CICADA Queensland has launched its latest publication ‘Everything you need to know about cochlear implants’. The publication will be an invaluable tool for cochlear implant clinics and people interested in an implant. The 42 page booklet takes you through the process in easy to read format. CICADA Queensland is not charging for the booklet […]
Telecommunication technologies make many aspects of our life easier, but with so many different devices out there, finding the right equipment to meet our specific needs can be overwhelming. Accessible Telecoms is a nationwide disability telecommunications service that provides independent, up-to-date information on mainstream and assistive telecommunication products suitable for people with disability. Visit Accessible […]
Infection every expectant mother feared ‘eradicated’ in Australia An infection once feared by pregnant women has been all but wiped out in Australia thanks to a vaccine that has been a fixture of childhood vaccinations for almost three decades. The World Health Organisation recently declared that rubella, also known as German measles, had been eliminated […]
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What’s going on with My Health Record? You will get one automatically next year. But if you don’t want a My Health Record, complete the online process by 31 January 2019. The deadline for opting-out was to have been this month (Nov 2018) but the Government responded to calls for an extension so people could […]
Fifteen organisations in the hearing health sector met with parliamentarians in Sydney at the inaugural gathering of the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Hearing Health & Deafness at the NSW Parliament building. Felicity Wilson MP, member for North Sydney is the Chair of the Parliamentary Friends group. Her deputy chair is Trish Doyle MP, who is […]
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Tradies across the country are at risk of developing permanent hearing loss due to noise hazards on the job. They are being urged to ‘listen’ to the latest guidelines on how to protect their hearing health. It is as simple as wearing hearing protection devices – at work and during leisure time. Hearing loss due […]