Posts about stories

“It’s nice to share this with someone”. Today we introduce you to Ray (pictured here with his gorgeous wife Billie!).  Ray has bravely stepped out of his[…]

“I rarely tell people that I’m dealing with this”. Anne was holidaying 20 years ago and traveling up a high mountain when she felt her ears pop. […]

I’m Claire, and I am proud to say that I have a profound sensorineural hearing loss in both ears and have worn hearing aids in both ears[…]

I was feeling very disheartened with my hearing. I approached my job provider the Salvation Army in regard to my hearing loss and employment. They referred me[…]

I was born with a mild to moderate hearing loss in a rural area in the late 1980’s. My hometown, Bairnsdale, was about three hours east of[…]

I learnt that I had a hearing condition when I was a very young child. They said nothing could be done and that hearing aids wouldn’t help,[…]

My name is Jody, and I was born Deaf. I did speech therapy for 16 years. I have two deaf brothers.  I had a mum who was[…]

My name is Sherilee.  I am a Wiradjuri woman living, playing and working on Wonnarua Country. I am the Cultural Leader for NSW with Hearing Australia’s First[…]

I’m Tracey. I’m 45 and I am hearing impaired. That’s my favourite term to explain.  Sometimes I say “profoundly deaf” if people are not really too sure[…]

Soundscaping is a fascinating business because sound is such an inherent part of our environment. You can think of soundscaping as like landscaping, except it’s something to[…]

I got a severe depression two weeks after joining Soundfair, in late March this year. I couldn’t explain it to my 78-year old self. I mean, I’ve[…]

When I was about four years old, I was playing in my room and my mother called me to come and have a meal. She heard no[…]