• 9 April 2020
• Hearing

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may have disrupted school, but that hasn’t stopped the students at RIDBC Garfield Barwick School and RIDBC Thomas Pattison School from making the most of every day.

• 27 June 2024
• Vision
• Hearing

Alice Betteridge was the first deafblind person to be educated in Australia and, as our former pupil, an important figure in our history.

• 26 July 2022
• Hearing

In 2018, Christine made the decision to access cochlear implants—a choice she says has enabled her to participate fully at work, reconnect with her passions, and socialise more freely.

• 5 September 2022
• Hearing

After losing his hearing Colin learnt hearing aids wouldn’t provide the level of sound he needed to enjoy his busy life. After much research, he decided to access a cochlear implant through NextSense.

• 2 May 2022
• 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.

• 6 October 2021
• Vision

A NextSense-led 10-year report into key findings from the Australian Childhood Vision Impairment Register (ACVIR) has been published in a leading international journal

• 1 March 2024
• Hearing

NextSense Chief Executive Chris Rehn shares his thoughts on the importance of addressing hearing loss and the impacts of not doing so.

• 2 June 2020
• Vision

For students in their final year of school, one word always springs to mind. Exams. 18-year-old Benj is one of those students who will sit the Higher School Certificate exams in coming months.