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In Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children experience high rates of otitis media (middle ear infection), with impacts of chronic infections on development and wellbeing.
The Universal Access funded Aboriginal Children with Hearing Impairment Support Program is a small program providing speech pathology input into the early literacy program for Aboriginal children in preschools located in areas with high incidence of otitis media. The program seeks to enrich preschool programs for all children to prevent children at risk of later hearing loss falling behind their peers in the early years of schooling.
The Telethon Kids Institute has been contracted to review the program model and the experience of preschools delivering the program in South Australia.