The spiralling costs of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) threaten its sustainability. Implementing changes through a proposed Bill (law) is crucial to ensure its future. The revised NDIS, or NDIS 2.0 as it is sometimes called, aims to control cost growth, standardise funding amounts, and specify eligibility for lifelong assistance. Key changes under the […]
It hasn’t been an easy road for Tülay and her two children, Cihan and Hilal* from Türkiye. Both children had cochlear implants fitted at a young age. When they broke, Tülay and her husband had no money to replace them. For more than two years, the children couldn’t hear, had trouble learning, and became distant from […]
Cancer survivors have a significantly higher prevalence of hearing loss than the general population. “We expected that cancer survivors would have a higher burden of hearing loss, but we are still surprised to see that 40% of cancer survivors reported troublesome hearing and had audiometry-confirmed speech-frequency hearing loss,” said researcher Qian Wang, assistant professor at […]
Kassy and Chontae Hayden are two proud Ballardong (Noongar) and Badimaya (Yamatji) sisters from Perth, whose family comes from a small country town called Kellerberrin and Merriden. They grew up surrounded by family and the bush on a farm just shy of a town called Westonia, until their family moved to Perth. Kassy graduated from […]
Read more about Hayden sisters know how important Ear Health is to Aboriginal families.
Deafness Forum Australia extends a warm invitation to an address by Professor Kelvin Kong AM. The venue is Parliament House Canberra from 5:30 pm on Monday, 25 March 2024. There is no admission charge. Kelvin is a proud Worimi man and Australia’s first indigenous ENT surgeon and an inspiring advocate for hearing health. In 2023, he was […]
The Australian Government has published an update on the actions it will take to implement the recommendations made by the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. The Progress Update provides an overview of what processes and consultations the government is undertaking before it formally responds by mid-2024 to the […]
Read more about Acting on the Disability Royal Commission’s recommendations.