Content Finder
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.
My Story, Growing up Deaf - Imogen
Say hello to Imogen - Animal enthusiast, social butterfly and competitive athlete shares her story about growing up deaf.
My story, my career path - Jamie Hannah Lane
Jamie works as an employment consultant with Sign For Work at Deaf Children Australia. Jamie shares her experience growing up to inspire the new generation of deaf or hard of hearing young people to achieve their goals.
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.
Karla - My son, our Story
Karla shares her family's story about navigating the early days of diagnosis and how valuable connecting with other parents raising a deaf or hard of hearing child was to their unique journey.
Christine - my family's journey
Christine shares her family's courageous journey navigating the complexities of raising a child with hearing loss and how that has strengthened their family unit.
Emma and Darcy - our story
Darcy has a profound hearing loss - bilaterally.
Moana Lynn’s Story by Kyleigh... her mum.
Moana Lynn has severe to profound deafness because of a genetic factor: Connexin 26 mutation.
My Story, Growing up Deaf- Tayla Percy
Tayla is studying her Bachelors of Youth Work and aspires to be an advocate and role model to other Deaf people.
My Story, Growing up Deaf- Lachlan Johnson
'I'm extremely proud of my Hard of Hearing identity. I probably wouldn't be the mentally strong and confident person I am today without my hearing loss journey'.
Aleisha - my story as a mum in Queensland
Aleisha has two children, James who is 8 and Emelia who is 6. Emelia has a bilateral sensorineural mild to moderately severe loss.
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.
My Story, My Career Path - Nathan Borg (actor in Neighbours)
At 3 months old Nathan contracted bacterial Meningitis and as a result Nathan is profoundly deaf.
My Story, Growing up Deaf- Nicholas Layton
Meet Nicholas. He's in his final year of high-school and has a passion for art. His recent achievements include breaking Deaf World Records in swimming!
Hannah and Hayden - our story
Hayden has a bilateral, moderate, sensorineural hearing loss.
Stacey- my story as a mum raising a deaf child
Stacey is mum to three gorgeous children. Stacey's youngest daughter has a bilateral, sensorineural, moderate-to-severe hearing loss. This is the story of their journey.
Top Ten Burning Questions
When we created this website, Deaf Children Australia wanted to be sure we addressed what was most important to parents and caregivers of a child recently diagnosed as being deaf or hard of hearing. We published a survey inviting 500 participants and more than 70% of respondents were parents telling us what they most wanted to know, or worried about, when they first received their child’s diagnosis. Here are the top 10 responses we received, with some answers and links to other helpful resources.
My Story, my career path - Tamara Trinder-Scacco
Tamara is the Community Engagement Manager at Deaf Children Australia. She shares her story about living with hearing loss and how it's helped shape her journey.
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.
Bianca - my story as a mum
Bianca is a mum raising a deaf child. She shares her and her family's story in hope that it will help other families raising a deaf or hard of hearing child, embrace their newfound life.
Henry and Davie - our story
Davie has a “bilateral conductive hearing loss” to a profound level. Henry (father) tells us about navigating the early days as a family.
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.
