As you get older you may notice changes to your eyesight and hearing.
Vision impairment
Information about eye health and help can be found at:
Department for Health and Ageing
Health Insite
Blind Welfare Association
Guide Dogs SA NT
Royal Society for the Blind
Australia Post will deliver some items that aid the visually impaired free of charge. See their website for information on eligibility for the free postage scheme.
Spectacles scheme
You may be eligible for cheaper spectacles or contact lenses if you hold a Pensioner Concession Card, or have held a Health Care Card continuously for at least 12 months.
Use the concessions finder to see what concessions you can get.
Hearing loss
Please consult your doctor if your hearing loss is causing you concern. For more information or help contact:
Australian Government Hearing Services
Health Insite
Deaf CanDo
Hearing Loss Solutions SA
Services for people with a vision or hearing impairment
Royal Society for the Blind
The leading organisation providing services to South Australians who have severe vision impairment. The RSB's Low Vision Centre is a valuable resource offering information, advice and low vision aids.
Blind Welfare Association
Provides support to South Australia's vision impaired through residential accommodation, financial support through loans and subsidies, in home support and centre-based activities.
Guide Dogs SA.NT
Provides services for people with a sensory loss. All services are offered free of charge and are delivered by qualified professionals. The Guide Dogs SA.NT Sensory Directions page provides case management for people with a sensory disability with complex needs or difficult issues.
Australian DeafBlind Council
Provides services to those with deafblindness. Deafblindness is an isolating sensory disability which affects communication, socialisation, mobility and daily living.
Able Australia
Able Australia Services is a non-profit organisations that provides services to people with multiple disabilities including deafblindness.
Deaf CanDo
Provides information about deafness, deaf culture, the deaf community, hearing loss, technical devices and communication modes employed by deaf persons and others with hearing loss.
Hearing Loss Solutions SA
Provides a full service audiology clinic with a focus on improving communication between clients with hearing loss and their families, friends and work colleagues.