Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Ms Louise Glanville, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, NDIA, Committee Hansard, 24 March 2017, p. 16.

[2]        NDIA, additional information received, 1 September 2017.

[3]        www.aph.gov.au/joint_ndis

[4]        Ms Philippa Angley, Executive Officer to the Chief Executive Officer, National Disability Services, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, p. 40.

[5]        Ms Philippa Angley, Executive Officer to the Chief Executive Officer, National Disability Services, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, p. 40.

[6]        Access Economics, The economic impact and costs of hearing loss in Australia, a report by Access Economics Pty Ltd, February 2006.

[7]        Australian Hearing, What are the most common causes of hearing loss?, https://www.hearing.com.au/causes-hearing-loss-australia/ (accessed 24 August 2017).

[8]        Department of Health, Submission 1, p. 4.

[9]        Department of Health, Submission 1, p. 5.

[10]      Australian Hearing, Submission 47, p. 1.

[11]      Department of Health, Submission 1, p. 6.

[12]      Department of Health, Submission 1, p. 5.

[13]      Department of Health, Submission 1, p. 7.

[14]      Department of Health, Submission 1, p. 7.

[15]      Australian Hearing, Annual report 2015-16, p.16, https://www.hearing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Australian-Hearing-Annual-Report-2016-FINAL.pdf (accessed 25 August 2017).

[16]      Australian Hearing, Submission 47, p. 1.

[17]      Australian Hearing, Submission 47, p. 5.

[18]      Professor Greg Leigh, Director, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, p. 4.  

[19]      Department of Health, Submission 1, p. 11.

[20]      Department of Social Services, Submission 12, p. 2.

[21]      Department of Social Services, Submission 12, p. 3.

[22]      Department of Social Services, Remote Hearing and Vision Services for Children, https://www.dss.gov.au/disability-and-carers/programmes-services/for-people-with-disability/remote-hearing-and-vision-services-for-children (accessed 28 August 2017).

[23]      Department of Social Services, Submission 12, p. 3.

[24]      Department of Social Services, Submission 12, p. 3.

[25]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Submission 13, pp. 1–2. This figure does not include those who might have hearing impairment in addition to their primary disability (e.g. someone with intellectual disability might also have a hearing impairment).

[26]      NDIS, National Public Dashboard, 31 March 2017. https://www.ndis.gov.au/medias/root/h81/h56/8800927318046/National-Dashboard-as-at-31-March-2017-Accessible-FINAL.pdf (accessed 24 July 2017).

[27]      Department of Health, Hearing Services Program NDIS Transition Plan, February 2016.

[28]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Submission 13, p. 1.

[29]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Submission 13, p. 2.

[30]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Submission 13, pp. 3–4.

[31]      Ms Louise Glanville, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, NDIA, Committee Hansard, 24 March 2017, p. 16.

Chapter 2 - Eligibility criteria

[1]        Ms Louise Glanville, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, NDIA, Committee Hansard, 24 March 2017, p. 16.

[2]        NDIA, additional information received 1 September 2017.

[3]        NDIS, Access to the NDIS, Early Intervention requirements, https://www.ndis.gov.au/operational-guideline/access/early-intervention-requirements.html (accessed 31 August 2017).

[4]        Name withheld, Submission 7, p. 1.

[5]        Children and Young People with Disability Australia, Submission 30, pp. 3–4.

[6]        Hearing Business Alliance, Submission 24, p. 2.

[7]        Country Hearing Care, Submission 28, p. 3.

[8]        Neurosensory, Submission 32, p. 4.

[9]        Deafness Forum Australia, Submission 38, p. 7.

[10]      Deafness Forum Australia, Submission 38, p. 7.

[11]      Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors (ASORC), Submission 5, p. 4.

[12]      Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors (ASORC), Submission 5, p. 4.

[13]      Independent Audiologists Australia Inc, Submission 14, p. 1. Similar arguments were made by William Demant Holding A/S and Macquarie University Speech and Hearing Clinic. See William Demant Holdings A/S, Submission 52, p. 5 and Macquarie University Speech and Hearing Clinic, Submission 22, p. 2.

[14]      Can:Do Group, Submission 8, pp. 2–3.

[15]      Professor Greg Leigh, Director, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, p. 15.

[16]      Mr Chris McCarthy, Chief Executive Officer, Hear and Say, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, p. 3.

[17]      Ms Margaret Dewberry, Adviser, Deafness Forum Australia, Committee Hansard, 24 March 2017, p. 10.

