Resources & Links

It is important for parents making decisions about their child’s future to have accurate information available to them. We encourage parents to seek opinions and get ideas from other parents and professionals as much as possible. We also understand that a lot of information can feel overwhelming, and it is hard for busy parents always to do the research. An important part of the job for all our staff is to help you access good information on hearing impairment issues - so always feel free to ask us for direction or advice!

In the first instance, your EI therapist, or your child's School Support contact will be able to guide you in the right direction. 

For further information, you are welcome to contact Robyn Phillips, Program Manager of all our clinical team at Cora Barclay Centre.

Cora Barclay Centre provides a number of resources for famililes, partners and interested persons.

• Cora Barclay Centre Newsletter for members, parents, sponsors, government agencies and other interested persons
• Early Intervention Newsletter for parents with articles and news sent out to family registered with EI (please provide us with your email address, if you have one).
• School Support Newsletter for parents, staff and students
• Parent Information Sessions

Cora Barclay Centre recommends a number of externally published books, magazines and journals. Please note that these are all external links and content is not maintained by Cora Barclay Centre.

• Volta Review and Volta Voices which are magazines from the AG Bell Association with articles about hearing impairment
• Warren Estabrooks (2006) -“Auditory-verbal Therapy and Practice” 
• Warren Estabrooks “50 FAQs about AVT”
• Carol Flexer (1999) “Facilitating Hearing and Listening in Young Children”
• Daniel Ling (1988) “Foundations of Spoken Language for Hearing Impaired Children”
• David Luterman and Antonia Maxon (2002) - “When Your Child is Deaf: a guide for parents”

• Listen, Learn, Talk - 3 videos and a book: Babies babble, Toddlers talk, Children chatter (produced by Cochlear Ltd and a great resource for all parents showing lots of useful Auditory-Verbal techniques).
• Dreams Spoken Here - 2 videos on teaching deaf children to listen and to speak.
• Let’s Talk - Information pack from Telethon Speech and Hearing Centre in Perth. Please contact Telethon Speech and Hearing for more information.

Robyn Phillips, Program Manager, may be able to help in getting these resources.