Links
Audiological Society of Australia
The professional association for audiologists in Australia.
Aussie Deaf Kids
A not-for-profit organisation providing information for families of children with a deaf child.
Australian Hearing
An Australian Government agency providing information and hearing services for children and young people up to the age of 21, as well as eligible adults.
Cochlear
Provides a wide range of information on cochlear implants for children.
Deaf Children Australia
Provides information, advocacy, support services and educational resources that respond to the needs of these children and their families.
Deafness foundation
A not-for-profit organization that supports the deaf and hearing impaired through research, prevention, education, early detection and technology.
Raising Children Network
The Raising Children website offers up-to-date, research-based material on more than 800 topics spanning child development, behaviour, health, nutrition and fitness, play and learning, connecting and communicating, school and education, entertainment and technology, sleep and safety.
Some interactive features on the website include parent forums, service maps, and disability references guides.
Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program
The Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program (VIHSP) screens the hearing of all newborn babies in Victoria.
Key Organisations
Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH)
CCCH conducts the implementation and administration of VIHSP. CCCH is a department of the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, a research centre of the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and an academic centre of the University of Melbourne.
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD)
A department of the Victorian Government, DEECD provides information about the Early Childhood Intervention Services available to families in Victoria.
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
Specialising in Ear, Nose and Throat surgery, the Eye and Ear Hospital undertakes almost all of Victoria’s public cochlear implant surgery.
University of Melbourne Audiology Clinic
The University of Melbourne Audiology Clinic, in conjunction with the Eye and Ear Hospital, provide hearing assessment and management services through five principal clinics: General Audiology, Paediatric Audiology, Hearing Aids, Vestibular Investigation Unit and the Cochlear Implant Clinic.