total：397 students receiving  therapy
2. Dec. 2004 projected student numbers：500 students

Long-term goals：

In 20 years, virtually all Taiwan's deaf children will be able to listen and speak.

Collaborate with academic and clinical institutes to become Auditory-Verbal research and training center for Asia.

For more information, Please contact us：

Children's Hearing Foundation
Taipei headquarters
3F, No. 128, Yu Ming 6th Road, Taipei, Taiwan
Tel：886-2-2827-4500
Fax：886-2-2827-4555
Email：chfn@chfn.org.tw

Southern Taiwan center
7F, No. 148, Chien-Chin Zone, Chung-Cheng 4th Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Tel：886-7-215-0626
Fax：886-7-216-1162
Email：chfnkhh@chfn.org.tw

Yi-Lan center

4F, 95 Tung-Ching Street I-Lan City  Taiwan

Tel：886-3-931-0525

Fax：886-3-931-0533

Email：chfnIlan@chfn.org.tw

Chung-Yuan center

No.200 Chung Pei RD., Chung Li, Taiwan

(4F,Southern Building, Holistic Education Village, Chung Yuan Christian University)

Tel  :886-3-265-8070

Tel  :886-3-265-8075

Email：chfcy@chfn.org.tw

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Donations can be made to CHF

Last Update: 2007/09/14