Links to Relevant Resources
This is a curated short list of key resources that have been put together by patient advocates and our team. There are many other worthwhile resources.
Craniofacial Associations and Organizations
American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Association (ACPA)
Ameriface - Cleft and Craniofacial advocates (link)
Children’s Craniofacial Association (CCA)
Cleft Lip & Palate Association (CLAPA)
Ear Community (earcommunity.org)
European Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association (ECPCA)
FACES - National Craniofacial Association (FACES)
International Society for Auricular Reconstruction (ISAR)
myFace - non-profit organization dedicated to changing the faces – and transforming the lives – of children and adults with facial differences (link)
World CF (link)
Community Support Groups
Camp Korey (adaptive year-round programs for children and their families living with life-altering medical conditions)
Goldenhar support group (Facebook link)
Microtia and atresia support group (Facebook link)
myFace support groups (also see myFace) (link)
Audiology Associations
American Academy of Audiology (link)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Association for the Deaf and Heard of Hearing (a.g.bell)
International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (link)
International Resources
European Reference Network (will add link)
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U.S. Mental Health Resources
US/Governmental Information
Centers for Disease Control (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc.gov) | Facts about Anotia/Microtia | CDC )
Clinical trials (Home - ClinicalTrials.gov)
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (NIH - GARD)
Medline (MEDLINE Home | Craniofacial Microsomia page)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Pubmed - links to biomedical literature (PubMed (NIH))