Speech & Hearing Centre For Deaf Children
School in Cambridge

Telethon Speech Hearing (ash) is a center of excellence for assisting children and adults with hearing, speech and language impairments. We produce services to families in a professional and effective way which makes us the providers of best in this field. We enable children and adults with hearing, speech or language impairments to communicate. ash is a center of excellence for assisting children and adults with hearing, speech and language impairments. We provide services to families in a professional and effective way that makes us the providers of choice in this field. Professionals conduct appropriate working relationships with colleagues. Supporting and encouraging our colleagues in their work and professional development. Telethon Speech Hearing (ash) is a Western Australian based notforprofit organization, registered charity and self-reliant school offering quality diagnostic, therapy and encourage services for children with hearing loss and speech and language delays. Telethon Speech Hearing supports children, families, adults and carers by offering: Premature intervention and school urge programs for hearing old children. Encourage services for adults with hearing impairments. Inclusion in mainstream education for hearing old children. Anna is passionate about improving the health of the community and as a Director contributes to ash becoming a center of excellence to improve the lives of speech and hearing used children and adults in WA. Mark possesses over 15 years’ experience in a range of general management and human resources roles in a range of notforprofit, education, and government organizations. Based on his personal experience Mark is a potent advocate for effective hearing, speech and language services for all. She has 15 years’ experience in finance and business management roles, maximum recently in a very same role in a school environment. Telethon Speech Hearing is a very elated member of the Telethon Family and very grateful to the generosity of the people of Western Australia. Since then, Telethon has enabled Telethon Speech Hearing to grow from an organization providing services to a scanty hundred children a year to now being capable to yield vital services for up to 14,00 children and their families annually. Telethon Speech Hearing has a sure and mutually useful relationship with the WA Government delivering hasty intervention services for deaf and solid of hearing children and an ear health and hearing screening program. The Foundation’s aim is to urge the education and development of children with hearing, speech or language difficulties to aid them to develop spoken language. The Base has been a important supporter of Telethon Speech Hearing for many years providing bursaries and other funding to promote the children attending ash programs. This is achieved by active with government and other organizations to convince public policy and funding decision making, and by providing evidence based research to inform and persuade the public health agenda. Sound Connections: Listening and spoken language development and social inclusion of children with hearing loss. Let’s talk about it is a parents and information book developed by Telethon Speech Hearing to assist parents on their journey with their child’s speech and language development.

Telethon Speech Hearing originated in 1966 with a group of parents, who had great hopes for the coming of their profoundly deaf children, refused to settle for what they thought was second best. With five students, no premises, small money and no experience, they made a commitment to pursue the very superior oral education for their children. In 1972, a site in Lake Monger was formally offered and in 1975 the present facility in Wembley was opened on land set aside by an Act of State Parliament. The guiding principles of Telethon Speech Hearing’s founding families emphasized: Inclusion in mainstream education for hearing impaired children. The involvement of parents at every smooth of decision making. The hiring of only suited specialist professionals. A commitment to developing spoken language as the primary communication method. Since these humble beginnings, the spirit of this tenacious group has been a source of inspiration and motivation to professionals and parents involved in the education of children with hearing and speech and language impairments. Your generosity gives us the opportunity to create a world where every hearing, speech and language worn kid can look forward to a future of limitless potential.