The official website for Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (Australia) Inc.

SHHH would like to thank and acknowledge our corporate members listed below and encourage our members to support them:

Allen-Fisher Acoustics                              www.allen-fisher.com

Audiology Society of Australia                See below under "Professional Services"

Audiology Clinic Macquarie University  www.ling.mq.edu.au/centres/audiology

Connect Hearing                                        www.connecthearing.com.au

Ear & Hearing Australia                            www.ear-hearing.com.au

Ephpheta Centre                                        www.ephpheta.org.au

GPT Designs P/L                                         www.gptav.com.au

Hearing & Balance Centre                        www.hearingbalance.com.au

Hearing Solutions/Guide Dogs SA           www.guidedogs.org.au

Media Access Australia                             See below under "Professional Services"

National Acoustics Laboratory                See below under "Professional Services"

Oricom International                                 See below under "Hearing Technology"  

Paxton Barrand Hearing Aids                   www.paxtonbarrand.com.au

Phoenix Hearing Instruments                  See below under "Hearing Technology"

Phonak Hearing Systems                          See below under "Hearing Technology"

Printacall                                                      See below under "Hearing Technology"

St.George Hearing & Balance Clinic                        www.ent.com.au

	Share your views and discuss mutual problems concerning hearing loss with many others from around the world through SHHH's own Google Group. Anyone can view group messages, however to post messages you need to be a member.  Becoming a member is a simple process when you follow the "Join this group" link.  If you don't have a Google account you will need to set one up as a first step;  again this is a simple process.  Join in by clicking: groups.google.com.au/group/SHHHgroups
	The Meniere's Resource and Information Centre is run by the Meniere's Support Group of Victoria (MSGV).This is a non-profit, self-help organisation run mainly by volunteers. A small group of individuals with Ménière’s disease established the MSGV in 1991.   It aims to provide a high level of community support for people who have Ménière’s disease.  For details see: menieres.org.au
	The Australian Tinnitus Association (NSW) Ltd is a non-profit company established in Sydney in December 1984 and is supported by the South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service. ATA's mission is to provide information, support and counselling to tinnitus sufferers and preventative education to the wider community.   For details see:  tinnitus.asn.au

Related Organizations

	The Deafness Forum of Australia is the umbrella body for deafness and hearing impairment organizations in Australia.  Based in Canberra it lobbies the Commonwealth Govermnet on issues affecting its constituency.  For details see:  deafnessforum.org.au
	Hearing Loss Association of America was originally SHHH in the USA, from which SHHH Australia took its name.  It then changed its name.  However its aims remain similar to those of SHHH Australia, though on a larger scale:  hearingloss.org
	Deaf Children Australia provides information, advocacy, support services and educational resources that respond to the needs of these children and their families:  deafchildrenaustralia.org.au
	The Deaf Society of NSW is the leading provider in NSW of specialist services to people who are Deaf and their families.  Services include sign language interpreting, education and training, employment and workplace support services, individual and community support, advocacy, and outreach in regional NSW.  For more information see:  deafsocietynsw.org.au.

Professional Services

	This is the website for the Office of Hearing Services (OHS) within the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.  It gives details of the provision of Hearing Service Vouchers for Centrelink clients and other eligible citizens:  health.gov.au/hear
	Australian Hearing is part of the Commonwealth Department of Human Services.  Their services include assessing hearing, fitting hearing devices and providing counselling and rehabilitative programs to help eligible clients manage their hearing impairment. They have a large number of outlets all over Australia: hearing.com.au
	The National Acoustics Laboratory (NAL) undertakes scientific investigations into hearing, hearing habilitation and rehabilitation, and the effects of noise on people, including the prevention of hearing loss.  Most of this is government funded but some additional research is also performed in collaboration with commercial organisations from the hearing rehabilitation and hearing protection industries.  nal.gov.au
	National Relay Service is a telephone relay service that allows people who are deaf or have a hearing, speech or other communication impairment to make phone calls, any time of the day or night:  relayservice.com.au
	The Australian Communication Exchange (ACE) is a non profit organisation dedicated to empowering those who are deaf or have a hearing, speech or communication impairment to obtain access to the telephone and other telecommunication networks.  They provide access to interested people, via the National Relay Service (see above).  ACE also provides to the community a wider variety of services and resources including a directory of other web sites.  aceinfo.net.au/Resources
	The Audiological Society of Australia maintains a list of qualified audiologists throughout Australia on this website: audiology.asn.au/servicelisting.htm
	Media Access Australia used to be the Australian Caption Centre.  It is now part of the international Red Bee Corporation. It provides captioning services for TV channels, DVDs, etc:  auscap.com.au

 Hearing Technology

	The Disability section of Telstra's website includes a catalogue with a variety of products to assist those with a hearing impairment.  Telstra also has a number of locations where TTY pay phones are available, over 230 Australia-wide are listed in this section:  telstra.com.au/disability
	A wealth of imformation on the implantable hearing devices manufactured by this multinational corporation, particularly their cochlear implants and their "Baha" bone conduction aids: cochlear.com.au
	This website describes Phonak's range of hearing aids, communication aids and other accessories: phonak.com.au
	Oricom are an Australian firm specialising in telephones and other communications equipment.  Their range includes "Care" phones with amplification for the hearing impaired: oricom.com.au
	Printacall are retailers of a wide range of assistive devices for the hearing impaired.  They are based in Denistone East, in metropolitan Sydney:  printacall.com.au
	Another retailer of assistive devices for the hearing impaired, Moore Hearing is based in Kyogle, in northern NSW: moorehearing.com.au
	Phoenix Hearing Instruments Pty Ltd markets custom communications plugs, assistive listening devices, alerting systems, voice amplification, TV listening systems, smoke alarms and a range of other products for the hearing and vision impaired. Based in Herston, in the Brisbane area:  phoenixhearing.com.au
	Based in Boronia, Melbourne, Word of Mouth Technology specialises in assistive technology for the deaf and hearing impaired:  wom.com.au