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Real Stories

Stories of strength, connection and hope. These are real stories from parents, young people, and mentors who've experienced life with deafness in all its forms, the challenges, the triumphs, and everything in between.

Nicholas Layton: My Story, Growing up Deaf
Featured Story

Nicholas Layton: My Story, Growing up Deaf

Nicholas' recent achievements include breaking Deaf World Records in swimming!

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Tash’s Story
Parent Mentoring

Tash’s Story

Tash is a parent mentor and mum who lives on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria with her husband and their two teenage sons.

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Anne: My Story as a Mother and Parent Mentor
Parent Mentoring

Anne: My Story as a Mother and Parent Mentor

Anne is a mum to Tom, a lovely boy who has significant hearing loss in both ears. His diagnosis is congenital, bilateral, sensorineural, and moderate to profound.

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Brent Rodgers: My Story, My Career Path
Career Journeys

Brent Rodgers: My Story, My Career Path

He enjoys reading and is passionate about teaching Auslan.

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Laura Sampson: My Story, My Career Path
Career Journeys

Laura Sampson: My Story, My Career Path

Laura has a passion for working with families and helping children reach their potential.

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Jules Batstone: My Story, My Career Path
Career Journeys

Jules Batstone: My Story, My Career Path

Jules works full time and is a Senior Producer for Pollen, an award winning digital agency. He is deaf in one ear.

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Melonie Harpham: My Story, My Career Path
Career Journeys

Melonie Harpham: My Story, My Career Path

Melonie's journey with hearing loss began when she was 5 years old.

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Jodie
Raising a Deaf Child

Jodie

Jodie's daughter was nine and a half years old when finally diagnosed.

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Jenna
Raising a Deaf Child

Jenna

Jenna's daughter has profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.

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Henry and Davie
Raising a Deaf Child

Henry and Davie

Davie has a bilateral conductive hearing loss to a profound level. Henry (father) tells us about navigating the early days as a family.

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Bianca
Raising a Deaf Child

Bianca

Bianca is a mum raising a deaf child. She shares her family's story in hope that it will help other families embrace their newfound life.

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Tamara: My Story, My Career Path
Career Journeys

Tamara: My Story, My Career Path

Tamara is the Community Engagement Manager at Deaf Children Australia. She shares her story about living with hearing loss.

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Victor: My Story, My Career Path
Growing Up Deaf

Victor: My Story, My Career Path

Victor has achieved a Bachelors in Information Technology and Systems. In his spare time he loves to mountain bike and travel.

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Stacey
Parent Mentoring

Stacey

Stacey is mum to three gorgeous children. Stacey's youngest daughter has a bilateral, sensorineural, moderate-to-severe hearing loss.

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Nathan Borg: My Story, My Career Path
Career Journeys

Nathan Borg: My Story, My Career Path

At 3 months old Nathan contracted bacterial Meningitis and as a result Nathan is profoundly deaf.

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Nicholas Layton: My Story, Growing up Deaf
Growing Up Deaf

Nicholas Layton: My Story, Growing up Deaf

Nicholas' recent achievements include breaking Deaf World Records in swimming!

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Hannah and Hayden
Raising a Deaf Child

Hannah and Hayden

Hayden has a bilateral, moderate, sensorineural hearing loss.

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Joshua Ker: My Story, My Career Path
Career Journeys

Joshua Ker: My Story, My Career Path

When I studied higher education I had really accepted who I am, and developed the skills to reach out for support if needed.

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Shannon
Raising a Deaf Child

Shannon

Shannon's youngest son was diagnosed at birth with mild to moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and he was aided at 3 months old.

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Aleisha
Raising a Deaf Child

Aleisha

Aleisha has two children, James who is 8 and Emelia who is 6. Emelia has a bilateral sensorineural mild to moderately severe loss.

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Lachlan Johnson: My Story, Growing up Deaf
Growing Up Deaf

Lachlan Johnson: My Story, Growing up Deaf

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.

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Tayla Percy: My Story, Growing up Deaf
Growing Up Deaf

Tayla Percy: My Story, Growing up Deaf

Tayla is studying her Bachelors of Youth Work and aspires to be an advocate and role model to other Deaf people.

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Moana Lynn’s Story by Kyleigh… her Mum.
Raising a Deaf Child

Moana Lynn’s Story by Kyleigh… her Mum.

Moana Lynn has severe to profound deafness because of a genetic factor: Connexin 26 mutation.

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Emma and Darcy
Raising a Deaf Child

Emma and Darcy

Darcy has a profound hearing loss, bilaterally. Emma shares the family's journey so far.

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Christine
Raising a Deaf Child

Christine

Christine shares her family's courageous journey navigating the complexities of raising a child with hearing loss.

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Karla
Parent Mentoring

Karla

Karla shares her family's story about navigating the early days of diagnosis and how valuable connecting with other parents was to their unique journey.

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Jamie Lane: My story, my career path
Career Journeys

Jamie Lane: My story, my career path

Jamie shares her experience growing up to inspire the new generation of deaf or hard of hearing young people to achieve their goals.

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Imogen: My Story, Growing up Deaf
Growing Up Deaf

Imogen: My Story, Growing up Deaf

Imogen, an animal enthusiast, social butterfly and competitive athlete shares her story about growing up deaf.

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