The official website for Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (Australia) Inc.
The official website for Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (Australia) Inc. |
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What's on this websiteClick on one of the links below to get to the relevant page:All About SHHH What We Are Background Mission Statement and Objectives Disclaimer Our Services Information Publications SHHH Online Discussion Group Libby Harricks Achievement Award Access Community Awareness Advocacy Hearing Aid Bank Where To Find Us Information Centres Support Groups The People Behind Us Board of Management Advisory Panel Volunteers SHHH Membership Join SHHH and participate in all the benefits of membership. SHHH Information Sheets Many useful articles and features on all aspects of hearing impairment. Useful links Click here to find references to all kinds of useful services such as audiologists, suppliers of hearing technology, support groups, other associations, etc, etc. ____________________________ Contact us . . .Room 26Hillview Community Health Centre 1334 Pacific Highway Turramurra NSW 2074 By email at: shhh@netspace.net.au On Facebook by clicking By phone: (02) 9144 7586 By fax: (02) 9144 3936 _____________________
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 This website is for members of Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH) and for the wider community of those have an interest in hearing impairment. It tells you what SHHH is about, and has lots of news and information on hearing impairment issues. There are many links to other relevant websites and much more besides. In particular, see the Special Features at the foot of this column.
 SHHH is here to help!Do you feel that you or someone close to you may have a hearing loss? Check for these common signs of hearing loss here.Hearing loss is a very common problem, affecting more than one in ten in our community. A hearing impairment can be very distressing to the individual, to couples, and to family, friends, carers and workmates. However, there is so much that can be done nowadays to help people manage hearing loss. With modern technology, good communication strategies and well developed coping skills, so much more can be done to make life easier and more enjoyable. SHHH is made up of many volunteers, mainly themselves hearing impaired, who are able to help others with the knowledge and experience that they have acquired. ******************************
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Special
Features
SHHH is on Facebook!
We
now have a new Facebook page where we would love you to "like" us and
to read and see all the latest developments with SHHH.
Just click on the blue logo at the
top right corner of this page and feel free to post questions,
comments and solutions!SHHH Online Discussion Group  Invisible Handicap Resource Kit. This popular resource kit, aimed at professionals and carers working with the hearing impaired, is now on sale at a greatly reduced price. For details follow this link. To read a professional review of this package click here. Ask an audiologist! Do you have a question you would like to put to our expert audiologist, Dr Jenny Rosen? Send an email to SHHH at shhh@netspace.net.au and we will get back to you with an answer as quickly as possible. Captioned movies. Would you like to know what captioned movies are showing and where you can watch them? Media Access Australia have them listed on their website. Follow this link to see them. SHHH Library. Did you know that SHHH has a library of books, magazines, DVDs and videotapes covering all aspects of hearing impairment? Call into SHHH's Turramurra Information Centre to browse or borrow from our collection. A catalogue of what's in the SHHH library can be seen here. Donations of relevant material are always welcome. Hearing Aid Bank. SHHH, in conjunction with Macquarie University, has established a Hearing Aid Bank. Eligible needy people who are not able to receive free hearing aids from the Commonwealth Government can be fitted with recycled hearing aids. Donations of suitable unwanted aids are welcome. Click here for more information and to read the story of how the Hearing Aid Bank came into being. SHHH Buddy System Trial. Are you interested in making contact with other SHHH members in your area? If so, we want to hear from you. Please contact Pauline Reidy on 02 9144 7586 or shhh@netspace.net.au Note that you must be a SHHH member to participate. That's another good reason to join! Click here for an application form. Captioned
Telephony Trial.
SHHH has successfully applied for the trial of the WebCapTel system.
