Community

Support groups: Asia Pacific

Support Groups for CI Candidates and Recipients

 

Browse the information below to find a support group near you.  If you know of a support group and would like to see it listed here, please email us and customerservice@cochlear.com.au.

 

 

AUSTRALIA

National Relay Service
A phone solution for people who are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment
24 hr relay call numbers -  TTY/Voice 133 677
Speak & Listen (SSR) - 1300 555 727
http://www.relayservice.com.au/

Aussie Deaf Kids
http://www.aussiedeafkids.com/

Parent Council for Deaf Children
Q Block
Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
361-365 North Rocks Rd - North Rocks NSW 2151
Ph: 02 9871 3049 - TTY: 02 9871 3026 - Fax: 02 9871 3193
Contact: Community Project Worker

Australia CICADA (Cochlear Implant Club and Advisory Association)
Provides support through fellowship for Australian cochlear implant recipients and their families and friends.
CICADA Inc.
PO Box 5028 - South Turramurra - NSW 2074
Secretary Judy Cassell:  jcassell@intercoast.com.au

Queensland CICADA
Shirley Edwards
Secretary/Editor
85 Crotona Road - Capalaba Qld 4157
Phone/Fax 07 38245003 - Email: mistylee@hotkey.net.au

PHISA (Parents of the Hearing Impaired of South Australia)
Details: Natasha Lindner (president) 0422470186 
www.users.on.net/phisaindex.html

Deafness Resources Australia
http://www.deafnessresources.net.au/

Sonic
A social support network for hearing impaired youth who use speech as their primary mode of communication.
http://www.sonic.org.au/


INDIA

CI Parents Group – S.K Rampal
Phone: +91 11 2306 1861
Email: rampalsk@yahoo.com

Cochlear Help Group
Mr Deepak Gupta
Phone: +91 98101 24916
Email: d_gupta@rediffmail.com

Mr Raju Shrestha
Phone: +977 144 0595 ext:212
Email: speedway@mos.com.np
Website: http://www.speedwaycargo.com/

Cochlear Implant Parents Association (CIPA)
Mrs Vibha Chedda
Phone: +91 98202 29841

Mr Nitin Prabhu
Phone: +91 98208 08640
Email: hirson@hotmail.com