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HEARING EXPO 2010
“ACCESS ALL AGES - Education, Employment, Technology, Communication”

25 August 2010
10 am to 4 pm
Hellenic Club, Matilda Street, PHILLIP ACT

OFFICIAL OPENING 10.30AM

Dr Anthony Hogan

The Expo will be Officially Opened by Dr Anthony Hogan - Fellow, National Centre for
Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University.
Dr Hogan will present a paper : „Hearing and Well Being‟
“Under-managed hearing loss impacts on your physical and mental wellbeing. It can reduce
your physical health by 20% and your mental health by at least 9%. It can also contribute to
an early death. At the Hearing Awareness Expo, Dr Hogan from the Australian National
University reports on the latest research on hearing and your health and highlights options
you can take to improve your health when you have hearing loss.”
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Safe Work Australia’s CEO Mr Rex Hoy will launch a new publication
„Getting Heard: Effective prevention of hazardous occupational noise‟

Come and meet members from:

The theme ACCESS ALL AGES - Education, Em-
 Better Hearing Australia
ployment, Technology, Communication, aims to
 Canberra Tinnitus Self Help Group
remind everyone that hearing loss has a daily
 Canberra Cochlear Implant Support Group
impact on every part of our lives.
 Canberra Deaf Children’s Association
Get a free hearing test, bookings essential.*  Canberra Deaf Club
 Sydney Cochlear Implant centre
See displays of Hearing Aids, Assistive
 The Shepherd Centre
Listening Devices, Communication Technol-
 SHOUT
ogy, Cochlear Implants, Education Support,
 Newborn Baby Screening
Industrial Hearing Protection and much more.
Find out about the help and support available Join in with a Lip Reading Class –2pm
in the ACT community.

Hearing Loop, Real Time Captioning & Auslan Interpreter will be provided.
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Did you know: Hearing Awareness Week 2010 aims to:

 One in six Australians has some form of
Hearing Impairment – it’s more common
than you think.
 A Hearing Impairment is frequently
misunderstood.
 Deafness is invisible.
 You should tell others when you can't hear
them well.
 If you are having trouble hearing you should
have a hearing test.
 Shouting won’t help me hear you better.
 There's nothing wrong with having a
Hearing Impairment.
 Hearing aids are a great help.
 You could try learning a new language –
Auslan.
 You should treat your hearing with care.
This Expo is one of the many events being
organised throughout Australia as part of
Hearing Awareness Week 2010.
See you at the Hellenic Club.
 Remind everyone that a Hearing Impairment
is common in society.
 Raise awareness of Hearing Impairment and
chronic Ear Disorders, so that those who are
affected experience greater acceptance and
better accommodation.
 Assist affected people to:
- feel better about themselves
- be less likely to retreat from the world and
hide their disability or pretend it doesn't
exist.
 Reach out to affected people to tell them
about the availability of goods and services
that would assist them.
 Demonstrate that Hearing Impaired people
can achieve anything they want to.
 Educate the general public about ways to
improve the quality of life for those affected
and how to reduce the incidence of
hearing loss or chronic ear disorders.
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Enquiries to Pete Halsey: ph 02 6287 4393, mob 0438 203 110 (V, SMS),
TTY 02 6287 4394
Email: enquiries@actdrc.org.au Web: www.actdrc.org.au

* Bookings essential for hearing screening test

ph 02 6287 4393 *

Deafness Forum is the national coordinating body of Hearing Awareness Week