Publications and presentations
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Director, Deaf Society of NSW
Consultant Expert (Education, Deaf Community and Culture, and Bioethics), Deaf Australia
Editor, Deaf History International newsletter
Vice President, International Council for the Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI)
Editor, Journal of South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment (SPEVI) & Member of the SPEVI Committee of Management
Member, Examinations Board, Australian Braille Authority
Member, Special Needs Assessment and Targeted Programs Advisory Panel, Association of Independent Schools
Coordinator, SPEVI Principles and Standards Review Committee
Adjunct Professor, Macquarie University, Department of Linguistics
Chairman, Australasian Newborn Hearing Screening Committee
Chairman, International Committee, International Congress on Education of the Deaf
Chairman, International Steering Committee, Asia Pacific Congress on Deafness
Consultant Expert (Education), Deaf Australia
Member, National Neonatal Hearing Screening Working Group, Australian Population Health Development Principal Committee
Member, Editorial Board, Deafness and Education International
Member, Editorial Board, Phonetics and Speech Sciences
Member, Literacy and Special Learning Needs Advisory Committee, NSW Association of Independent Schools
Visiting Professor, University of Santo Tomas and University of the Philippines, Manila
Visiting Audiologist, Senese Centre, Samoa
Editorial Associate, Journal of the American Academy of Audiology
Editorial Consultant, Australian Journal of Audiology
Senior Consultant, China Research and Rehabilitation Centre for Deaf Children
Expert Committee Member, Chinese Scientific Journal of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation
Board Member, Hearing International
Carabez Alliance for Deaf Children
Bring and Buy Ltd (Rotary Club of Carlingford).
Board Member, Australian Orthoptic Board
Convenor of Awards and Grants Standing Committee, Orthoptics Australia;
Scientific Convenor, 70th Annual Scientific Conference, Orthoptics Australia;
Member, Editorial Board, Australian Orthoptic Journal
Member, Orthoptic Standing Committee, Agency for Clinical Innovation
Member of the State-wide Eyesight Preschool Screening (StEPS) Implementation and Review Committee, NSW Health
Member, Prevention and Early Intervention Committee, Vision 2020.
Editor, International Journal of Orientation and Mobility
Editorial Consultant, Australasian Journal of Special Education
Coordinator, Australian and New Zealand Leaders in Vision Education Services (LIVES)
NSW Committee Member, International Council for the Vision Impaired (ICEVI)
Member, Planning Committee, 2013 International Deafblindness Conference