Lived Experience at the Heart of Research
Members of the Australian Childhood Deafness Community Advisory Group were privileged to attend this year’s this year’s Australasian Newborn Hearing Screening (ANHS) Conference. Reflections by Jermy Pang and Emily Shepard. The Advisory group, known as...
Prevention is Better than Cure
Preventive health action is the key to achieving a healthier Australia by 2030. Australians in good health are better able to lead fulfilling and productive lives. Avoidable hearing loss and a reluctance to seek professional help when hearing is fading represent an...
Why Do People Assume Everyone With Hearing Loss Can Sign?
We would love you to make videos to reach a hearing loss audience, the media rep suggested. “Sure, that sounds good,” I replied, “assuming the videos would be captioned, of course.” She replied, “But wouldn’t you just sign in them?” By Shari Eberts I stopped dead in...
