Your child. Your journey.
Navigating your world with a deaf or hard of hearing child.
Raising a child with a hearing loss can be overwhelming and we want to make your life a bit easier.
So..... we put on our capes, rolled up our sleeves and got to work! We scoured the internet, digested the research, called the experts, interviewed parents, listened, cried, laughed, high-fived, curated and created!
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Stories from parents with a lived experience and articles to help you navigate a different day.
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In other news
Moana Lynn’s Story by Kyleigh... her mum.
Moana Lynn has severe to profound deafness because of a genetic factor: Connexin 26 mutation.
Emma and Darcy - our story
Darcy has a profound hearing loss - bilaterally.
My Story, Growing up Deaf- Tayla Percy
Tayla is studying her Bachelors of Youth Work and aspires to be an advocate and role model to other Deaf people.
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Support your journey with helpful resources
- Featured resource
The Importance of Rich Childhood Experiences.
When families and communities collaborate in positive ways, a deaf child's capacity to achieve their learning potential is significantly enhanced.
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Identification of Deafness.
Parents' responses to knowing early and their expectations of child communication development.
The Effects of Vocabulary Intervention.
Building knowledge of word meanings is essential in developing reading comprehension skills. Both broad vocabulary knowledge – the number of words that are known – and depth of vocabulary knowledge – how well the words are known – are important.
Family-Centered Practice in Early Intervention: A Comparison.
Early interventions programs should offer a wide range of services to cater to the diverse needs of families and encourage parents to be more involved.
Upcoming events
- Featured event
Furry Tales 0-5yrs 9 (Online- Australia wide)
Calling on all animal lovers aged 0-5 years and their families!
Tennis with Friends (18-23yrs)
Tennis is an ideal sport to help you maintain fitness, strength, agility and is also a great social activity. Come and join us for a group tennis session at the Victorian Tennis Academy in South Yarra.
Tennis with Friends (12-17yrs)
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