Free Hearing Checks for a Brighter Future
Hearing Australia provides culturally safe services for First Nations children to ensure they can listen, learn and stay connected to community and culture throughout their lives. Hearing Australia professionals will check their hearing for free if your child is under...
Protecting the Public from Unsafe Practice is Our Priority
Australia’s State and Territory Health Ministers are currently considering options for regulating the audiology profession. Deafness Forum Australia is committed to supporting the registration of audiologists and audiometrists in Australia under the National...
Find Your Own Path in Life
“Only two months after I was born, my parents could tell that I was deaf. When it was confirmed at the hospital, the doctor shared, “I regret to tell you that your son is deaf”, to which my parents nonchalantly replied, “There is nothing to be sorry about, he will be...
Hearing Loss Impacts Emotional Response to Music
Music is an important part of life for many people. It can evoke a wide range of emotions, including sadness, happiness, anger, tension, relief and excitement. People with hearing loss and people with cochlear implants have reduced abilities to discriminate some of...
Meet the Deafness Forum Board for 2025
The board of Deafness Forum Australia, elected by and representing a national membership of individuals and organisations, sets the direction and policy on key issues. The board ensures that Deafness Forum is focused on its purpose and strategic objectives and manages...
Hearing Health Elevated: National Summit
"Can you hear me?" A familiar question with growing urgency. What if the threats to our hearing go beyond the loud sounds we hear daily and include hidden dangers like some infections or medications? These risks are real and can be especially harmful to children’s...