Deafness Research Foundation

Dedicated to Healthy Hearing

"The Deafness Research Foundation plays a seminal role in launching the independent research careers of many research scientists in hearing research. The grant awarded by the DRF provides the "seed" support needed to obtain preliminary data that enables a grantee to apply for and get a larger grant award to expand their research resources and efforts."
James F. Battey, Jr., MD, Ph D
Director, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH

DRF is the leading national source of private funding for research in hearing and balance science. Our grants have resulted in treatments for hearing and balance related conditions helping those living with hearing loss and protecting those at risk.

DRF also publishes Hearing Health magazine. Our publication has a circulation of approximately 30,000 and recently won an APEX 2009 Award of Excellence for Magazine & Journal Writing. This valuable consumer resource provides information on technology, treatment, research and issues affecting people with hearing loss.

In celebration of Better Hearing and Speech Month in May, DRF has announced a drawing contest for children, tweens, and teenagers




In celebration of Better Hearing and Speech Month in May, DRF has announced a drawing contest for children and tweens ages 5-7 and 8-12,and teenagers age 13-18. This contest aims to raise awareness about the need to prevent hearing loss and the steps children are taking to protect their hearing. The deadline to submit original artwork is April 16. Three finalists will be selected from each age category and voted on by the public on our website during the weeks of April 19 and 26. A winner from each age category will be announced on May 3 on our website.

For more information about the contest and how to enter, click here

The Miracle Worker comes to Broadway




The Miracle Worker is coming to Broadway in a groundbreaking production that is fully accessible to theatergoers who are blind and/or deaf. Starring Academy Award® nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) and Tony Award® nominee Alison Pill (The Lieutenant of Inishmore), The Miracle Worker tells the story of real-life Medal-of-Freedom-winner Helen Keller and the extraordinary teacher who taught her to communicate, Annie Sullivan.

Save nearly 50% with this exclusive offer! $59.00 (Monday - Friday); $65.00 (Saturday & Sunday)

For more information, click here

Irene Goodman's eBay Auction

Irene Goodman, The Irene Goodman Literary Agency, will auction off critiques of partial manuscripts on eBay and donate 100% of the proceeds to selected charities, including the Foundation Fighting Blindness, Hope for Vision, the Clinton and Bush Haiti Fund, and Deafness Research Foundation.

Irene Goodman's next eBay auction will begin on March 1st at 6:00 PM EST.

You can choose which foundation you want to benefit. Selections can be made once the auction actually begins.

For more information or to bid, click here

Deafness Research Foundation is awarded the 2009 APEX AWARD

Congratulations to Deafness Research Foundation for receiving the 2009 Apex Award for Hearing Health Magazine and its website! For more information about the Apex Award, click here

Deafness Research Center

DRF Partners with NIDCD's "It's A Noisy Planet" Campaign

Deafness Research Foundation is excited to announce their partnership with the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders' (NIDCD) campaign, "It's A Noisy Planet", in an effort to increase awareness about the cause and prevention of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) among parents of children ages 8 to 12.  To learn more about how to protect your own hearing or the hearing of your child, click here.