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Our presentations, seminars and guest speaking engagements have included:

• “Employment Prospects” seminar at Australian Hearing’s Head Office, Sydney, NSW (January ’08)
  

• Seminar at Catholic Education Office, Melbourne, VIC (February ’08)
  

• Australian Associations of Teachers of the Deaf (AATD) Conference, Melbourne, VIC (August ’08)
  

• NSW Deafness Council’s Hearing Awareness Week at Australian Hearing, Sydney, NSW (August ’08)
  

• Leaders of Oral Deaf Education Conference at Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Sydney, NSW (September ’08)
  

• Spring Holiday Program at Matilda Rose Early Intervention Centre, Sydney, NSW (September ’08)
  

• University of Notre Dame, School of Medicine, Sydney, NSW (October ’08)
  

• “Youth Seminar” at Catholic Centre for Hearing Impaired Children, Sydney, NSW (November ’08)
  

• Parents Council of Deaf Education’s Parent Forum meeting, Sydney, NSW (November ’08)
  

• Discussion Forum with audiologists at The Shepherd Centre, Sydney, NSW (November ’08)
  

• Special Education Lecture at the University of NSW, Sydney, NSW (May ’09)
  

• “Breaking the Sound Barrier” book launch, Melbourne, VIC (June ’09)
  

• Emerge Leadership Conference, Sydney, NSW (September ’09)
  

• 2UE interview with Dr John D'Arcy for his program "Health Matters", Sydney, NSW (September '09)
  

• Parents of Deaf Children’s meeting in the Macarthur/Liverpool area, Sydney, NSW (September ’09)
  

• Guest Speaking Engagement at Australian Medical Association (AMA) Charity Ball, Sydney, NSW (September '09)
  

• Presentation at Cochlear CICADA AGM, Sydney, NSW (October ’09)
  

• Breakfast with St Leonards branch Commonwealth Bank employees for the Community Grant fund cheque presentation, Sydney, NSW (October ’09)
  

• Commonwealth Bank’s Staff Community Fund cheque presentation at the main CommBank Headquarters, Sydney, NSW (October ’09)
  

• Regional Sensory Conference, Goulburn, NSW (December ’09)
  

• SHHH AGM and Community Awards ceremony, Sydney, NSW (March ’10)
  

• Speaking Engagement at National Deafness Sector Summit, 6th National Deafness Sector Summit, Sydney, NSW (April ’10)
  

• “Building Resilience in Teachers and Students” Conference - The Educators of Deaf Students Association (EDSA) and Deafness Centre, Children's Hospital, Westmead, NSW (May ’10)
  

• “Youth Seminar” at Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre, Sydney, NSW (August ’10)
  

• Northbridge Rotary Club, Sydney, NSW (September ’10)
  

• National AAMI / NEIS Small Business Award Ceremony at the National NEIS Gala Awards Dinner, Cairns, QLD (September ’10)
  

• Opening Address at “Lazarus Rising” book launch for Hear For You’s patron the Hon. John Howard, who as a youth and student had to deal with and overcome difficulties caused by his hearing impairment, Sydney, NSW (Oct ’10)
  

• “Weekend Today”, Channel 9 footage showing a Hear For You workshop scenario - the story aired across Australia (December ’10)
  

• “Absolutely Audiology” Nationwide Video Conference at Australian Hearing, Sydney, NSW (December ’10)
  

• “When I grow up, I want to be…” presentation, Parents Council of Deaf Education’s Information Night, Sydney, NSW (March ’11)
  

• Interview with “marie claire” magazine - a five page spread featuring Hear For You and founder Olivia Andersen’s cochlear implant experience, nationwide publication (April ‘11)
  

• Presentation at Regional Meeting for Paediatric Audiologists, Australian Hearing, Dandenong, VIC (May ‘11)
  

• Australian and New Zealand Conference for Educators of the Deaf (ANZCED), Melbourne, VIC (July '11)
  

• Information and Technology Expo for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Teenagers and Young Adults, Australian Hearing, Box Hill, VIC (August ‘11)
  

• Presentation at Hearing Carer Industry Association (HCIA) Breakfast at Parliament House, Canberra, ACT - the audience included 15 MP’s and Senators, including the Minister for Health and Aging, Mark Butler MP, the Hon Kevin Andrews MP (Shadow Minister) and Greens Senator Rachel Siewert (August ’11)
  

• “Supporting Adolescents with Hearing Loss” seminar at Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Sydney, NSW (Oct ’11)