hearing loss

Opinion: Why we should all care about unaddressed hearing loss

Chris Rehn March 1, 2024

There’s a common reaction from the hundreds of adults who come through our cochlear implant program each year: “I wish I’d done this sooner”. Australians

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nonprofit, Health, Disability, Latest News

The Shepherd Centre Urges Support for Children with Hearing Loss this Mother’s Day

Menchie Khairuddin May 11, 2023

The Shepherd Centre, an Australian not-for-profit providing specialised programs to children with hearing loss, is urging the community to support the families of children with

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Opinion, Health, Youth

Opinion: Australia needs a national approach on detecting childhood hearing loss

Greg Leigh March 3, 2023

Australia has an internationally regarded, gold-standard network of universal newborn hearing screening programs. Those programs, operating in every state and territory, serve to identify most

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Opinion, Disability, Social Affairs

Opinion: Celebrity deafness and the stigma of silence

David Brady January 12, 2023

What characteristics come to mind when you think of a world-renowned chef, reality TV show host, CEO, entrepreneur, former Prime Minister or world-champion sports coach?

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Disability, Health, Governance, Funding, Child Protection

The Shepherd Centre welcomes $6.5 million in funding to improve care for children with hearing loss

Lourdes Antenor April 19, 2022

NDIS provider and charity, The Shepherd Centre has welcomed an announcement from Federal Labor Leader Anthony Albanese pledging $6.5 million in funding to provide better

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Youth, Child Protection, Health

Experience life after hearing loss through virtual reality

Lourdes Antenor April 5, 2022

The Shepherd Centre has unveiled a first-of-its-kind virtual reality (VR) to allow others to experience life with hearing loss. The experience was designed to prevent

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