A new era for hearing and vision loss

NextSense is embarking on a bold new future that builds on our rich history of innovation and advocacy for those with hearing and vision loss.

We’ve positively impacted many people’s lives, creating access and opportunities that would not otherwise have been possible.

The time has now come when we must raise the bar for what’s possible for people with hearing and vision loss. We must improve access to the right support for the increasing number of Australians with sensory disability. We must connect our rich expertise with what we learn from others to build insights that drive real change for the people we support.

Education and services for people with sensory disability have changed dramatically over the years.

From a time when attending specialist programs in person was the only option available, to now delivering community-relevant programs, we are bringing our services into the communities we support.

We, like many other areas of contemporary society, have learned so much about how to work with and alongside those who we support.

We’ve evolved so much during our history, and in doing so have continued to improve outcomes for people with hearing and vision loss. But our North Rocks home hasn’t grown with us to support a contemporary service organisation.

Our home at North Rocks has served us well, but we need a modern, agile centre that brings people together, creating more opportunities for them to do innovative work, and to share knowledge throughout communities across Australia. We need a centre that helps us build and expand powerful partnerships to solve big issues in hearing and vision loss. We need to take what we know—from our own and others’ research and development, and from our own deep experience delivering health, disability and education services—and test new ideas at scale.

The future looks dramatically different, in the most positive of ways. We will be able to reach people in their own communities, Australia-wide.