Better Hearing WA aims to improve the lives of adults with hearing loss, as well as their families, friends and employers throughout the State.
Phone: (08) 9328 7938 (voice and TTY)
Fax: (08) 9328 7550
Email: bhawa@iinet.net.au
Website: www.betterhearingwa.iinet.net.au
Deafness Forum is the peak body for deafness in Australia, representing all interests and viewpoints of the Deaf and hearing impaired communities of Australia (including those people who have a chronic disorder of the ear and those who are DeafBlind).
Phone: (02) 6262 7809 (TTY)
(02) 6262 7808 (voice)
Fax: (02) 6262 7810
Email: info@deafnessforum.org.au
Website: www.deafnessforum.org.au
Deaf Sports Australia (DSA) is focussed on facilitating the access of deaf and hard of hearing people to the best sporting opportunities available in Australia.
Phone: (03) 9473 1191 (TTY and voice)
Fax: (03) 9473 1122
Email: dsa@deafsports.org.au
Website: www.deafsports.org.au
The Kalparrin Centre, situated in Princess Margaret Hospital, provides practical and emotional support to parents and carers of children with special needs.
Phone: (08) 9340 8094
1800 066 413 (freecall)
Fax: (08) 9380 6114
Email: kalparrin@iinet.net.au
Website: www.kalparrin.org.au
Resource Unit for Children with Special Needs, Inc was established to facilitate the inclusion of children with additional needs in Child Care in Western Australia. RUCSN has steadily expanded to become the principal support provider to Child Care in Western Australia and Northern Territory for all aspects of quality, accreditation and the inclusion of all children.
Phone: (08) 9249 4333
Fax: (08) 9249 4366
Email: inclusion@rucsn.org.au
Website: www.rucsn.org.au
The WA Deaf Society provides services to Deaf and hard of hearing people in Western Australia. Its target group is mainly the profoundly deaf who communicate in Auslan.
Phone: (08) 9441 2677 (voice)
(08) 9441 2655 (TTY)
Fax: (08) 9441 2616
Email: wadeaf@wadeaf.org.au
Website: www.wadeaf.org.au
WAIDE provides educational support services, facilities and schools for deaf and hard of hearing children and their families throughout WA.
Phone: (08) 9286 7000 (voice)
(08) 9384 6106 (TTY)
Fax: (08) 9383 4404
Website: www.waide.wa.edu.au
Red Bee Media Australia provides captioning services for the major television networks, major advertisers and their agencies, video and DVD distributors and conferences in Australia and overseas. They also offer translation, subtitling and voice-over services in over 80 languages.
Phone: (08) 6380 2895 (voice)
Fax: (08) 6380 2854
Email: rbma.perth@redbeemedia.com.au
Website: www.auscap.com.au
The National Relay Service is an Australia-wide telephone relay service that allows people who are deaf or have a hearing, speech or other communication impairment to make phone calls. The National Relay Service website includes information about the options available to people.
For general information, advice or training requests relating to the National Relay Service:
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm (Sydney time)
Phone: 1800 555 660
1800 555 630 (TTY)
Fax: 1800 555 690
Email: helpdesk@relayservice.com.au
Website: www.relayservice.com.au
A centre for research and professional studies in the education of children with sensory disabilities (affiliated with the University of Newcastle and administered by the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children). The Foundation collaborates with RIDBC Renwick Centre to offer a Master of Special Education to train teachers to become qualified Teachers of the Deaf. For further information regarding the course, please contact Jill Watson / Claire Farrington at the Renwick Centre.
TTY/V: (02) 9872 0303
Fax: (02) 9873 1614
Email: renwickenq@ridbc.org.au
Website: www.ridbc.org.au
Aussie Deaf Kids provides online support and resources for parents of hard of hearing and deaf children living in Australia.
Email: info@aussiedeafkids.com
Website: www.aussiedeafkids.com
Noah’s Ark Toy Library provides a toy/equipment lending service for children with special needs.
Phone: (08) 9328 1598
Fax: (08) 9227 1107
Email: enquiries@natl.org.au
Website: www.natl.org.au
