RIDBC is underpinned by the generosity of the people, organisations and groups that support us, ensuring we can deliver quality services to those who need us most, now and for generations to follow.
One of the greatest gifts one can give is time. For our volunteers, the time they have given is one of the reasons RIDBC is able to provide a world class service to people with hearing or vision loss.
RIDBC’s SCIC cochlear implant program is Australia’s largest, and has been for some time.
Since 1860, RIDBC has been making a difference in the lives of people with hearing and vision loss.
World Sight Day 2020 (Thursday 8 October) is an opportunity to celebrate RIDBC clients and staff who are blind or have low vision.
Hear from Ray, who recently contacted our team with a great idea to spread the word.
Cochlear implants can be a hearing solution when hearing aids are no longer enough. Despite this, we know that only 10% of people who can benefit from a cochlear implant have one.
Baby Sina was born with bilateral, profound hearing loss identified after newborn screening in Iran. Mum Sahar and dad Keyvan initially made the decision to fit Sina with hearing aids.
Goulburn man Peter ‘Dusty’ Field is a craftsman who loves to make children’s toys. His story is made more special by the fact that he does so using tactile memory. That’s because Dusty is blind.
Allie received a cochlear implant two years ago, when hearing aids were no longer enough. Now, she’s on a mission to help other children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
This Speech Pathology Week (23-29 August 2020) we celebrate our own speech pathologists.
The RIDBC Thomas Pattison School (TPS) students eagerly look forward to the annual Music Count Us In event.
