Help promote hearing loss prevention.
It is National Safe Work Month throughout October - a time to commit to building a safe and healthy workplace. Noise can damage your hearing if it’s too loud. Both sudden, loud noises, like an explosion; and constant, loud noises, like working near industrial...
Medical community has role in the Voice.
Professor Kelvin Kong, a prominent otolaryngology, head and neck surgeon, believes the majority of Australians would vote Yes to the Voice to Parliament if given the right information, and that the medical community has a role to play. Professor Kelvin Kong is...
Get help with your hearing and improve life.
Untreated hearing loss can affect your mental and physical health and have a big impact on your life. A hearing test can help to detect the early signs of hearing loss, so you can keep your hearing healthy for longer. For information on looking after your hearing...
Welcome to Australia’s online lipreading program.
Feel more connected to conversations and the world around you. Video lessons (with captions for hearing accessibility) help you start, or build on, your ability to lipread. Learn and practice lipreading at your own pace from the comfort of your own home. Feel more...
First Nations Hearing Care Needs a Voice.
In 2023, how is it that an ear infection could make it less likely for a kid to finish school or find a job? A message from Mark Butler, the Minister for Health and Aged Care, Australian Government. That’s the reality for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
International Day of Sign Languages & Week of the Deaf
The International Day of Sign Languages is a unique opportunity to support and protect the linguistic identity and cultural diversity of all Deaf people and other sign language users. The International Week of the Deaf is a time of various activities by Deaf...