Who We Are
League Profile
The League for the Hard of Hearing was founded in New York in 1910 and is the first and foremost hearing rehabilitation and human services agency in the world for infants, children, adults and seniors who are hard of hearing, deaf and deaf-blind, and their families. Over the years we have seen to the needs of over 1,250,000 people with hearing loss.
The League has grown to occupy an internationally-acknowledged leadership role in the field of hearing rehabilitation and human services. The agency, with offices in New York and Florida, encompasses diverse disciplines. The professional staff includes audiologists (including pediatric and adult specialists), speech-language pathologists, otologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, accessibility, career and job placement specialists, rehabilitation and ESL (English as a Second Language) counselors, nurses, and technical engineers.
Through programs and services implemented by these professionals and through two state-of-the-art mobile audiology test centers, the League serves over 18,000 people yearly in New York and the tri-state area, and 8,000 individuals in Florida.
Implemented by a staff skilled in multiple modes of communication, our extensive, culturally sensitive programs and services are available in spoken English and in numerous foreign languages, and in American Sign Language.
The League’s vigorous commitment to advocacy manifests in our direct services and ongoing activities to ensure access to communication in every arena of life for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind.
