In an open letter to the Prime Minister and all Premiers, organisations in the disability sector have come up with a list of 10 actions that governments should urgently do to help people with disability through this health crisis. People with disability are some of the most vulnerable people in Australia when it comes to […]
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Almost 60 per cent of respondents to a national survey say their partner or parent doesn’t believe they have a hearing problem – or they think they’re coping fine. For the over 50s, almost 75 per cent of those who have a family member who hasn’t had a hearing check say it’s likely due to […]
Button batteries power hearing devices. At the same time, they are a very real health risk especially to children. The consumer law will be changed later in 2020 to include new safety provisions. But could changes have a negative effect on people’s use of hearing aids? They don’t need another excuse to leave them in […]
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Key organisations in the hearing health sector do not believe that the NDIS and the sector are ready to move to new funding arrangements and to a contestable market for the delivery of hearing services to children on 1 July 2020, particularly during this major health crisis. This decision must be reversed. The Government must […]
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People will experience longer than usual wait times to have their calls answered by the National Relay Service (NRS) and the National Auslan Interpreter Booking and Payment Service (NABS). Slower response times are being caused by the coronavirus pandemic and a resultant increase in community demand for both services. For more info, NRS – https://www.communications.gov.au/what-we-do/phone/services-people-disability/accesshub […]
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A statement by Deafness Forum Australia about the importance of accessible communications during this Coronavirus pandemic. One in six Australians live with a hearing loss that impacts on their daily lives. We comprise one of the largest categories of persons with disability in the world with over 466 million persons have a disabling hearing loss. […]
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