Becoming a prefect has been one

of the highlights of my life. When

I nominated myself for the prefect
role this year, I did not expect to
achieve it. Hear For You

and my
friendships brought about the
unimaginable. I now look forward
to the future and to enjoying a
fantastic time promoting my school.
Id like to thank my

Hear For You
mentors, Dave Brady and Kate Locke, for helping me build
a positive attitude and my self-esteem.
Adrian, Year 11
What teens have said about our programs
Dan was a bit reluctant to go to the hrst session, but
came home so happy it was obvious that hed had a
great day. When he came home from the second day, he
was absolutely exhilarated! I cant wait to see what will
happen next! Thank you so much for giving Dan this rare
opportunity to see the heights that he can achieve and
to see what he can be. I am very proud of him and so
grateful to you and your team.
Clare Harris, mother of Dan
Our sponsors and supporters
About Hear For You
Hear For You is an award-winning, not for proht organisation
that inspires young deaf people to be the best they can
be. Hear For You runs a series of no cost dynamic workshops for
deaf and hearing impaired teenagers from 11 - 18 who use
spoken language. Each workshop is designed to build social
skills, communication, leadership and confidence skills, leading
to improved outcomes at school, in employment, with
friendships and at home.
Where it all began...
Hear For You was founded by then 27
year old Olivia Andersen who has had
a profound hearing loss since birth
and received a cochlear implant in
2010. Recognising the need and
value of mentoring deaf teens
at a critical time in their lives, she
developed this comprehensive program
which has already improved the lives
of many deaf adolescents in Perth,
Melbourne and Sydney. Her own
real life experience gives her the
ability to understand the
issues associated with
deafness.
Meet our
mentors!
Hear For You has a dynamic team of young,
successful, happy, deaf and hearing impaired
mentors, who have been hand-picked for their skills,
achievements, and innovative ways of learning to deal
with their hearing loss. While they all come from different
professional backgrounds, they all share one common goal:
their passion for improving the lives of young deaf people.
Lizzie
Lizzie Eakin absolutely loves being a
mentor and helping other young people
with hearing loss to be all they can be.
Her motto is: If you strive to achieve
happiness in life, you will achieve it!
Lizzie is the director of a preschool in
Sydney, and is married to her soulmate.
She is also profoundly deaf and wears
hearing aids.
Dave
Dave Carter loves being involved with
Hear For You, especially being able to
relate to the teens and their various
experiences with deafness. For the record,
Dave is profoundly deaf and uses the
cochlear implant. Dave is an independent
animator, with intent on making an
audience laugh. He loves traveling abroad
and finding new inspiration.


The Hon John Howard AC
I warmly endorse Hear For
You as an innovative service for
young people with severe hearing
difhculties. Its aim is to encourage
those with such difhculties to
overcome them and realise their
goals and dreams. I have met the
groups leaders. They are highly
committed and energetic people
dedicated to assisting others to
surmount their hearing problems.
John Howard, Australias former
Prime Minister and Patron of
Hear For You, who has had
hearing loss since the age of 9.
www.hearforyou.com.au info@hearforyou.com.au
At my hrst workshop, I remember
feeling extremely nervous and
reluctant. Once Id met the mentors
and students, I felt part of something
extraordinary. Participating in the
Hear For You activities helped
improve my conhdence, my
communication, my career, my
leadership skills and my outlook on
life. The experience has made a huge
difference to my life. It enabled me to recognise that life
is full of opportunities, and that you should embrace your
deafness and treat it as an opportunity, not a disadvantage.
Isabella, Year 12
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Hear For You workshops in Sydney!
Our workshops
O ur H ear F or Y o u p ro g r am c on si s t s of :
- Mee t & G ree t / Informa ti on Ses si o n
- T hree g rou p w ork s ho p s
- E- Men t or i n g us i n g on li ne one -t o - one commun i ca ti o n
- Ses si on f or p aren ts o f p ar ticip an t s
T he p ro g r am is tail ore d to t hree ag e -sp e cihc g rou ps :
- Y ear s 7 & 8 - Y ear s 9 & 1 0 - Y ear s 11 & 1 2
E ach g rou p re c e i v e s a ma l e an d fema l e men t o r . G rou p s
are k e pt t o 6 - 8 s t u d en ts s o each st u d en t g e ts max i mu m
p ar ti c ip a ti on i n dis cu ssi on s an d q ua li t y ti me wit h men t or s .
P arents Session
It ta k es a team effort to ma k e the Hear for you mentoring
prog r am successful. P arents are an important part of the
team - their trust, support and commitment complement
the prog r am. P arents will get the opportuni t y to meet the
mentors, discuss a n y rele v ant issues and de v elop a
combined support network. They will learn about the Hear
F or Y ou prog r am, share their own personal experiences of
r aising a deaf child
and the specihc
st r ategies they used
to deal with each
challenge. W e also
i n vite hearing people
to share their experie-
nces of, and provide
tips and strategies for,
being married to and
living with a deaf person.
Content Level
T he t o pic s h a v e b een carefu ll y se l e ct e d t o c o v er c r iti ca l
st a g e s i n t he t een s forma ti v e y e a r s a t sc hoo l an d b e y on d .
W e p r o v id e w ork s hee ts ex p res s e d i n t eena g e l an g ua g e .
T he l e v e l of t he c on t en t an d a cti v iti es of t he p ro g r am are a l l
t a il ore d t o t he sp e cihc nee ds of t he a g e g rou p .
Venue

