While she was living in university accommodation, Catherine Dunn was raped. She was referred to counselling by her accommodation service, but there was an important consideration they didn’t take into account — Ms Dunn is Deaf. “There were no online booking options and I was frequently called despite clearly specifying that I do not use […]
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A report by Australian Federation of Disability Organisations According to the report it brings to light the systemic failures of the Government’s Disability Support Pension processes administered by Centrelink. It shows how these failures harm people with disability and why such harm constitutes institutional neglect and abuse. The report highlights an alarming decrease of access […]
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Dear members, this is to advise you of the upcoming Annual General Meeting of the members of the Deafness Forum of Australia Wednesday 24 November 2021 3.00pm AEDT webcast using Zoom. At this meeting, members will be asked to vote to: accept the minutes of the last annual general meeting accept the annual report, auditor’s […]
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It is always a good time to promote better hospital communication, and mechanisms should be in place to ensure it. But it doesn’t happen. Picture this worst-case scenario: After surgery, a doctor uses unfamiliar terminology in an unfamiliar accent to describe what to do next while looking at an electronic medical record. The doctor’s voice […]
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The Federal Government’s Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is conducting a new inquiry into the current Scheme implementation and forecasting for the NDIS. The committee wishes to publicise its work as widely as possible and has asked Deafness Forum to alert people and organisations within our membership and broader network. […]
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A report has been released by the Government following a 12 month long review of the Hearing Services Program. The HSP, as it is best known, affects 100,000 of our constituents. The HSP aims to reduce the impact of hearing loss by providing free hearing devices and rehabilitation services to groups of people who are […]
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