Amplifying the global issue of hearing loss.
Hearing loss, which currently affects 20% of the global population, has risen from the 11th leading cause of years lived with disability in 2010 to currently being the third leading cause. A complex web of determining factors impacts hearing at different stages of...
First Nations Roundtable – official communique.
Deafness Forum Australia hosted a roundtable meeting with a select group of influential stakeholders with a shared aim of helping to address the ear care and hearing health disparities in First Nations communities. The Roundtable, in March 2024 in Canberra, was...
Changes to the Deafness Forum Constitution.
The Deafness Forum board formed a working group in March 2023 to look into modernising the organisation's Constitution in line with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission model. These proposed changes will be presented to the Members for a vote at a...
