Button batteries power hearing devices. At the same time, they are a very real health risk especially to children. The consumer law will be changed later in 2020 to include new safety provisions. But could changes have a negative effect on people’s use of hearing...
Key organisations in the hearing health sector do not believe that the NDIS and the sector are ready to move to new funding arrangements and to a contestable market for the delivery of hearing services to children on 1 July 2020, particularly during this major health...
People will experience longer than usual wait times to have their calls answered by the National Relay Service (NRS) and the National Auslan Interpreter Booking and Payment Service (NABS). Slower response times are being caused by the coronavirus pandemic and a...
A statement by Deafness Forum Australia about the importance of accessible communications during this Coronavirus pandemic. One in six Australians live with a hearing loss that impacts on their daily lives. We comprise one of the largest categories of persons with...
Members and friends, we wanted to give you a report on how Deafness Forum is operating in this current health emergency. We will keep our communication channels open but we can’t know the effect of increased demand on Australia’s NBN. Our IT provider has plans in...
This is a template in MS Word for not for profit organisations to create their own Epidemic-Pandemic policy and procedure. This template was created by the Institute of Company Directors Australia. Download the free Epidemic-Pandemic Policy template Mar2020...