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Educational resource kit for the Voice referendum.

Educational resource kit for the Voice referendum.

The Australian Human Rights Commission created an educational resource kit for the Voice referendum in 2023. The educational resources seek to minimise harm, promote cultural humility, and focus the conversation on human rights principles as they relate to the...

Listen up: it’s Safe Listening Week.

Listen up: it’s Safe Listening Week.

No matter what your age, Australians with good hearing health are better able to lead fulfilling and productive lives. Exposure to noise, whether prolonged or of short duration, is a major cause of approximately one-third of adult-onset hearing loss. Many people...

This week is about caring for our hearing.

This week is about caring for our hearing.

Let's do something positive about protecting our hearing! Australians with good hearing health are better able to lead fulfilling and productive lives. Exposure to noise, whether prolonged or of short duration, is a major cause of approximately one-third of...

Social and cultural impacts of Indigenous hearing loss.

Social and cultural impacts of Indigenous hearing loss.

When we consider indigenous hearing loss in Australia, the contribution of early childhood ear disease draws much attention. The prevention and treatment of the disease has been a high priority. However, the mitigation of the impact of the resulting hearing loss on...

Free, easy to use communication app.

Free, easy to use communication app.

NALscribe is a free, easy-to-use live speech captioning tool to help people understand speech and conversations. Created by Australia’s National Acoustic Laboratories, it is especially beneficial when the person speaking is wearing a mask or face-shield, when...