The number of Hispanic school-age children with hearing impairments in the United States is rising. Hispanic parents who discover that their baby has a hearing impairment lack basic information about deafness and experience guilt feelings about the cause of their child's hearing loss. They often do not know how to obtain information or medical care. Initiation of services in the school district often takes far too long, and parents are not familiar with the educational rights of their children. Parents do not understand how to care for, test, and encourage their child's use of hearing aids. The John Tracy Clinic in Los Angeles, California, is a private nonprofit agency that provides free educational, audiological, and psychological services to families that choose the oral communication option for their deaf children (ages birth through 6 years). The program is based on the principle that parents are their children's primary teachers of language. Hispanic parents undergo English-as-a-Second-Language training, parent classes, and support group sessions. The hearing-impaired children may attend the Clinic's nursery school. Clients who have successfully utilized the Clinic's services tend to be motivated, open to learning, energetic, flexible, and hard-working; clients come from varying socioeconomic and educational backgrounds. (JDD)