A new report aims to understand what helps, and what makes it hard for First Nations NDIS participants who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, to use their National Disability Insurance plans in a way that meets their needs and aspirations. Using participants’ own language...
University of Queensland researchers have adapted an internationally used test that screens patients for dementia and Alzheimer's disease, to make it suitable for people with hearing loss. Professor Piers Dawes from UQ's School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences...
Jacqueline Drexler says “I have never known ‘normal’ hearing. All I know are the sounds I hear through my hearing devices.” “Since infancy, I wore hearing aids. In 2017, I underwent cochlear implant surgery. I am a bimodal user, wearing a hearing aid in one ear and a...
Despite harsh, discriminatory conditions, low pay and lack of recognition, countless deaf women have fought with brilliance and dedication for personal and professional recognition, including for the right to vote. They contributed to women’s emancipation in the...
The first results of a major study into hearing loss in Australia are in – and if you are over 50, you should probably book a test. Nearly half the people screened in the first rounds of the Australian Eye and Ear Health Survey who said they did not have a hearing...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Bill Shorten, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for Government Services, have officially opened the Hearing Australia centre in Marrickville, NSW. They met with staff and clients and saw first-hand...