Australia urgently needs a national strategy to address the social and economic costs of hearing loss.
People who communicate in Australian Sign Language need better access to education, employment and community life.
Hearing loss affects 70% of people over the age of 70 and it has a huge impact on quality of life.
Hearing loss is costing Australia $15billion a year in health system costs and lost productivity.
Hearing loss doesn't discriminate. It is more common than asthma, heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
The peak national body representing the interests of Australians who are concerned with the quality of their hearing and the effects it has on their lives and the people around them.
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NSW Parliamentary Friends of Hearing Health & Deafness
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