Aussie Deaf Kids

08/09/2025

NDIS Guide - Quality support for children

https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/rules-and-standards/quality-practice/quality-supports-children

https://www.aussiedeafkids.org.au/parents/national-disability-insurance-scheme/ndis-resources

06/09/2025

Happy Father’s Day!
We’re celebrating the incredible role dads and father figures play in the lives of deaf and hard of hearing children. From attending appointments to cheering on achievements, your support makes a world of difference.

Explore our resources and stories celebrating fathers here:
https://www.aussiedeafkids.org.au/family-life/family-friends/fathers/

05/09/2025

Research participation - Enabling remote screening of childhood hearing loss using Artificial Intelligence (Chatterbugs) - National Acoustics Laboratories (NAL)

https://www.aussiedeafkids.org.au/research-participation-enabling-remote-screening-of-childhood-hearing-loss-using-ai-chatterbugs-study/

05/09/2025

Big congratulations to Associate Professor Jill Duncan OAM, a member of the Aussie Deaf Kids board, on her appointment as Chair of the recently announced NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee (EAC).

This prestigious role recognises her expertise and lifelong commitment to improving the lives of people with disability. We are delighted to see your leadership acknowledged in this way.

A team of Australia’s leading educators, researchers and disability advocates have been appointed to an expert-led committee, established to ensure NDIS participants access the best-practice, evidence-based supports that deliver results.

03/09/2025

Mild hearing loss - next steps

Mild hearing loss means it might be harder for your child to hear soft sounds and understand speech in noisy environments. Voices may sound unclear, and some children may take longer to develop speech and language skills.

https://www.aussiedeafkids.org.au/resources/your-childs-hearing/mild-hearing-loss/your-baby-has-a-mild-hearing-loss-whats-the-next-step/

02/09/2025

Expression Deaf Festival - save the date

🎈 SAVE THE DATE!! 🎈

This year's Expression Deaf Festival has been confirmed for Saturday 25th October, 2025!

Our Deaf Festival will be held at Deaf Children Australia (same grounds as VCD) at 597 St Kilda Road, Melbourne.

Our Deaf Festival website is also now live: https://deaffestival.expression.com.au

More information will be released over the next couple of weeks!

It's gearing up to be a very exciting day of celebration of Deaf community and culture and we can't wait to see you there!

29/08/2025

Research participation - Help improve hearing care for babies.

Paediatric Hearing Study at National Acoustics Laboratories (NAL)

https://www.aussiedeafkids.org.au/research-participation-help-us-improve-hearing-care-for-babies/

27/08/2025

Tips for coaches and playing sport

https://www.aussiedeafkids.org.au/family-life/sport/tips-for-coaches/
https://www.aussiedeafkids.org.au/family-life/sport/sport-modifications/

22/08/2025

✨NDIS 101: What every Parent of a Deaf or HOH Child needs to know✨

🗓️ Wednesday, 27 August 2025
⏰ 7:30–9:00pm AEST (online, free)

Are you a parent or caregiver of a Deaf or HOH child? Feeling overwhelmed by NDIS jargon, budgets, and “reasonable & necessary” rules? This workshop is for you.

We’ll cover everything families need to know to approach the NDIS with confidence, including:
✔️ Understanding how the NDIS works for Deaf children and why supports are often misunderstood
✔️ Key terms explained in plain English (PACE, R&N, mainstream supports)
✔️ Breaking down budgets – Core, Capacity, Capital
✔️ Who funds what? (NDIS, Education, Health)
✔️ Reasonable & Necessary vs Parental Responsibility
✔️ The “Ordinary Life” principle and how to apply it
✔️ Writing strong goals that get funded
✔️ Building effective evidence without over-medicalising
✔️ Why Auslan, captioning and language access are rights
✔️ Proactive planning, consultation rights, and common traps to avoid

✨ Everyone who attends will receive a full set of tools and resources to help put this information into practice.

📩 Register here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=rFr0S0r44k2Bbq6F9OwjhHGP2uLjjxVJhl-BHm092BFURVRKR04yWURQSUhFMkxRVkk0T0hTTkUxVC4u

♿ Accessibility: Live captioning and Auslan interpreters will be provided. Please let us know if you have other access needs when registering.

Tag a parent who might need this and join us next Wednesday to gain practical tools and strategies for navigating the NDIS.

21/08/2025

There's 1 week to go until our Parent Panel!

Join Mandy Hose of Too Peas In A Podcast fame to hear from parents about the different pathways and options they’ve explored to create fulfilling and meaningful days for their children beyond school.

In this 90-minute parent panel discussion, you'll find out how they’ve managed and planned their young person’s next life stage and what it’s taken to get to this point.

Our panel will share their experiences of day services, supported employment, Certificate I level course at TAFE and microenterprise.

Don’t miss this great opportunity to get practical tips and insight from parents.

So don't miss out - register NOW 👇
https://bit.ly/AGLaug25posts

20/08/2025

Contacting emergency services

Children can learn from a young age how to contact emergency services - even if they are deaf or hard of hearing. Explore the options below and work out what would work best for your child.

National Relay Service:
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/media-communications-arts/phone/services-people-disability/accesshub/national-relay-service/emergency-calls-000

Emergency Apps:
https://www.emergencyplus.com.au/
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/media-centre/national-relay-service-app

18/08/2025

VDEI - Professional Learning Program - Inclusive Technologies

Discover a broad range of Google tools designed to make learning more accessible for all. We will look at features within Google Workspace for Education and Chrome books to support display and vision, motor and dexterity, cognitive and spoken feedback, audio and captions and reading comprehension.

Webinar date: Wednesday 20 August 4-5pm

Register here:
https://www.deafeducation.vic.edu.au/professional-learning/template?eventtemplate=192-inclusive-learning-with-google-tools