The 2010 version of the Hearing Impairment Information Kit : When a baby's hearing loss is diagnosed - Fact Sheets for families published by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) is available via the web link below;
www.education.vic.gov.au/ecsmanagement/intervention/hik.htm
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 on 22nd August 2011. A copy of the 'Cost-Benefit Analysis' is available via the web link below;
www.firstvoice.org.au/userfiles/file/First%20Voice%20CBA_Summary%20Report%20August%202011.pdf