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Making informed decisions - A course for parents

This course helps families make logical and rational decisions.

Giving your children a strong Auslan foundation

In this webinar, Dr Louise de Beuzeville offers insights for parents on giving their children a strong foundation in Auslan.

We are all ears: Learning from parents’ experiences about hearing aid use in their young children

Lisa Nailand presents the findings from her research on hearing aid use in young children and provides hands-on strategies for parents and caregivers to improve their child’s hearing aid use.

Best practices for family-centred early intervention for children who are deaf or hard of hearing

Dr Melissa McCarthy discusses best practices for family-centred early intervention for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Deaf Culture 101

In this wonderful Aussie Deaf Kids webinar, Fiona Graney explores what it means to be Deaf with Alex Jones. There is much that parents of children with hearing loss can learn from these leading advocates for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Finding a cause for your child's hearing loss

A/Prof Valerie Sung discusses the medical options available to families in Australia to find out the cause of their child’s hearing loss.

The genetics of deafness - An update for parents

Dr Karen Liddle provides parents with information on the genetics of deafness, with a particular focus on connexin 26, the most common genetic cause of deafness.

Children with congenital unilateral hearing loss

Dr Teresa Ching focuses on children with congenital unilateral hearing loss.

Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder - A webinar for parents

Dr Kirsty Gardner-Berry discusses some of the most frequently asked questions from parents, and aims to provide some answers that will help parents see the journey forward more clearly.

A conversation with Jermy Pang

Ann Porter chats with Jermy Pang about her lived experience growing up with hearing loss and being mum to a child who is hard of hearing.

A conversation with Stephen Tang

Stephen Tang talks about his experience of growing up with a hearing loss and answers questions from parent participants.

Sports participation and opportunities for kids who are deaf or hard of hearing

Phil Harper, General Manager of Deaf Sports Australia, discusses sport and the opportunities for children and young people who are deaf and hard of hearing to participate in sport at all levels.

Fire safety for families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing

Senior Firefighter Simon de Silva discusses fire safety for families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Supporting siblings of children who are deaf or hard of hearing

Kate Strohm, Founder and CEO of Siblings Australia, discusses the challenges and needs of siblings of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Setting up children who are DHH to be successful multilingual learners

Speech-language pathologists, Drs Kathryn Crowe and Pauline van der Straten Waillet, discuss multilingual language acquisition for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Social capital, social communication and identity

A webinar to learn about social capital, social communication and identity of adolescents with hearing loss presented by Dr Tim Byatt.

NDIS 101: Lessons learnt as a Parent & Senior Support Coordinator

This presentation explains the NDIS process in everyday terms, covering some of the fundamentals that are the basis of the system.

The NDIS and Education

Dr Megan Barr discusses how schools and the NDIS can work together to support the needs of your child with hearing loss.

Classroom engagement of children who are deaf or hard of hearing attending mainstream school

Dr Michelle Todorov discusses the current state of evidence regarding the classroom engagement of students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

FM systems and SoundField in the classroom

Andrew Stewart reviews the options available to students who are deaf or hard of hearing in the classroom.

Disability Discrimination: What parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing need to know

Dr Jill Duncan discusses Disability Discrimination and some aspects of the legislation that parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing need to know.