- Vision
- Hearing
Last month, some of our lucky NextSense students were invited to personally greet Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, when she arrived in Kirribilli as part of her three-day visit to Australia.
The students were excited to meet a real-life princess and did an amazing job answering her questions in both Auslan and spoken English.
Our Royal connection goes back to 1957, when her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II honored NextSense, formerly the Royal Institute of Deaf and Blind Children, by conferring the prefix “Royal” in our title.
‘We were eager to come tonight because it was an opportunity to meet someone from the Royal family and we know their past connection with NextSense. We have had such a great experience with NextSense, they are like a second family, I don't know what we would do without them,’ said Layla, mother of Samir, who has been a NextSense client since he was a baby and now attends the NextSense School.
Meeting the Princess
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Zara unleashes her creativity with the support of assistive technology
- Vision
Theatre buff and creative, Zara, has been receiving support from our School Support team since she was in pre-school.
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Cochlear implants and Auslan—why being bilingual works for Lucy’s family
- Hearing
Phillip and Lucy are both deaf and have bilateral cochlear implants. They have extended the gift of sound to their children while keeping their strong connection to the Deaf community through Auslan.
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NextSense supporters head to Longreach for historic anniversary flight
- Vision
- Hearing
Next month, the Pathfinders are heading on an anniversary trip to the Qantas Founders Museum to celebrate 20 years of fundraising flights and tour Longreach attractions.
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NextSense welcomes Federal Budget funding injection for world-class centre for hearing and vision loss
NextSense welcomes the contribution of $12.5 million towards our new innovation centre at Macquarie University, which was announced in Tuesday's Budget.
