NDIS Quarterly Report released (October – December 2019)
The Minister for the NDIS, Stuart Robert, today released the latest COAG NDIS Quarterly Report (1 October 2019 to 31 December 2019). The report reveals that some progress is being made in getting young people with disabilities out of Aged Care and that the average wait time for children aged 0-6 years to meet NDIS […]
Source: AFDO
Help fix Disability Royal Commission submission form
To help people provide information to the Disability Royal Commission* a submission form was designed and released last year. But it soon became clear to Deafness Forum and others that the submission form had problems: the questions were too long and complicated not all questions aligned with best trauma-informed practice the ordering of the questions […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
Information Project Officer: position available
A position is open to join our team. We are seeking an experienced, highly organised individual to take on the role of Information Project Officer in South Australia. This is a unique opportunity to take on the responsibility of providing information and supports to the Down syndrome community in South Australia.
Read more about the role here.
Source: Down Syndrome Australia
Parents being vocal about hearing loss
Beth Leipholtz writes, Our three-month-old baby Cooper is profoundly deaf. When I heard that for the first time, when it became real to us, I was terrified. In retrospect, I think much of that fear stemmed from my lack of knowledge. I didn’t know what that diagnosis meant for the rest of his life. This […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
Parents vocal about hearing loss
Beth Leipholtz writes, Our three-month-old baby Cooper is profoundly deaf. When I heard that for the first time, when it became real to us, I was terrified. In retrospect, I think much of that fear stemmed from my lack of knowledge. I didn’t know what that diagnosis meant for the rest of his life. This […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
Tinnitus Week
It’s Tinnitus Week. https://www.tinnitusweek.com/ Do you think you hear sound when none is present? Does it sound like there’s a constant buzzing, hissing, whistling, swooshing or clicking noise in your ears? If so, you might be experiencing tinnitus, or “ringing in the ears.” Tinnitus is an audiological and neurological condition that affects nearly 15 per […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
