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Brielle suddenly started going deaf when she was 12. It felt like this
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Subconsciously, Brielle, then 12 years old, knew the things she was starting to forget hinted at something larger.
Muscular dystrophy won’t stop Lachie
It has been one year exactly since Lachlan Reardon got his first NDIS plan. Soon to turn 11-years-old, this local Mudgee boy has come a long way in a single year.
Augmentative communication helps improve William’s speech
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Through his NDIS plan, eight-year-old, William Tagg is using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to enhance his speech and parents, Sharon and Rob, couldn’t be happier with the results. William, who has Down syndrome, experienced delayed speech, which made it hard for him to communicate so AAC, a method of communication to supplement his speech, has supported him to communicate more effectively and participate more in daily activities. Sharon said through William’s NDIS plan she was able to allocate some funding to a communications tablet. “It’s purely a speech device, and it goes with him every day to school. William uses...
Deaf choir master inspires others to take up Auslan, with help from coronavirus and Lorde
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Tallula Bourne was born deaf and did not properly hear music until she received cochlear implants at age 12.
Swimmer with Down syndrome Tahnee Afuhaamango breaks world record without realising
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Tahnee Afuhaamango stepped out of the pool and went home, not realising until later how fast she had actually swum.