• 3 February 2021
• Hearing

NextSense (Formerly RIDBC) community is mourning the sudden passing of Leonie Jackson.

• 4 April 2024
• Hearing

Tim Palmer has been passionate about football his whole life—and he’s become just as passionate about being able to help others access the sport that he loves.

There are many exciting achievements and fresh ambitions to share – which you have helped make possible.

• 8 December 2022
• Hearing

Professor Greg Leigh AO has been awarded the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award by Hearing Australia.

• 10 February 2021
• Vision

NextSense has launched an extension to its accessible online braille training series, UEB Mathematics—set to benefit people who are blind or have low vision.

We're committed to providing the best support, which may mean connecting you with complementary community supports. For you, here's a list that may help.

• 12 December 2024
• Vision

As highly respected NextSense Institute researcher and lecturer Dr Frances Gentle prepares to retire, we recognise her unwavering commitment to making the world a better place.

The NextSense Institute Library maintains a core collection of journals in the fields of hearing and vision loss and holds archival material documenting the 160-year history of NextSense.

• 29 June 2022

With NextSense support, Aussie goalball athlete, Caitlin, achieved her goal to complete NAPLAN in braille. She now has her mind set on new goals—attending university and competing in the Paralympics.

• 1 June 2022
• Hearing

William, who is deaf, and his partner Michael, who is hearing, recently shared how they embrace their differences to build a loving, healthy relationship that navigates both hearing and Deaf worlds.

• 13 February 2025
• Vision
• Hearing

Education leader, Jane Simmons PSM, has been appointed to the NextSense Board.

• 23 January 2021
• Vision
• Hearing

Regular updates on service delivery during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.