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RIDBC has a number of experts available to comment to the media. Contact the Media Relations team on (02) 9872 0334 if you would like to organise an interview.
Topics include:
- Auditory-oral education
- Audiology
- Australian sign language (Auslan)
- Bilingual education
- Charities
- Cochlear implants
- Deaf Community/Deafness issues
- Early intervention – the importance of
- Educating teachers of the deaf and teachers of the blind
- Education of children with vision or hearing impairment
- Education of children with sensory and multiple disabilities
- Fundraising – methods and ethics
- History of Australia’s Deaf Community
- Language development of children with hearing impairment
- Newborn hearing screening
- Otitis media (glue ear)
- Privacy issues
- RIDBC General / Financial / Political
- Remote education for children with vision or hearing impairment
- Vision impairment
Auditory-oral education:
Head of School Support Service and Garfield Barwick School Principal - Sandi Ambler
Audiology:
Audiologist and Manager of the Jim Patrick Audiology Centre - Genelle Cook
Australian sign language (Auslan)
Senior Lecturer RIDBC Renwick Centre - Dr Breda Carty
Head of RIDBC Auslan Programs - Julie Kirkness
Bilingual education
RIDBC RIDBC Renwick Centre Chair, Professor - Greg Leigh
Charities
Chief Executive - Chris Rehn
Cochlear implants
Chief Executive - Chris Rehn
Audiologist and Manager of the Jim Patrick Audiology Centre - Genelle Cook
Deaf Community/Deafness issues
Senior Lecturer RIDBC Renwick Centre - Dr Breda Carty
Head of Graduate programs RIDBC Renwick Centre - Dr Jill Duncan
Early intervention – the importance of
Chief Executive - Chris Rehn
RIDBC Renwick Centre Chair - Professor Greg Leigh
Early Childhood Services Hearing Impairment Manager - Sue Benzie
Educating teachers of the deaf and teachers of the blind
RIDBC Renwick Centre Chair - Professor Greg Leigh
Head of Graduate programs RIDBC Renwick Centre - Dr Jill Duncan
Education of children with vision or hearing impairment
Chief Executive - Chris Rehn
Manager Children's Services - Jan North
Education of children with sensory and multiple disabilities
RIDBC Alice Betteridge School Principal - Jacqui Cashmore
Fundraising – methods and ethics
Chief Executive - Chris Rehn
History of Australia's Deaf Community
RIDBC Renwick Centre Senior Lecturer - Dr Breda Carty
Language development of children with hearing impairment
Head of School Support Service and Garfield Barwick School Principal - Sandi Ambler
Newborn hearing screening
RIDBC Renwick Centre Chair - Professor Greg Leigh
Audiologist and Manager of the Jim Patrick Audiology Centre - Genelle Cook
Otitis media (glue ear)
Audiologist and Manager of the Jim Patrick Audiology Centre - Genelle Cook
Privacy issues
Director, Human Resources - Rob Walker
RIDBC General / Financial / Political
Chief Executive - Chris Rehn
Remote education for children with vision or hearing impairment
RIDBC Teleschool Manager – Melissa McCarthy
Vision impairment
Vision Ed Manager Alan Baynham
Lecturer (Vision Impairment) RIDBC Renwick Centre Frances Gentle