The Regional Infant Hearing Program (RIHP),
is available to families at no cost.

To be eligible for services from RIHP:

Families must reside in Montgomery, Preble, Darke, Miami, Shelby, Logan,
Champaign, Clark or Greene County  


Children must be between the ages of birth and three (3) years old and identified
as having some degree of hearing loss including children who are Deaf,
hard-of-hearing, have Cochlear Implants, or have a hearing loss with other
challenges

Children must be enrolled in Help Me Grow  
Regional Infant Hearing Program
serving infants with hearing loss and their families in West Central Ohio
Deaf Community Resource Center, Inc.
serving the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and their families
The Regional Infant Hearing Program follows up on newborn hearing screenings from hospitals when additional evaluation and/or
services are needed.  Each family will meet with a trained and SKI*HI certified Outreach Specialist who will individualize  services
to meet their specific needs which could include any or all of the following:

  • support and advocacy as critical decisions are made for your children
  • providing unbiased opinions about services, resources and communication options
  • home visits or visits at a location of your choice
  • assistance with enhancing language development and building communication and pre-reading skills
  • full, objective information on hearing and hearing loss, assistive listening devices, Cochlear Implants and the wide                                                           
    range of communication options available
  • information about and referrals for audiology, speech and language therapy, school programs and community resources in the family's area
  • the option of working with a Deaf Mentor
  • Opportunities to meet and share with other families and the Deaf community
a program of Deaf Community Resource Center, Inc.
If you know of a family who has a child less than
3 years of age who is deaf, hard of hearing, or
who has a cochlear implant, please refer them
to RIHP or contact us directly at:

(937) 474-8351

mvaught@dcrcohio.com
Deaf Community Resource Center, Inc.
3333 Stanley Ave.
937-227-DCRC (3272)
The Regional Infant Hearing Program is a joint project of
the Ohio Department of Health
and
Funded by a grant from the
Ohio Department of Health
The Regional Infant Hearing Program
empowers families to advocate for their
children and their needs

Our mission is to provide support and
advocacy to families who have infants
identified as having hearing loss
Tannor is one of our RIHP children who is 1 1/2 years old.