The Center for Hearing and Speech Information

In 1947, The Center for Hearing and Speech (originally Houston School for Deaf Children) was founded by four parents with a bold dream that deaf children could learn to listen and speak, enabling them to communicate with their families and the community. Through seven decades of unwavering determination and generous support, that dream has become a reality for thousands of children with hearing loss in Greater Houston. Today, the nationally renowned Center for Hearing and Speech serves as the most comprehensive resource for pediatric hearing loss in Texas and the only facility in the region to offer health services and spoken language education for hearing-impaired children under one roof. The Center provides services for children from infancy to age 18 within three areas: the Melinda Webb School, the Audiology Clinic, and the Speech-Language Pathology Clinic. The Center’s specialized staff consists of seven of the ten LSLS Cert AVTs practicing in the region, two of the 20 Cert AVEds practicing in Texas and the only Cert AVEd supervisor in Texas. The Center is a United Way agency and provides all services on a sliding fee scale.