[18]      First Voice defined permanent hearing loss prior to age six as a diagnosed permanent hearing loss of 21dB or greater, averaged over three or more frequencies, in one or both ears.

[19]      First Voice, Submission 48, p. 9.

[20]      The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40, p. 13.

[21]      Mr Michael Forwood, Chief Executive Officer, Cora Barclay Centre and Chair, First Voice, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, pp. 16–17.

[22]      The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40, p. 13.

[23]      Deaf Australia, Submission 51, p. 3; Aussie Deaf Kids and Parents of Deaf Children, Submission 39, pp. 2–3; Telethon Speech and Hearing, Submission 46, p. 2; Canberra Deaf Children’s Association, Submission 15, pp. 1–2 and National Disability Services, Submission 29, p. 2.

[24]      Carers Australia NSW and Carers Australia Victoria, Submission 21, p. 3.

[25]      Carers Australia NSW and Carers Australia Victoria, Submission 21, p. 3.

[26]      Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Submission 37, pp. 8–9.

[27]      Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Submission 37, pp. 8–9.

[28]      Vicdeaf, Submission 45, p. 2.

[29]      Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Submission 37, pp. 8–9.

[30]      Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Submission 37, pp. 8–9.

[31]      NDIA, additional information received 1 September 2017.

[32]      NDIA, additional information received 1 September 2017.

[33]      See for example: The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40.3, p. 4; Cora Barclay Centre, Submission 55.2; p. 4; Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Submission 37.1, p. 6.

[34]      The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40.3, p. 4.

[35]      Aussie Deaf Kids, Submission 39.1, p. 3.

[36]      Aussie Deaf Kids, Submission 39.1, pp. 3-4.

[37]      Aussie Deaf Kids, Submission 39.1, p. 3.

[38]      The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40.3, p. 4.

[39]      NDIA, additional information received 1 September 2017.

[40]      Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Submission 37.1, p. 6; The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40.3, p. 4.; Taralye, Submission 50.1, p. 4.

[41]      Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Submission 37.1, p. 6

[42]      The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40.3, p. 4; First Voice, Submission 48.2, p. 6.

[43]      Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Submission 37.1, p. 6.

[44]      Taralye, Submission 50.1, p. 4.

[45]      Cora Barclay Centre, Submission 55.2, p. 4.

[46]      See for example: The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40.3, p. 4; Cora Barclay Centre, Submission 55.2, p. 4; Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Submission 37.1, p. 6.

Chapter 3 - Early Intervention services

[1]        Ms Margaret Dewberry, Adviser, Deafness Forum Australia, Committee Hansard, 24 March 2017, p. 9.

[2]        Professor Greg Leigh, Director, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, pp. 4–5.

[3]        Taralye, Submission 50, p. 6.

[4]        First Voice, Submission 48, p. 22.

[5]        First Voice, Submission 48, p. 10.

[6]        First Voice, Submission 48.1, p. 1.

[7]        First Voice, Submission 48.1, p. 2.

[8]        Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Submission 37, pp. 9–10.

[9]        Telethon Speech and Hearing, Submission 46, p. 2; Mr Mark Wyburn, Secretary, Parents of Deaf Children, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, p. 36; Dr Jim Hungerford, Chief Executive Officer, The Shepherd Centre, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, p. 7; and Mr Bart Cavalletto, Director, Services, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, p. 12.

[10]      The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40, pp. 16–17.

[11]      The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40, pp. 16–17.

[12]      Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Submission 37, p. 11.

[13]      Professor Greg Leigh, Director, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, p. 8.

[14]      Professor Greg Leigh, Director, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, p. 8.

[15]      Name withheld, Submission 3, p. 2.

[16]      Name withheld, Submission 3, p. 2.

[17]      Mr Peter Miller, Director, Deafness Forum of Australia, Committee Hansard, 24 March 2017, p. 7.

[18]      Ms Leonie Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, The Deaf Society,  Committee Hansard,  20 February 2017, pp. 51–52.

[19]      Can:Do Group, Submission 8, pp. 4–5.

[20]      Shepherd Centre, Cora Barclay Centre and The Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children - Essential Components of Support for Children with Hearing Loss, additional information received 16 June 2017.

[21]      Shepherd Centre, Cora Barclay Centre and The Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children - Essential Components of Support for Children with Hearing Loss, additional information received 16 June 2017, p. 1.

