If you’ve ever experienced headphones or speakers with a dodgy wire, you’ll know how irritating a sound equipment malfunction can be. Now imagine the frustration when that problem affects everything you hear. Hearing aids are electronic devices and sometimes they will break down. Your baby or young child depends on you to check every day […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
Working with the Australian Australian Communications Consumer Action Network we can develop a roadmap for an ideal Australian Accessible Communications future. This roadmap will explore what is required for communications services in Australia to be fully inclusive and accessible for all consumers. We would like to invite your feedback to help us ensure that our […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
Working with the Australian Australian Communications Consumer Action Network we can develop a roadmap for an ideal Australian Accessible Communications future. This roadmap will explore what is required for communications services in Australia to be fully inclusive and accessible for all consumers. We would like to invite your feedback to help us ensure that our […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
The Disability Royal Commission wants to hear about the experiences of students with disability. Students and families can make a submission. It can be short or it can be detailed. The Royal Commission wants to hear about: Experiences of violence, abuse, neglect or exclusion of students with disability (including early childhood, schools and tertiary education) […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Disability Reform Council (the Council) met on Friday for the third time this year. The Council acknowledged the importance of independent disability advocacy, and agreed to work to better understand the demand for independent disability advocacy and decision-making support. The Council agreed on the following: Further engagement is needed […]
Source: AFDO
The Disability Royal Commission Legal Service is a free national legal service to give information and advice to people who want to tell their story to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. The DRC Legal Service is to be independent of the Disability Royal Commission. The Legal Service […]
Source: DANA
