Name: Deafness Foundation
Item: Deafness Foundation
Author: Ambient Menu

We are inspired to fundraise to provide funding for research, grants and educational awards for the Deaf and people who are hard of hearing in Australia.

What we do

Provide Education Encouragement Awards to support the educational aspirations of secondary school and post secondary school students across the nation.
Fund research, particularly through Peter Howson Research Fellowship, Education Research Fellowship and PhD Scholarship, Pilot Research programs and Education Research.
Provide information to the general public and those who are deaf or hard of hearing on a broad range of issues and topics.
Partner and consult with like minded organisations and those we serve.
As the lead organisation, conduct and coordinate activities during Hearing Awareness Week to raise awareness of deafness and hearing loss.
Provide financial grants to organisations for projects that support our mission and benefit the Deaf and hard of hearing.
Provide leadership in issues around Noise Induced Hearing Loss.
Engage in fundraising to be able to undertake the work that we do.

At Deafness Foundation, our Mission is to enhance the lives of people with hearing loss and to reduce the incidence of preventable hearing loss.

We achieve this through:

Learn more about the positive impact we have and join us in bringing about positive change.