[22]      The provision of speech therapy services by Australian Hearing is a new development, see Australian Hearing, Speech Pathology Services, available at: https://www.hearing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/AH1053-Speech-pathology-brochure_print.pdf (accessed on 12 September 2017).

[23]      Shepherd Centre, Cora Barclay Centre and The Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children - Essential Components of Support for Children with Hearing Loss, additional information received 16 June 2017, p. 1.

[24]      Shepherd Centre, Cora Barclay Centre and The Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children - Essential Components of Support for Children with Hearing Loss, additional information received 16 June 2017, p. 1.

[25]      See for example: Deaf Australia, Submission 51, p. 26; Disability Services Commissioner, Submission 25, p. 1; Audiology Australia, Submission 35, p. 10.

[26]      Canberra Deaf Children's Association, Submission 15, p. 3.

[27]      Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Submission 37, p. 12.

[28]      National Disability Services, Submission 29, pp. 2–3.

[29]      Ms Leonie Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, The Deaf Society, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, p. 50.

[30]      Ms Ann Porter, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Aussie Deaf Kids, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, pp. 37–38.

[31]      Ms Ann Porter, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Aussie Deaf Kids, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, p. 36.

[32]      Mr Mark Wyburn, Secretary, Parents of Deaf Children, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, p. 36.

[33]      Mr Mark Wyburn, Secretary, Parents of Deaf Children, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, p. 36.

[34]      Hearing Business Alliance, Submission 24, p. 3.

[35]      Name withheld, Submission 3, p. 3.

[36]      The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40, pp. 8–10.

[37]      Deafness Foundation, Submission 10, p. 2; Children and Young People with Disability Australia, Submission 30, p. 4; and Vicdeaf, Submission 45, p. 2.

[38]      The Deaf Society, Submission 27, p. 4.

[39]      The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40, p. 18.

[40]      Mrs Aleisha Davis, General Manager, Clinical Programs, The Shepherd Centre, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, p. 10.

[41]      First Voice, Submission 48, p. 13.

[42]      National Disability Services, Submission 29, p. 5.

[43]      Ms Leonie Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, The Deaf Society, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, p. 48.

[44]      Ms Leonie Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, The Deaf Society, Committee Hansard, 20 February 2017, p. 51.

[45]      Canberra Deaf Children's Association, Submission 15, pp. 5–6.

[46]      Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Submission 37, pp. 17–18.

[47]      Deaf Australia, Submission 51, p. 4.

[48]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Submission 13, p. 3

[49]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Submission 13, p. 3.

[50]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Submission 13, pp. 3–4.

[51]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Submission 13, pp. 7–8.

[52]      NDIA, Submission 13, pp. 7–8.

[53]      NDIA, answers to questions on notice, 24 March 2017, SQ17-000063, pp. 1–2.

[54]      NDIA, answers to questions on notice, 24 March 2017, SQ17-000063, pp. 1–2.

[55]      Ms Margaret Dewberry, Adviser, Deafness Forum Australia, Committee Hansard, 24 March 2017, pp. 6–7.

[56]      The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40, p. 26.

[57]      Hear and Say, Submission 33, p. 7; Taralye, Submission 50, p. 9; and First Voice, Submission 48, pp. 16–17.

[58]      Ms Louise Glanville, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, NDIA, Committee Hansard, 24 March 2017, p. 16.

[59]      Mr Peter de Natris, Expert Adviser, NDIA, Committee Hansard, 24 March 2017, p. 14.

[60]      Disability Council of NSW, Submission 54, p. 11.

[61]      Deaf Australia, Submission 51, p. 4.

[62]      The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40, p. 21.

[63]      The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40, p. 21.

[64]      First Voice, Submission 48, p. 13.

[65]      First Voice, Submission 48, pp. 12–13.

[66]      Hear and Say, Submission 33, p. 5.

[67]      The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40.3, p. 1.

[68]      The Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Submission 37.1, p. 5.

[69]      Cora Barclay Centre, Submission 55.2, p. 3.

[70]      CYDA, Submission 30, p. 4.

[71]      Cora Barclay Centre, Submission 55.2, p. 3.

[72]      The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40.3, p. 3.

[73]      The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40.3, p. 3.

[74]      The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40.3, p. 3.

[75]      The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40.3, p. 3.

[76]      See: Cora Barclay Centre, Submission 55.2, p. 4; First Voice, Submission 48.1, p. 3; Taralye, Submission 50.1, p. 1; The Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Submission 37.1, p. 5 and The Shepherd Centre, Submission 40.3, p. 3.