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Monday, April 19 2010

National Deafness Sector Summit

National Deafness Sector Summit

The National Deafness Sector Summit on 23-24 April will turn a spotlight on the critical issue of hearing disability that affects more than 3.5 million Australians.

There are 10,000 deaf children in Australia and 160,000 Australians are out of work because they cannot hear. The number of Australians with hearing disability is expected to rise with an ageing population.

For the full Media Release click here.