About the Deafness Forum

Introduction

Deafness Forum is the peak body for deafness in Australia. Established in early 1993 at the instigation of the Federal government, the Deafness Forum now represents all interests and viewpoints of the Deaf and hearing impaired communities of Australia (including those people who have a chronic disorder of the ear and those who are DeafBlind).

Objectives

The Deafness Forum exists to improve the quality of life for Australians who are Deaf, have a hearing impairment or have a chronic disorder of the ear by:

• advocating for government policy change and development
• making input into policy and legislation
• generating public awareness
• providing a forum for information sharing and
• creating better understanding between all areas of deafness.

Our Board and staff

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Membership

As at March 2010, the Deafness Forum had 65 organisation members and 133 individual members. It also regularly consults with all other known organisations operating in the deafness sector that are not amongst its membership, so that it is adequately equipped to effectively represent the interests of its entire constituency.

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