Howard, Damien (2009) Submission to the Senate Committee Inquiry into Hearing Health in Australia. Report. Phoenix Consulting, Darwin, NT.

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Abstract

This submission concerns itself with the needs of Indigenous people who are hard‐of hearing and/or have auditory processing problems. Those who are hard‐of‐hearing are people with a mild to moderate level of hearing loss. It does not seek to address the issues of the deaf Indigenous community ‐ those who have a severe to profound level of hearing loss. Between 40 to 70 per cent of Indigenous people are hard‐of‐hearing compared with 20 per cent of non‐Indigenous Australians. "Patterns and rates of OM [otitis media] and hearing loss present differently in Indigenous and non‐Indigenous people, resulting in more serious consequences and necessitating different support and services for the Indigenous population." (Burrow, Galloway & Weissofner, 2009, p.2). This singular profile and greater prevalence of Indigenous hearing loss necessitates a more substantial response by many Australian institutions and professional groups.

Item ID:	16489
Item Type:	Report (Report)
Keywords:	hearing health, Australia, Indigenous people, hard of hearing, auditory processing, otitis media
Projects and Grants:	Submission to the Senate Committee Inquiry into Hearing Health in Australia
Date Deposited:	21 Jan 2013 04:47
FoR Codes:	13 EDUCATION > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education @ 30% 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111701 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health @ 70%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9203 Indigenous Health > 920301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Determinants of Health @ 30% 92 HEALTH > 9202 Health and Support Services > 920205 Health Education and Promotion @ 20% 93 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 9399 Other Education and Training > 939901 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education @ 50%
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