We can
offer any interested member a trial at our office in Turramurra, NSW. If you are not sure what WebCapTel is, it basically allows you to make and receive phone calls via your computer with captions. No special equipment is needed. All you need is a computer with an internet connection and any telephone. Please phone the SHHH office on 9144 7586 to express your interest. This website last updated 8 March 2013 |
Latest News International Conference of the World Federation of the Deaf The 2nd International Conference of the World Federation of the Deaf is being held in Sydney from 16-18 October 2013. Click here for more information _______________
THE MARCH 2013 ISSUE OF
HEARING MATTERS IS NOW OUT!
In this issue:
. . . plus much more!
See here
for how to
subscribe. Better still, become a SHHH member and receive
this
magazine with your membership. Click here
for an application form.
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Hear For You Program for 2013 Hear For You runs motivational and confidence building workshops for deaf and hearing impaired teens in Years 7-12. The Hear For You NSW 2013 Program is now taking enrolments for their next program in Term One, 2013 in Sydney. The program is free and has been successful since 2008. Get in quickly as spots are filling fast! Click here for the flyer which includes more information and an acceptance form.
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Access at Belvoir St Theatre It’s important to us that everyone coming to Belvoir St Theatre has the same experience, regardless of their physical abilities, so we are pleased to offer the following range of services and facilities to make your visit as enjoyable as possible. For details click here. __________________________ "Accessible Seinfeld"
Enjoy these short captioned Seinfeld sketches! __________________________ $100 discount offer
Nepean
Audiology Services are offering SHHH members and friends a $100
discount on hearing aids, if they mention SHHH when they come for a hearing aid consultation.
Visit
them at Suite 201, Hospital Specialist Clinic, 68
Derby St, Kingswood NSW 2747, Ph:
02 4737 3346, Fax: 02 4737 3357 , website www.nepeanaudiologyservice.com.au
______________________________________________ Do you know
someone who would benefit from captioned telephone calls?
ACE is looking for people
with hearing difficulties to trial a Captioned
Telephone for free* in their home or workplace.
The Captioned Telephone works like a normal telephone but provides
additional captions in real-time to support the conversation.
If you know someone who is hard-of-hearing and might miss a word on the
telephone, please apply soon as trial positions are limited.
Cost: The
only costs involved are the standard call costs you pay with your
existing service provider, eg Telstra, Optus.
Requirements: You will need Broadband internet and an analogue phone line. Please feel free to distribute this to your wider networks. Visit our Captel website for more information, by clicking here. ACE Marketing and Communications Team Australian Communication Exchange Limited 295 Logan Road STONES CORNER QLD 4120 PO Box 473 STONES CORNER QLD 4120 (07 3815 7600 fax: 07 38157670) ________________________
"One app can make a
difference"
Any iPhone/iPad/iPod touch
owner with a hearing disability should try this app. Click on
this link: One
app can make a difference
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Captioning in Theatres
________________There are now more
theatres than ever showing captioned performances. For
details click here.
ACCESSIBLE REGIONS CAMPAIGN Media Access Australia are
running a campaign to promote greater access for regional Australia.
Click here
to see how SHHH members can help.
________________ONLINE MEAL DELIVERIES Here's a website from which you can select meals for home delivery! Go to www.menulog.com.au to check it out. ________________
For residents in Sydney's
Hornsby area a bushfire hazard reduction assistance program has been
initiated. Click here for
details.
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 “Word Of Mouth” offers 10% discount to SHHH members. Visit the Word of Mouth website on www.wom.com.au to see their range of equipment for the hearing impaired. Then contact the SHHH office on 9144 7586 for more details and to obtain your member's discount. Not a SHHH member?
Click here
to obtain a membership application form.
________________Noise levels in restaurants Visit
this website
to see how you can contribute to rating restaurants according to their
noise level.
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Back . . .
May
09: The
2009 Libby Harricks Oration was delivered in Sydney by
Professor
Graeme Clark. Click
here
to read a summary of
this.
Aug 07: SHHH produces a TV ad for Hearing Awareness Week 2007. See it here. June 07: Review of the Invisible Handicap Training Package. |
