2024 |
2019 In 2019 the WANTZ Committee proudly supported Hear and Say, a specialist Paediatric Hearing Assessment and Early Intervention Centre. WANTZ Committee was absolutely delighted to have fundraised over $112,465 towards the purchase of much-needed equipment for Hear and Say. A huge thank you to all the sponsors, donors and guests without whose generosity this would not have been possible Hear and Say is one of the leading Paediatric Auditory-Verbal and cochlear implant centres in the world, teaching children who are deaf or hearing impaired to listen and speak. They work with families and other medical professionals to achieve the best outcomes for deaf children through a combination of early diagnosis, the most advanced hearing technology and auditory-verbal therapy, where children are taught to listen and speak. Hear and Say work with children of all ages – from Early Intervention after newborn hearing screening, through to its school screening program Hear to Learn, and beyond. Their therapy model works with the needs of the whole child, including occupational therapy. Thousands of children, young adults and families benefit from Hear and Say's programs and services each year, achieving great outcomes (100% of children in our Early Intervention Program moved into mainstream schools in 2017). It takes up to six years to teach one profoundly deaf child to learn to listen and speak. This means Hear and Say must rely on a mix of funding, including fundraising events and activities, and the generous support of donors and partners so all young children have the opportunity to Hear, Say and Live. The Centre is a charity based in Brisbane with regional centres on the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Cairns, Townsville and Toowoomba with an Outreach program for rural and remote children. It is a family based program recognizing the parent as the natural language teacher of the child. LINKS: Hear and Say website Visit our Facebook Page |
