Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s hearing health
An increasing number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s lives have been improved by getting hearing help at an earlier age. But according to Australian Hearing, there is more work to be done to reduce the significantly higher rates of hearing problems Indigenous Australians face compared to other Australians. Australian Hearing tracked Aboriginal and […]
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Education system is failing students with disability
National not-for-profit body Children and Young People with Disability Australia conducts a national survey each year on the educational experiences of students with disability in Australia. It focuses on the direct experience of students with disability. The most recent survey results again highlight that the present education system is failing to adequately meet the needs […]
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Eligibility for access to the NDIS
The National Disability Insurance Agency, the organisation that manages the NDIS, said it had clarified its guidelines for access to the NDIS. Early intervention for hearing impairment for people aged birth to 25 – the NDIA will be satisfied that a person meets the early intervention requirements without further assessment when the person: – is […]
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Your headphones could be making you deaf
In the modern world, many of us are wearing headphones all day, every day. But experts fear our constant exposure to audio played straight into our ears could be creating a prematurely deaf generation of Australians. Story by ABC medical reporter Sophie Scott and Rebecca Armitage. “We are very concerned. Most people who are working […]
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The sad state of hearing assistance in aged care
Deafness Forum of Australia is deeply concerned about the continuing, widespread lack of recognition and effective management of hearing loss in aged care services. This is despite government accreditation requirements, overseen by the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency, having been in place for two decades. Deafness Forum became aware of the absence of necessary hearing […]
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Entrepreneurs with Disability research project
Are you a person with a disability who is self-employed, owns their own enterprise, has founded a social enterprise or identifies as an entrepreneur? Or would you like the opportunity to be a small business owner, entrepreneur or social entrepreneur in the future? The University of Technology Sydney is conducting research to understand the experiences […]
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