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The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport today presented its Report on the Inquiry into the 2017-18 Annual Reports of the Department of Health and Australian Hearing. The inquiry focused on hearing services, and investigated recent developments in government hearing health policy. Read the report:  https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/Health_Aged_Care_and_Sport/2017-18AnnualReports...

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Our 2018 Annual Report is now available online. For more information: https://www.aussiedeafkids.org.au/annual-reports...

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The webinar presented by Dr Kirsty Gardner-Berry on Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder ANSD) is now available on our website.  https://www.aussiedeafkids.org.au/ansd-webinar-for-parents We would like Dr Gardner-Berry for her time and enthusiasm for this project...

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Thank you to all the parents who participated in the NDIA Parent Workshop in August. Everyone present contributed so effectively in sharing their experience and providing such strong insights.  Following the workshop, the NDIA have done some more work to emphasise the strong support role of the ECEI partner in supporting parents through the pathway experience.      NDIS Early Childhood Early Intervention Partners will work with families with agreement to provide information about all communication approaches.  NDIS Early Childhood Early Intervention Partners will support families to link with their chosen services as needed, and when they are ready. The NDIS...

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What do you want to know about ANSD? We are planning a webinar on Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder ANSD) in late October for parents whose children have been diagnosed with ANSD. Dr Kirsty Gardner-Berry, who specialises in ANSD in children, wants to make sure the webinar answers the questions that parents have. What information would you like her to cover in the webinar? Are there things about ANSD that you would like to know more about? You can let us know by posting here or emailing us at info@aussiedeafkids.org.au. It would also be helpful to know whether day or night is...

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