Early Intervention

Early intervention begins soon after your baby has been diagnosed with hearing loss.

Early intervention services can help you understand hearing loss and gain confidence as a parent of a deaf child. It also will guide you in identifying your child's strengths and needs and help your child develop important language skills necessary to become part of the larger community.

• Getting started with early intervention
• Finding an early intervention service

Better Start funding

From 1 July 2011, children with a four frequency hearing loss of 40dB or greater in the better ear are eligible for to access Better Start funding  – an initiative of the Australian Government. Parents of eligible children will be able to access up to $12,000 (with a maximum of $6,000 per financial year) to pay for certain early intervention services.

• Better Start for Children with Disability
• Questions for Better Start provider
• What is four frequency average hearing loss?
• Questions and answers about Better Start
• Audiology services and Better Start