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Here, we share the news and stories from across NextSense, from how we're moving the sector forward at global conferences to Jack getting the best start in life—and everything in between.
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  • Dusty’s life ‘full of wonder’ thanks to cochlear implants
    • Hearing

    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.

    Toymaker Dusty with a NextSense team member

  • Allie advocates for children with hearing loss
    • Hearing

    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.

    Allie wearing her own label Allie's Deaf Apparel

  • Speech Pathologists helping children with hearing loss
    • Hearing

    This Speech Pathology Week (23-29 August 2020) we celebrate our own speech pathologists.

    A speech pathologist supports a child via telepractice

  • RIDBC students signing their way through song
    • Hearing

    The RIDBC Thomas Pattison School (TPS) students eagerly look forward to the annual Music Count Us In event.

    Next Sense students sign through song

  • Luca dreams of the big screen
    • Hearing

    11-year-old Luca is an inspiration to many, including his RIDBC/SCIC audiologist Anne-Marie, who has seen Luca and his family for the past 9 years.

    Luca proudly shows off his awards

  • RIDBC ABS students cooking up a storm
    • Vision

    At RIDBC Alice Betteridge School (ABS) there is one lesson that is eagerly anticipated by the students and staff alike – cooking classes.

    A student uses assistive technology to access Kids in the Kitchen materials

  • Georgia's nan is her biggest fan
    • Hearing

    3-year-old Georgia attends Taralye, an RIDBC service – attending kinder, participating in group therapy and accessing individual sessions with Taralye’s Carolyn Armstrong, a Teacher of the Deaf.

    Georgia and her nan and an inset of Georgia and her sister

  • Anthony regains his hearing after 53 years
    • Hearing

    73-year-old Anthony Leo is rediscovering life through sound. With bilateral implants, Anthony can not only hear again, he can engage with life on every level.

    Anthony having a coffee and socialising with confidence

  • Catherine gets the best gift of all
    • Hearing

    In late December 2019, Catherine received the best Christmas gift of all – she could hear again.

    Catherine with Shannon, her Next Sense audiologist

  • Chloe's proud as punch
    • Hearing

    Seven-year-old Chloe is proud of the cochlear implant she received 18 months ago as part of RIDBC’s SCIC Cochlear Implant Program in Newcastle, north of Sydney.

    Seven year old Chloe

  • Study – Testing the ‘Measure of Early Vision Use’ (MEVU)
    • Vision

    Researchers from Australian Catholic University are testing a new measure to describe how a child uses vision in everyday activities.

    A child performs an play-based activity as part of a research project

  • Lara is kicking goals
    • Hearing

    11-year-old Lara is a passionate rugby league fan and player who is kicking goals, on and off the field.

    Lara at a sporting event and inset Lara making a run with the football