NextSense (Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children)

NextSense is a charity and Australia’s largest non-government provider of education, therapy and cochlear implant services for children and adults with vision or hearing loss, their families, and the professionals who support them.

Each year, over 6,500 people receive support and access to our services across Australia. Over 1,200 children with significant vision or hearing loss are benefiting from NextSense’s broad range of services, in addition to almost 3,000 babies and children receiving vision and hearing screening each year. We also support 3,500 children and adults through SCIC Cochlear Implant Program, an NextSense service.

NextSense services are delivered throughout Australia by a broad range of highly qualified professionals located in 18 permanent sites. Using face-to-face services combined with modern technology, NextSense connects people across Australia to the expert therapy and services they need.