Redefine what’s possible with NextSense.

• 3 July 2024
• Vision

Since finishing school last year, academic high-achiever, accessibility advocate and goalball champion Zara has been keeping busy in the classroom and on the court.

NextSense has been making a difference in the lives of people with hearing and vision loss since Thomas Pattison opened the very first school for deaf children in Sydney in 1860.

• 6 October 2021
• Hearing

When five-year-old Mary received her bilateral cochlear implants, her Dad’s big wish was for his non-verbal daughter to experience music.

• 10 June 2025
• Hearing

Emeritus Professor Philip Newall, who has a longstanding association with NextSense, received a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours.

• 12 December 2024
• Vision
• Hearing

For teacher Kimberley, completing our Master of Disability Studies was a natural next step to help her better support students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

• 30 July 2024
• Hearing

Young Australians with cochlear implants stole the limelight at Parliament House, Canberra, to tell politicians about the power of getting the right hearing support.

Our Incy Wincy Spider mobile app lets you participate in a variety of activities with your child to develop their listening and language skills.

• 2 November 2020
• Hearing

Sam loves playing with his school friends. And although he shouldn’t climb trees upside down, he still does. This is a story about a boy with hearing loss, who’s building himself a bright future.

NextSense Preschool and Kindergarten offer a supportive environment for children with hearing or vision loss.

We offer integrated allied health services, or speech therapy, for children and adults with hearing or vision loss.

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