Hearing loss affects over 700,000 people in New Zealand, from newborn babies to the elderly. Hearing Week is running from 25-31 March 2012 and this year we are profiling the many different faces of hearing impairment. Read the media release
There is a national tragedy unfolding in our elderly population, and in an effort to address it, National Grey Power and NFD have combined forces in opposition to the 6% disability threshold and up to 12.5% aged threshold that ACC has introduced. Read the media release and download the fact sheet.
The Human Rights Commission has accepted the NFD combined cases submission that the ACC 6 percent injury threshold and age deduction scale are discriminatory on the grounds of age and disability. Read the full release here
It's time the ACC accepts that it has got it wrong over funding for workplace hearing injuries, says the NFD. NFD's Chief Executive, Louise Carroll, states that "the entire hearing disability sector - professionals, consumers, victims, and representatives of other groups - explained to the Government through the submission process why it was wrong to restrict hearing injury rehabilitation, and the Government ignored us all". Read more
AUT University students have created their own campaign, in collaboration with NFD, to make young people aware of safer listening practices. Read more
Every weekend thousands of Kiwis are putting their hearing in jeopardy by undertaking seemingly innocuous home and garden Do it Yourself projects.
One in three DIYers potentially damages their hearing through weekend home improvement pursuits and with just over half the country regularly involved with DIY, some 700,000 Kiwis are seriously at risk of damaging their hearing.
NFD has revealed these facts after the results of their latest survey, commissioned in the lead-up to Hearing Week 2010 and are delivering a clear message for people who engage in home improvement activities - always wear hearing protection. Read more
Click here to find out what the top 10 DIY noises and their decibel levels are. Get informed - read about what sort of hearing protection you should use.
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