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Thanks for sending this information I contacted Nicole and she sent me some 
more information about the service and I am hoping to try it. I always have 
so much trouble at the doctors but I haven't learnt AUSLAN yet cause I have 
been too sick. I would like to someday.

Erin
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>
> Hello members
>
> Have you ever gone to a medical appointment and thought you did not
> catch everything your doctor or specialist said? Perhaps your doctor
> does not look directly at you, or mumbles, or has a beard or one of
> the many things that makes communication a challenge for some of us.
>
> Perhaps you need a flu injection. Or maybe it is time for your annual
> check-up (blood pressure, blood sugar, pap smear, mammogram, diabetes
> etc
> etc) Perhaps you have a bad back? Time for a visit to the physio then.
> Or an appointment about your cochlear implant operation coming up.
>
> We are seeking consumers with hearing impairment to participate in a
> trial to assist them at medical appointments. This trial is similar to
> the program of using Auslan interpreters for Deaf people but in this
> case, it is using a different approach (not Auslan) for people with
> hearing impairment. It uses a laptop operator who types everything the
> Doctor says for you to read, like real time captioning.
>
> This trial ends at end of June and we are very keen to get some more
> people to participate in the trial at medical appointments.
>
> For a short time only (June 2009 only) the trial can cover PRIVATE AND
> PUBLIC (eg hospital) appointments.
>
> This is not for Auslan-using Deaf people, as they can use NABS
> (National Auslan Booking and Payment System). Perhaps you know someone
> eg one of your parents who might benefit from this assistance. It will
> not cost you anything extra to get this assistance. Privacy is
> assured. There are very strict privacy and confidentiality provisions,
> just as when someone uses an interpreter.
>
> Further details can be provided if you are interested.
>
> If this trial is successful for medical appointments, this may open
> the way for further application eg workplace real-time captioning. But
> this trial is an essential first step.
>
>
> We would really like to get some good feedback from the trial to make
> evaluation possible, The trial must end by end of June
>
> Please spread the word to get as many people as possible for this
> trial.
> Current locations where the trial is operating are Melbourne and
> Brisbane but we can possibly consider other locations.
>
> PLEASDE,PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.
>
> Once you tell me you are interested, I can provide details of how to
> book the laptop operator etc.
>
> Regards
>
> Nicole Lawder
> Chief Executive Officer
> Deafness Forum of Australia
>
> 218 Northbourne Avenue
> Braddon ACT 2612
>
> phone 02 6262 7808
> TTY   02 6262 7809
> Fax    02 6262 7810
> Mob  0404 037 177
>
> email mailto:nicole.law...@deafnessforum.org.au
>
> www.deafnessforum.org.au
> www.hearingawarenessweek.org.au
>
> >


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