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Hearing Services Program, National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
If you have hearing loss you may be able to access hearing supports and aids through the Hearing Services Program. There is also a special program called the NDIS Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) program for children aged 0–6 years who have just been diagnosed with a hearing problem.
Hearing services
There are a wide range of free hearing services that you can access in the Northern Territory (NT) for people with hearing impairments.
Hearing impairment and assistive technology
The South Australian Government has information available on their website hearing impairment and assistive technology, you can also find information on available services.
Hearing Australia e-book
Hearing Australia has a useful free e-book called Choices. It has information for parents and families of children who are newly diagnosed with hearing loss from birth to 12 years of age.
Flinders Medical Centre
The Flinders Medical Centre is a large public hospital, they conduct hearing assessments and are the only location in South Australia where you can access a public adult cochlear implant program.
Australian Parenting Website
The Australian Government website RaisingChildren.net.au may be helpful if you are looking for parenting resources. On the website you will find a guide to disabilities, links to services and many other resources for families.
Australian Human Rights Commission
The Australian Human Rights Commission promotes disability rights to build a more accessible and inclusive society. The Commission has a guide to the laws that protect all people from discrimination and information on access to justice for people with disability that you can access on their website. You can also make a human rights complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission. The complaints process is free.
National Auslan Interpreter Booking & Payment Service (NABS)
You can use NABS to book an interpreter for private healthcare appointments. Your healthcare provider can also book the NABS for you.
NSW Health
NSW Health Hearing services are provided by a range of government and non-government agencies in NSW.
Statewide Audiology Service
Tasmania has a statewide audiology service with a full range of diagnostic services including behavioural and electrophysiological tests, cochlear implant assessment and rehabilitation, newborn hearing screening and diagnostic assessment and support, and the provision of loan assistive listening devices to patients at Royal Hobart Hospital.