Cost
G re at ne w s - our w orksho p s are free! W e d o ho w e v er a s k f o r
a $250 refun d a bl e d e p os it p r i or t o commenc i n g t he p ro g r a m
t o s ecure y our pl a c e . T opics
- I d en ti t y - R e l a ti onsh ip s
- C ommun i ca ti o n - Lea d er s h ip & T e a m w or k
- H ea lt h & W e llb e i n g - C areer s
- D r am a
%HQHWVWRT eenagers
T here a re s o ma n y b ene hts of b e i n g i n v o l v e d wit h t he H ea r
F or Y ou p ro g r am !
- Im p r o v e d c on hd en c e a n d l ea d er s h ip s k ill s
- A rea ll y p o siti v e id en ti t y an d ou tl ook on li f e
- B e tt er so ci a l s k ill s an d commun i ca ti on t echn iq ue s
- Su pp or t from ama zi n g a d u lt d eaf men t ors w ho will he l p
y ou b ecome su c ces s fu l i n y our li f e
- H e lp wit h d es ig n i n g y our c aree r
- A w on d erfu l ne tw ork of f r i en d s
- A bili t y t o share ex p er i en c e s wit h o t her s
- T he t oo l s t o n a v ig a t e y our w a y ef f e cti v e l y i n a hear i n g w or ld .
M ost i mport a n tly , h av e fun !
%HQHWVWR P arents
- Shar i n g i nforma ti on an d ex p er i ence s
- N e tw ork i n g wit h o t her p aren t s o f d ea f t eena g er s
- E ncou r a g emen t , tips an d st r a t e gi e s
- Access t o our su c ces s fu l , ha p p y , f un -l o v i n g men t ors w h o
are li v i n g p roof t ha t he a r i n g l o s s d oesn t h a v e t o ho ld y o u
b ack from ach i ev i n g y our d reams i n li fe .
A wonderfu l opportun ity f o r y our de a f t een a ger t h a t
t he y w ill t h a n k y ou for we gu a r a ntee i t !
One of our inspirational guest speakers,
Jennie Brand-Miller
W e have a grou p of i ns pi ra ti ona l d ea f gues t s p eakers w h o
share t he i r o w n ex p er i en c es an d i n si gh ts .
Jenn i e B r an d- M ill er l os t her hear i n g g r a d ua ll y from ear l y
t een ag e y ear s . N o w t o t a ll y d ea f , she has tw o coch l ea r
i m pl an t s. A P ro f es s or of H uman N u t r iti on, she i s a ls o t h e
au t hor of b ooks w h i ch h a v e so ld 3.5 m illi on co pi es. She i s
also ha ppil y marr i e d a n d ha s tw o c h ild ren .
I w as d e li gh t e d t o have t h e chance to
s p eak t o t he He a r F o r Y o u p ar ticip an t s
wit h hear i ng imp a i r m en t , Jennie says.
I w an t e d t he m t o kno w t ha t hear i n g
l o ss s hou ld no t sti e t he i r a mbiti on s . I
wi she d I ha d ha d a s u pp or t grou p li k e
He a r F o r Y o u w hen I w as a young a d u l t
. . . I kne w I nee d e d s u pp or t b ack t he n
b u t t here w a s no one t o t urn t o. I t w ou l d
have m a d e su c h a di f f erence.
P rogr am Du r ati o n
E ach g rou p p ar ticipat es i n t hree w orksho p s s p rea d o v e r
tw o schoo l t erm s . T hese w orksho p s, p resen t e d b y a n
e v en g en d er s plit of men t or s , are he ld on a Sun d a y d ur i n g
schoo l t erm f rom 10.30am t o 3.30 p m. A four w eek g a p
b e tw een ea c h w orksho p a ll o ws ti me for a b reak an d
E- Men t or i n g .
E -Ment or in g
B e tw een w orksho p s, t he p ar ti c ip an t s k ee p i n con t ac t wit h
t he i r men t or v i a on li ne cha t . T his is a safe process.
T he pa r ti c ip an t s are gi v en t o pi cs a t t he w orksho p s
t o t a k e home t o t h i nk a b ou t an d di scuss on li ne wit h t he i r
men t o r . T h is a ls o gi v es t hem an o pp or t un i t y t o di scus s
a n y re l e v an t i s s ues wit h t he i r men t or p r i v at e l y or a w a y
from t he g rou p w ork s ho p s. T hrou g h t hese e - men t or i n g
ac ti v iti e s , p ar ti c ip an t s will a ls o l earn a b ou t t he res p ons ibl e
use of t e c hno l o g y .
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Y ear s 7 & 8 Y ear s 9 &1 0 Y ears 11 & 1 2
7 April 2013 Mee t & G ree t / Informa ti on Se s s i on ( 1.5 hours)
Wor k shop 1
12 May 2013
I d en ti t y &
T ea m w or k
C ommun ic a ti o n
& Lea d er s h i p
Lea d ersh i p
E nr i chmen t
Wor k shop 2
16 June 2013
C aree r
E x pl o r a ti o n
Fu t ur e
P ro sp e ct s
Fur t her St u d y
& E m pl o ymen t
Wor k shop 3
21 July 2013
D r am a
( Le v e l 1 )
D r am a
( Le v e l 2 )
R e l a ti onsh ip s
& W e llb e i n g
T erm 3, 201 3 C on ti nue E- Men t or i n g ( on li ne c ommun ic a ti on )
Workshop times: 10.30am - 3.30pm
The Sydney workshops are held at The Hearing Hub (opposite
Cochlear Global HQ) in Macquarie Park.
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Inspiring young deaf people



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