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Australian Sign Language Interpreters Association (NSW) Inc.
Australian Tinnitus Association NSW
Better Hearing Australia (Sydney) Inc.
Community Nurse Audiometrists Association Inc (CNAA Inc)
Deaf Education Network
Deaf Sports Australia
National Auslan Interpreter Booking & Payment Service (NABS)
Self Health for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH)

Australian Sign Language Interpreters Association (NSW) Inc.

AHLIA (NSW)
c/- PO Box 1060
Paramatta NSW 2124
Phone:
Fax: 02 9893 8333 Attn:ASLIA (NSW)
Email: aslia_nsw@yahoo.com.au
Website: http://www.deafsocietynsw.org.au/asliansw/index.htm
Contact: Karin Banna - Secretary

The Australian Sign Language Interpreters Association (ASLIA) is the professional body representing Australian Sign Language (AUSLAN) interpreters and provides regular professional development workshops, information about employment opportunities and issues that affect interpreters.

Objectives:
  • be an effective support for Auslan interpreters
  • provide continuing education, skills development and advice for interpreters
  • promote professional interpreter ethics and advocate for the use of professional interpreting services
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Australian Tinnitus Association NSW

2 Leichhardt Street
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Phone: 02 8382 3331
Fax: 02 8382 3333
Email: info@tinnitus.asn.au
Website: http://www.tinnitus.asn.au/
Contact: Ms R Naidoo - Manager
Do you have NOISES in your ears or head? Tinnitus is the medical term for the constant ringing, hissing noises. If you have tinnitus contact the Australian Tinnitus Association for information, support and access to counselling.
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Better Hearing Australia (Sydney) Inc.

20 Burwood Road
Concord NSW 2137
Phone: 02 9744 0167
Fax: 02 9744 7492
Website: http://www.betterhearingsydney.org.au/
Contact: Roger Peffer - Office Manager
 
Better Hearing Australia is the national voice of all people in Australia with having impairment, promoting good communication and life solutions by the provision of education, support and advocacy.
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Community Nurse Audiometrists Association Inc (CNAA Inc)

Website: http://www.cnaa.org.au

Nurse Audiometrists are registered nurses who have undertaken post graduate training in Nursing Audiometry studies. Provide full hearing assessments for people for all ages (this will vary depending on location). Nurse Audiometrists provide the link in hearing health services between primary hearing screening and tertiary referral services. As well as hearing assessments, Nurse Audiometrists are involved in case management, referral and liaison with a range of organisations, early identification of hearing disorders, and hearing health promotion relevant to the area in which they work, eg. rural and metropolitan. They are involved in health promotion, community education and development, undertake industrial hearing tests and associated education and also mentor students training in nursing audiometry. Many Nurse Audiometrists are involved in SWISH, either as Area Coordinators, or screeners.

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Other information or suggested links:




  • Better Hearing Foundation


  • Menieres Disease Society








  • Hearing Protection companies

  • Medical Practitioners
  • Ear Nose & Throat specialists

Deaf Education Network

Office: Suite 401, Level 1, Macquarie House, 169 Macquarie St,
Parramatta NSW 2150
Postal: PO Box 1060, Parramatta NSW 2124
Phone (voice): 02 8833 3630
TTY: 02 9893 8858
Fax: 02 9893 8333
Email: den@deaf.nsw.edu.au
Website: www.deaf.nsw.edu.au

Deaf Education Network is the education division of The Deaf Society of New South Wales. As a registered training organisation, it specialises in adult education for Deaf. Activities include; accredited and non-accredited programs for the Deaf, hearing and hearing-impaired people, accredited and non-accredited Auslan (Australian Sign Language) courses for the wider community, workplace training for Deaf people and Deafness awareness training for businesses and organisations.
DEN is a registered training organisation and member of Community Colleges NSW.
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Deaf Sports Australia

Level 3/340 Albert Street
East Melbourne VIC 3002
Phone: 03 9473 1191 (voice & TTY)
Fax: 03 9473 1122
Website: http://www.deafsports.org.au/
Contact: Brett Hidson, (Acting) CEO

Deaf Sports Australia facilitate the access of deaf people to the best sporting opportunities in Australia.
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National Auslan Interpreter Booking & Payment Service (NABS)

This free service is available to people who use sign language attending private medical and health care appointments. NABS will engage interpreters for health care appointments at the request of sign language users and health care providers, using a national database of interpreters.

More detailed information is available on the website at www.nabs.org.au or by contacting NABS on:

Ph(V): 1800 24 69 45
Fax: 1800 24 69 14
TTY: 1880 24 69 48
Email: bookings@nabs.org.au
Website: http://www.nabs.org.au/
SMS: 0427 671 261
 
Mail: National Auslan Interpreter Booking & Payment Service
930 Gympie Road
Chermside QLD 4032
 
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Self Health for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH)

1334 Pacific Highway
Turramurra NSW 2074
Phone: 02 9144 7586
Website: http://www.shhhaust.org/
Contact: Pauline Reidy, Administration Officer

An extensive list of information sheets, guidance and general information.

Self Help for Hard of Hearing People. We are a non-profit, non-funded volunteer organisation committed to providing information and resources for hearing impaired people who communicate orally.

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This web page is managed and authorised by Primary Health & Community Partnerships of the NSW Department of Health. Last updated: 17 August, 2009