Resources
Deaf Children Australia (DCA) has developed a range of downloadable resources to help people understand:
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What it is to be deaf or hard of hearing
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Communication methods
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Education of deaf and hard of hearing
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Culture, support and more.
Our resources are copyright. Apart from using resources for private study, research or education as per the Copyright act no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission.
Deafness and Hearing Loss
1. Recognising Hearing Loss
2. Degrees of Hearing Loss
3. Types of Hearing Loss
4. Hearing Loss Terminology
5. How The Ear Works
6. Genetic Hearing Loss
7. Measuring Hearing
8. Hearing Devices
9. Assistive Technology
1. Brothers and Sisters
2. Communication Methods
3. Deaf Friendly Families
4. Establishing a Family Support Group
5. Good Communication at Home
Family
Education
1. Are You Being Heard in the classroom?
2. Choosing a School
3. Transition to Primary and Secondary School
4. A Deaf Child in the Classroom
5. Language Development and Deaf Children
6. Meetings at School
7. Reading Writing
8. Stages of Development in Speech and Language
9. Deaf Friendly Schools
10. Concentration fatigue (external article)
1. Words Used to Describe People with Hearing Loss
2. What is Auslan?
3. Participation in Sport
4. Books featuring deaf and hard of hearing characters
5. What is the NDIS?
6. Working with Interpreters
Culture
