THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE

Stories From the Hearing-Impaired Community of Canberra

 

Is there life after deaf? What's that squeak in the car? Have I turned into my father? Is it possible to study a master's degree with profound hearing loss? Can people accept me for my talents? These questions are explored by five Canberrans with hearing-impairment, in their own words and with their own images.

 

Partners:  ACT Deafness Resource Centre, PhotoAccess

Watch the digital stories

Like Dad

by Neil

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When Neil develops hearing problems he reflects on the lives of his grandmother and father.

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Life After Deaf

by Rosina Wainwright

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The possibility of not being able to hear music was too awful, but Rosina has learnt where to sit in a concert hall.

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Simon the Lone Wolf

by Simon Brooks

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Simon has been interested in anime since kindergarten and identifies with a favourite anime character, Syaoran.

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Dee's Achievement

by Dee

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Dee's proud achievement takes her from Carwoola to Wagga Wagga.

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No Looking Back

by David Roberts

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Severe hearing loss did not make David's life worse, just different, maybe a little bit more difficult, but definitely enriched by new experiences and different ways of looking at old experiences.

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