National Conversation on Auslan Training Qualifications
Public Skills Australia is undertaking a critical project to update the Auslan, Interpreting, and Translating Training Qualifications. This essential project aims to ensure these qualifications reflect the evolving needs of students, professionals, and the wider...
Tips for Hard-of-Hearing Musos and Audio Engineers
Strategies that not only help hard-of-hearing professionals maintain quality in their work but also encourage a collaborative and adaptive approach in the music industry.
The unheard reality of invisible disabilities
Founder of the new Accessibility Taskforce, Joshua Potter highlights the challenges faced by professionals with invisible disabilities in architecture and proposes a number of strategies to make change. Joshua shares his own experiences as a person with hearing loss...
My Aged Care can feel like an obstacle course
For an older Australian who is Deaf or hard of hearing, navigating My Aged Care can feel like running an obstacle course designed for someone else. Barriers emerge from the first phone call to the last written notice. Yet, these obstacles can be overcome with the...
A Warning Signal for Civil Liberties
Twelve days before Donald Trump took office, Charlie Kirk, media personality and right wing activist, complained on his eponymous show about the presence of American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters at emergency press briefings for the Los Angeles fires. Another right...
Hearing Services Program in High Demand
The Australian Government’s Hearing Services Program continues to play a vital role in supporting Australians with hearing loss. Through the Voucher Scheme, eligible people — including pensioners, veterans, and NDIS participants — can access subsidised hearing...