Coffee break in style!
Coffee after the board meeting for October.
Alternative to Captel Captioned phone – at last
After the Federal Government stopped supporting the captioning phone service known as Captel, a couple of years ago, there was no replacement. This disadvantaged many people living remotely with a hearing disability. At last this has changed, as Ian Rimes from Better...
Sign Language Key to Accessibility and more
Today (well maybe not, but it was the day we wrote this post!) is a special day for those of us who support signing — it is the International Day of Sign Languages! 21 September each year. So not a bad time to point out that the languages of signing are the key to...
Barbara teaches signing at the Qsign Launch in a Brightwater centre
Barbara, our teacher of Conversational Auslan and the signing consultant on the Qsign Project (see other News for that story) was giving a lesson when the ABC turned up and recorded interviews and other material which formed the basis of their introduction to the...
The sign language project aiming to improve the lives of older Australians
Our Qsign project — a joint venture between BHA (WA), Brightwater Care and ECU, and generously funded by Lottery West — has issued its first Media Release, and thanks the PR staff at ECU we have already had good stories on the ABC. Shortly a general media release...
Aging well with sign language skills
Better Hearing WA has long recommended The Four Pillars for healthy aging*. One of these Pillars is keeping our brains active. We strongly recommend daily puzzles and games. It's been confirmed by Dr Anne Corbett of the University of Exeter Medical School who...
The importance of being ‘heard’
Sarah, a member of Better Hearing Australia (WA) for a few years now, had a salutary experience that reminded her that our focus on Hearing and Hearing Loss was only part of the journey. It also includes the skill of Listening. She sent us this story as it was such a...
Suggested way to approach a difficult call…
Hard of hearing? AND... have a tricky phone call you need to make? Better Hearing recommends that you identify yourself as hard of hearing at the very beginning of the conversation. Then let the person on the other end of the phone know that you are going to ask them...
Are hearables taking over?
The picture shows Sarah and Barbara at the cafe recently, showing off their new ear pods, often dubbed 'hearables'. A recent addition to the market for those of us who are Hard-of-Hearing are special ear pods called ‘Hearables’....
Do Auslan signers dream in Auslan or speech?
A snippet from Barbara.Have you ever wondered whether people who use Auslan for communication, also expect to dream in Auslan? I asked my Deaf friend whether everybody signed in her dreams. What do you think her answer was? Apparently her Deaf friends all sign and her...