Welcome to First Voice

First Voice is the national voice for member organisations whose primary focus is the provision of listening and spoken language therapy services in Australia and New Zealand. First Voice champions the right of all deaf people to listen and speak.

First Voice was established in 2010 to play a leadership role in shaping public policy and funding decision making related to hearing impaired children. It evolved from the former Alliance for Deaf Children, which first established in 2003. First Voice now leads and advocates for world-class early intervention services for children who are deaf or hearing impaired.

First Voice member organisations lead the world in listening and spoken language therapies for children who are deaf or hearing impaired. Our member organisations include:
 

Hear and Say Centre, Queensland

Taralye, Victoria

Telethon Speech and Hearing, Western Australia

The Cora Barclay Centre, South Australia

The Shepherd Centre, New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory

We also collaboate on major projects with:

The Hearing House, New Zealand

Latest News

31 January 2012: First Voice releases annual report

First Voice has released its annual report on its first year as the national voice for listening and spoken language member organisations. First Voice has exerted a high level of influence in its first year of operation, and continues to demonstrate thought, policy, research and clinical leadership on all matters related to early childhood deafness.

22 August, 2011, Canberra: Social and economic benefits of early intervention for deaf children far outweigh investment cost, says new report
Every dollar invested in early intervention services for deaf children produces almost two dollars worth of social, educational, vocational and economic benefit, according to a new cost-benefit analysis launched in Canberra today.Full details.
Copy of Full Cost Benefit Analysis - click.

Copy of Summarised Cost Benefit Analysis - click.

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