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There is a great deal of information available on the internet about deafness. We have collected a range of the key subjects parents told us were important to them - and you can check these out right here. Just use the drop-down filters to help focus on what interests you and we will feed in the relevant content.
Our Flying Colours Champions
We are developing a team of Flying Colours Champions who can guide and mentor deaf and hard-of-hearing families in the community. Our Champions have a deep understanding of the issues, challenges and emotional impact of raising a DHH child, as seen on the Flying Colours website. Both Champions have lived experiences with a deaf child. Let's introduce you to Tamara Trinder-Scacco - based in Victoria and Stacey Johnson - based in Queensland. Stacey and Tamara are available to answer on-the-spot queries from families and provide guidance and mentoring.
Karla - I am a Parent Mentor in Queensland
Meet Karla - a passionate, empathetic and caring parent mentor who draws on her lived experience as a parent raising a deaf child, to support other families.
Christine - I am a Parent Mentor in Queensland
Meet Christine- our newest Parent Mentor.
Hello from our Parent Mentors!
'When we met a Parent Mentor, for the first time since the diagnosis, I thought this is someone who really knows how overwhelmed you can feel'.
Shannon - my story as a mum
Shannon's youngest son was diagnosed at birth with mild to moderate bilateral sensor neural hearing loss and he was aided at 3 months old.
Hannah and Hayden - our story
Hayden has a bilateral, moderate, sensorineural hearing loss.
Emma - I am a Parent Mentor in Victoria
Meet Emma, a parent mentor and mum raising a deaf child.
Stacey - I am a Parent Mentor in Queensland
Stacey is a Parent Mentor based in Queensland. She is a fierce advocate for her deaf daughter Grace and has been sharing her knowledge and experience with other parents of deaf and hard of hearing children for over 7 years.
Jenna - my story as a mum
My daughter has profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.
Jodie - my story as a mum in Victoria
Jodie's daughter was nine and half years old when finally diagnosed.
First Diagnosis? Here are some tips on what to do next.
Receiving the news that your child is deaf or hard of hearing usually comes as a shock, especially since 90 percent of these children are born to hearing parents. For many such parents, their child is the first person they’ve met who is deaf or hard of hearing. This can make it hard to put the news into perspective. Here are some important steps to take now you’ve received your child’s diagnosis.
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Identification of Deafness.
Parents' responses to knowing early and their expectations of child communication development.
What is NDIS support coordination?
Under the NDIS, support coordination is about strengthening a participant’s ability to coordinate and use supports in their plan and participate more fully within their community. It should help you optimise your plan to make sure you’re getting the most from your funded supports.
Interventions on parenting styles: a literature review.
Hearing parents can benefit from programs which boost their confidence in being able to raise a deaf or hard of hearing child.
Social Support for Parents of Deaf Children.
This research highlights the important role of social support for hearing parents of deaf and hard of hearing children.
Parents with lived experience raising Deaf Plus children.
The acceptable term referring to deaf or hard of hearing children with additional needs is deaf plus.
