Some Background Hearing Loss On average, 1 Australian child is identified with impaired hearing every day 1 in 1000 babies is born with significant hearing loss By age 10 the 1:1000 is 3:1000 Vision Loss RIDBC estimates that 4 out of every 10,000 children born in Australia will be diagnosed with severe vision impairment or blindness by their first birthday. Vision impairment is generally accompanied by another disability

RIDBC Provides Early intervention programs for children from birth to 5 years. 5 preschool programs for children aged 3-5 years based on a reverse integration model, and support in mainstream preschools. 3 schools as well as a school support service for children with hearing or vision loss who attend mainstream schools. Teleschool - A regional & remote service where families and children are receiving services via videoconference. Assessment and planning services, including orthoptics and audiology. Outreach programs in Indigenous Communities Renwick Centre - a world class research program and postgraduate courses for professionals working with children with hearing or vision loss. RIDBC

Renwick Centre Structure  Postgraduate (Coursework) Education  Research and Publication  Continuing Professional Education  Library and Information Services

Renwick Centre Structure  Postgraduate (Coursework) Education  Research and Publication  Continuing Professional Education  Library and Information Services

Academic staff  Rebecca Bull  Dr Breda Carty  Dr Robyn Cantle Moore  Dr Jill Duncan  Dr Frances Gentle  Dr Desiree Gallimore  Prof. Greg Leigh  Prof. Philip Newall  Sue Silveira  Dr Mike Steer

Graduate Studies  172 students in 2013 (57.5 EFTSU)  84 graduations in 2013  More than 750 graduates overall

Enrolments and Graduations

International Engagement

Student and graduate locations

Graduate Locations  Botswana  China (Hong Kong SAR)  Brunei  Canada  Germany  Kenya  Korea  New Zealand  Singapore  Taiwan  Vietnam  Australia (RIDBC)

Postgraduate Education  Master of Special Education  Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies  Master of Philosophy  Doctor of Philosophy

Master of Special Education  Blind/Vision Impaired Specialisation  Deaf/Hard of Hearing Specialisation  Sensory Disabilities Specialisation

Research  Collaborations NAL (Australian Hearing) WAFDC MARCS Auditory Research Centre Hearing CRC Hearing Hub (Macquarie University) Herriot-Watt University (Edinburgh)

Research  Some current projects: Infant Monitor of Production (IMP)

TYPICAL Infant Monitor of vocal Production (IMP) Cantle Moore (2006, 2008)

Research  Some current projects: Infant Monitor of Production (IMP) Paediatric hearing assessment with tele-audiology: An investigation in rural and remote populations Australian Childhood Vision Impairment Register (ACVIR)

Research  Some current projects: Infant Monitor of Production (IMP) Paediatric hearing assessment with tele-audiology: An investigation in rural and remote populations Australian Childhood Vision Impairment Register (ACVIR) Assessment of patterns of teacher-student interactions in sign language-inclusive classrooms

Question-response latency HS: answer (3.57 secs) Question (1.23 secs) T: response (3 mins+) HS answer T: Question (2.23 secs) Interpretation: previous instruction

Research  Some current projects: Infant Monitor of Production (IMP) Paediatric hearing assessment with tele-audiology: An investigation in rural and remote populations Australian Childhood Vision Impairment Register (ACVIR) Assessment of patterns of teacher-student interactions in sign language-inclusive classrooms Social Capital and Hearing Loss Auditory-Oral progress of infants in a Deaf family environment: Three parallel case-studies LOCHI Study (psychosocial development, early literacy development) Early Communicative Environment Prior to Cochlear Implantation

Research (RHD)  Current RHD student projects: Factors influencing the nature of intervention by itinerant support teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students The effectiveness of telepractice in delivering specialist early intervention services to deaf and hard of hearing children and their families Effectiveness of support service structures for people of working age with a hearing loss Phonological awareness in school-age children with cochlear implants: Effects of structured intervention

Continuing Professional Education  Seminars, workshops, conferences  Collaborations and Partnerships: Cochlear, VDEI, WAFDC (events now held in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Darwin, New Zealand and South East Asia)  3,120 person-days of CPE in 2013

Continuing Professional Education  All events advertised at events plus print catalogue events

Library and Information Services   Website: