SHHH Support Group (Self Help for Hard of Hearing People) Google Group

RE: {SHHH Support Group} Re: Who to complain to about dodgy audiology services

emma.scan...@hearing.com.au (Scanlan, Emma) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:34:49 UT

Hi All

You should only complain to the Office of Hearing Services if you have received services through the government hearing services program.
People who have purchased aids privately need to complain to the ASA (Audiologists) or AcAud (mainly Audiometrists).

Emma

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RE: {SHHH Support Group} Who to complain to about dodgy audiology services

fle...@ozemail.com.au (Richard Fleming) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:00:40 UT

Hi Kate ,
You can complain to the Office of Hearing services in Canberra. This is the
main body set up by the Federal Government for complaints. I suggest that
you write to them.
Jan

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Who to complain to about dodgy audiology services

kate.lo...@gmail.com (Kate) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:51:04 UT

Hi everyone,

If you ever need to complain about an audiologist, or rather their
services if you are not happy with them, I have received some info
from an audiologist about avenues of complaint for problems
experienced with hearing aid and related purchases:

1. The Audiological Society of Australia (ASA) (also known as

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Re: Temporary exemption application - cinema captioning

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:15:22 UT

OK
I was just wondering because I am no where near Marion as in over an hour
away and the East End one mostly does foreign strange movies (I have been
there once) on top of I am in a wheelchair so it makes getting to it
difficult. What other ones are coming in Adelaide?
Erin
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Free Telecommunications Seminar - Adelaide

christian...@gmail.com (Christian) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:48:02 UT

Hi SHHH Google Groupers, here is another great event happening in
Adelaide for the SA google groupers. Please pass this on to others who
may be interested. This is organised by the Deafness Forum and Deaf
Australia Inc.

Here is your opportunity to ask questions and to help improve access
and services. Please let us know how you go.

ACCESS ALL AREAS FILM FESTIVAL

christian...@gmail.com (Christian) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:38:53 UT

Hi SHHH Google Groupers, Just received a notification from Karina, who
is organising the Access All Areas Film Festival.

As part of the Access All Areas is a whole bunch of movies being shown
around NSW - all of which are audio descriptioned and have captions!

CASTLE HILL 16 NOVEMBER
NORTH ROCKS 17 + 18 NOVEMBER

FW: {SHHH Support Group} Re: Temporary exemption application - cinema captioning

belinda.kersl...@mediaaccess.org.au (Belinda Kerslake) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:54:41 UT

Hi Erin

There are currently two cinemas in Adelaide that have captioned movie
sessions. They are the Marion Megaplex and the Palace Nova East End. We have
a website devoted to accessible cinema at [link] which
gives you session times for captioned and audio described movies, the latest

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Temporary exemption application - cinema captioning

erin...@bigpond.com (Erin Mckenzie-Christensen) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:35:36 UT

Are any of the accessible cinemas in Adelaide? I have never been to a movie
with captions but most of the advertisements on this list for this are in
Sydney.
Personally I think this increase is terrible but I guess you have to take
anything you can get from them and hope that eventually they will do better.

Temporary exemption application - cinema captioning

christian...@gmail.com (Christian) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:23:00 UT

From Nicole Lawder of Deafness Forum

The Australian Human Rights Commission has received an application for
a Temporary Exemption on behalf of Hoyts Corporation, Greater Union
Organisation, Village Cinemas and Reading Cinemas. The application and
a notice inviting submissions on the application has been placed on

RE: {SHHH Support Group} Re: New Member

ami...@iinet.net.au (Amicus) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:43:09 UT

Hi Pete,

I've just come off reading your blog, I loved it!!

I tend to take my being HOH a bit too seriously sometimes, so I love that
your able to use humour to describe your experiences but also be honest at
the same time.

Please continue to do what you do, you are an inspiration and I feel it's so

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Re: New Member

christian...@gmail.com (Christian) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:59:08 UT

Gday Peter,

its excellent that you write a blog to document to your experiences.
Please make sure you let us google groupers know about your
experiences when they happen.
Since that SHHH stands for 'Self Help for Hard of Hearing' it can only
help when one hears of other peoples experiences and how they deal

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Re: New Member

cdanckwe...@hotmail.com (Chris) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:19:05 UT

Hi Peter,

I've just finished reading your blog. I really enjoyed it, and I must
say it's great to come across a deafy with attitude!

Personally I can relate to a lot of what you've been through. I was
born hearing impaired (severe in my case, not profound), got a degree
and worked for large corporations here and overseas. I've now reached

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Re: New Member

wetfeetp...@yahoo.com.au (peter gunness) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:42:36 UT

Hey Scrunch,
I hear you, ....from my own experience...
-Getting a good job with good career prospects has always been pretty hard. I have no doubt that our society has developed a general distaste for ppl with disabilities. The common phrase of "deaf and dumb" that continues to parade the school grounds can only create in the minds of society, even if subconsciously, an inherent lower social status for those of us that are deaf. Having a good job for myself required putting in many extra hours and reading to be up to speed with my collegues. The jobs themselves, I actually have done pretty well at........but as we all know, the game is played in the backrooms. The backstabbing, gossip and basic protecting of ones butt is a verbal game that for a deaf person is impossible to play. I have found myself in situations where I am at fault? without knowing the faultline.

RE: {SHHH Support Group} Re: New Member

ami...@iinet.net.au (Amicus) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:38:50 UT

Hi Pete,

I really like your positive attitude.

It's understood that this kind of thing happens in life but what is
disappointing is that the people that are put in place to ensure these
things don't happen like HR and Unions etc are not always doing their job so
it makes you think what are they there for?

Re: {SHHH Support Group} Re: New Member

wetfeetp...@yahoo.com.au (peter gunness) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:57:34 UT

Hey There,
I'm 42, born a deafy and doing something about it! Wanna read more see [link]

Cheers Pete

Oh yeah, the world is full of dicriminating ppl who take advantage of others disabilities to further there own agenda.....no-one said this world was easy so when it happens again flip em the bird.