TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO SUFFER DEAFNESS OR HEARING LOSS AND WHO NEED ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING MECHANICAL DEVICES, MEDICAL OR SPECIALIZED TREATMENT OR SPECIALIZED EDUCATION AS WELL AS SPEECH CLASSES, NOTE TAKERS, INTERPRETERS, ETC. AND IN OTHER AREAS OF NEED THAT ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO DEAFNESS OR HARD OF HEARING.