It was so special when he heard his family for the first time
When Sydney’s Jessica Kerr’s much anticipated first born baby arrived, he brought both overwhelming joy and unforeseen heart ache and challenges. Nixon’s deafness, discovered early on, sent ripples of doubt and self-reflection through Jess’ thoughts. “I couldn’t help but wonder if I had somehow caused it during pregnancy,” she shared, a natural but heart-wrenching thought […]
The Shepherd Centre to expand therapy services for hearing loss
The Shepherd Centre, a specialist centre that helps children with hearing loss learn to listen and speak, has received $300,000 in state funding to expand its services in Northern Tasmania. Shepherd Centre CEO Dr Aleisha Davis, said the organisation wanted all Tasmanian children with hearing loss to access specialised therapy service regardless of their location. […]
‘Had to grieve those moments’: Michelle spent hours singing to her daughter who couldn’t hear
When Michelle Cook fell pregnant for the first time she and her husband Robert would spend hours trying to connect with their growing bub. “We would have these wonderful intimate moments as a family where we would talk to Riley,” she tells 9Honey Parenting, recalling the special time in her life. When Riley was finally born, the family […]
Joe Symons on a mission to empower Territory’s hearing impaired
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
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
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 […]
