ABC Regional is seeking to champion emerging voices in the disability community in rural and regional Australia. This is an early career opportunity for two people with a lived experience of disability and an interest in telling factual stories that connect with Australians. Successful applicants will spend three months working in an ABC regional station, […]
Researchers, engineers, and rehabilitation experts collaborate to build technologies that help enable people with disability. But when they look at the statistics, 70% of all assistive technologies are not being used at all, or being used for a very short time. Why is it that people with disability might not want to use these devices? […]
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Deafness in early childhood is known to lead to lasting changes in how sounds are processed in the brain, but new research shows that even mild-to-moderate levels of hearing loss in young children can lead to similar changes. Researchers say that the findings may have implications for how babies are screened for hearing loss and […]
Raising community awareness of the importance and fragility of hearing and what we can do to protect it. Starts Sunday 3 March.
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All around Australia, gym-goers are yelled at by enthusiastic exercise class instructors to go harder and faster. But, that can be pretty tough to follow if you’re Deaf. Self-described Hobart gym freak Jarran Harris was born without hearing. The 27-year-old is combining his passion for fitness with his skills Australian sign language (Auslan) to instruct […]
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Wearing a hearing aid can slow the progress of dementia by up to 75 per cent, according to a new study. Scientists believe that keeping older people engaged and active by adopting the devices can significantly reduce age-related cognitive decline. They followed the progress of 2,040 individuals between 1996 and 2014, asking them to complete […]
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