Australia’s first Indigenous surgeon says identifying hearing loss would change lives. Identifying hearing loss and treating middle-ear infections in Indigenous children in their first four years would change lives forever, says Australia’s first Indigenous surgeon,...
The Disability Royal Commission wants to hear about challenges, barriers and ways to better prevent and reduce violence against, and abuse, neglect and exploitation of, culturally and linguistically diverse people with disability. The Royal Commission says it...
Warm thanks to all our members & friends who were interested in contributing their views to the Government’s Review of the Disability Standards for Education. The Review’s final report is now available on the Department of Education, Skills and Employment website....
If you are a National Relay Service user and want to continue to use the service, you need to register before 20 April 2021. To register, you need to complete a form and provide a copy of a support document that has your name and address on it. You only need to...
The World Report on Hearing (2021) provides guidance to countries across the globe to integrate ear and hearing care into their national health plans. Based on the best available evidence, this report presents epidemiological and financial data on hearing loss;...
The latest edition of our popular free national newsletter - One in Six - is available now. News items in this edition include: - COVID-19 does not damage auditory system - Deafness doesn't have to hold you back - 9 year old Zia - Indigenous Ear and Hearing Health —...