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Annual General Meeting 2019

Annual General Meeting 2019

The meeting is open to all at 3.00 pm Friday 15 November at the Australian Hearing Hub, ground floor. The agenda and accompanying papers are available by clicking this link: Deafness Forum AGM 2019 agenda and papers Inquiries to the company secretary – info … the @ symbol … deafnessforum.org.au (no spaces)  

Source: Deafness Forum of Australia

Job Advertisement – AFDO National Manager – Disability Initiatives and Projects

Job Advertisement – AFDO National Manager – Disability Initiatives and Projects

This position is only available for those who identify as a person with disability as allowed under ‘special measures’ of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010, no other applicants will be considered. The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, a Disabled People’s Organisation and a National Cross-Disability Peak, represents people with disability and their families, and is […]

Source: AFDO

Announcement of AFDO International Coordinator

Announcement of AFDO International Coordinator

Following the AFDO Board meeting held last week, we are pleased to announce that AFDO Vice President, Trevor Carroll has been re-appointed to the role of International Coordinator for AFDO, for a further 12-months. This role is a 12-month appointment and we have been extremely fortunate to have Trevor in this role since 2018, and […]

Source: AFDO

CapTel under spotlight at Senate Estimates hearing

CapTel under spotlight at Senate Estimates hearing

The complicated story of CapTel was under the spotlight at a hearing in the Commonwealth Parliament. An estimated 4 thousand people with hearing and speech difficulties throughout Australia will lose their CapTel phone service next year. A Senates Estimate hearing on 21 October 2019 asked questions of the senior officers at the Department of Communications […]

Source: Deafness Forum of Australia

CapTel in spotlight at Senate Estimates hearing

CapTel in spotlight at Senate Estimates hearing

CapTel was in the spotlight at a hearing in the Commonwealth Parliament. An estimated 4 thousand people with hearing difficulties throughout Australia will lose their CapTel phone service next year. A Senates Estimate hearing on 21 October 2019 asked questions of the senior officers at the Department of Communications involved in negotiations with the CapTel […]

Source: Deafness Forum of Australia

Disability pension applicants prejudiced

Disability pension applicants prejudiced

Disability Support Pension (DSP) applicants and recipients face multiple obstacles to claiming their benefits and feel the process is ‘unfair’ and ‘stressful’. A study by Monash University looked at 248 applicants and receivers of the DSP discovered that 86 per cent of DSP receivers and 96 per cent of applicants found the application process complex. […]

Source: DANA

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