Joe Symons on a mission to empower Territory’s hearing impaired
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Joe Symons was born with moderate to severe hearing loss, but raised with an acute sense of self-advocacy. So he often forgets his deafness. “I’ve got the label, but I’ve never thought of myself as having a disability and I have achieved all I have by just being me,” the Deafness Resource Centre executive officer […]
New hearing centre opens for Hunter children
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The Hunter has welcomed its first specialised early intervention children’s hearing service. The Shepherd Centre, a not-for-profit NDIS service provider helping youngsters with hearing loss learn to listen and speak, began operating in the region this week. The new mobile project is thanks to a $110,000 grant from Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation. The service will deliver […]
Epic country-sized walk raises $20k for deaf children
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THERE were tears of happiness, triumph and gratitude when Hannah Katz reached the Cape Reinga lighthouse on the northernmost tip of the Te Araroa Trail. It took six months to walk from one end of New Zealand to the other, over 3000km travelled, and as of Tuesday she has raised $20,431 for children with hearing […]
Impact Report 2022
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Impact Report 2021
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