Introduction Australia is a party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Under articles 9 and 28 of these instruments respectively, the Australian Government is obliged to ensure that all persons with disabilities have access to social security, social protection […]
Source: AFDO
Infection every expectant mother feared ‘eradicated’ in Australia An infection once feared by pregnant women has been all but wiped out in Australia thanks to a vaccine that has been a fixture of childhood vaccinations for almost three decades. The World Health Organisation recently declared that rubella, also known as German measles, had been eliminated […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
Members and friends of Deafness Forum of Australia are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting. We expect it will take 30-40 minutes. A light luncheon will follow the meeting. Friday 7 December 2018 from 12 noon. Australian Hearing Hub, 16 University Ave at Macquarie University in Sydney. HEARnet CRC seminar room. Agenda approve the […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
In 2019, you will get a My Health Record. But if you don’t want a My Health Record, complete the online process by 31 January 2019. The deadline for opting-out was to have been this month (Nov 2018) but the Government responded to calls for an extension so people could make an informed choice. My […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
On behalf of the Board of AFDO, the Executive and staff, we are saddened by the loss of a remarkable man whose pursuit was to ensure every Australian with an Intellectual Disability was afforded the same rights and freedoms as their peers. I have had the privilege of working with Paul on and off […]
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Fifteen organisations in the hearing health sector met with parliamentarians in Sydney at the inaugural gathering of the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Hearing Health & Deafness at the NSW Parliament building. Felicity Wilson MP, member for North Sydney is the Chair of the Parliamentary Friends group. Her deputy chair is Trish Doyle MP, who is […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
