Fiona Murphy has found the pandemic exhausting. The Australian-based author, poet and essayist was born profoundly deaf in one ear, and is losing her hearing in the other, and since Covid-19 hit, she can no longer rely on lip-reading to communicate with others. “Without being able to see someone’s entire face, it’s like a novel, […]
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Read Our Lips Australia is a self-paced online course for learning to Lipread. It is dedicated to supporting people with hearing loss and their families by improving their quality of life through increased communication skills. It is by Australians for Australians and was created by experienced lipreading instructors, users are guided through online modules at […]
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Australia’s National Acoustic Laboratories is a world-renowned hearing research institution that has advanced hearing research and innovation since 1942. Often referred to as NAL, it published its first annual impact report for the hearing health community. Unlike a standard annual report, NAL’s impact report provides an annual summary of future trends. The report this year […]
Deafness Forum is very pleased to help promote National Hearing Dog Day, to be held for the first time on Tuesday 19 April, 2022. On this day 40 years ago, the first Hearing Assistance Dog in Australia was delivered to someone with profound hearing loss. To mark this special occasion, they are celebrating the transformative […]
Change starts with your story — A campaign by the Disability Royal Commission to encourage people with disability, their families and support networks to register for a private session or make a submission. Watch the video to learn more.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with the communities in Queensland and northern NSW affected by these terrible floods. And also with all Australian Ukrainians and their families in a war zone.