Caitlin Barr

CEO @Soundfair Australia. Transforming lives and transforming the hearing care system.
Views are my own unless otherwise stated

[Caitlin Barr @more_than_ears]

@soundfairaus @LaTrioli @LaTrioli - many of your listeners would be suffering in silence about this issue

[Caitlin Barr @more_than_ears]

#COVID19 masks are masking #clearcommunication

Let's find a solution - like @soundfairaus prototype below - that is safe for all - including people who are deaf or hard of hearing
@jennymikakos @DanielAndrewsMP @annaliese
#auspol #springst @7NewsMelbourne @NightlifeABC @abcnews

[Soundfair @soundfairaus]

Clear communication requires clear masks

We want to partner with the @VicGovAu to create safe, accessible #facemasks for people with #hearingconditions.

Full media release: https://t.co/SJG9aNcFp8

@JennyMikakos @DanielAndrewsMP @ellensandell @georgiecrozier

#auspol #springst

[Caitlin Barr @more_than_ears]

@Louise_Hickson @BarbraTimmer Oh congratulations!!!

[Dr Barbra Timmer @BarbraTimmer]

This is another reminder that the impact of hearing loss is often a lot more than reduced speech understanding and why we should address it as a communication (rather than a hearing) loss. #audiology

[Caitlin Barr @more_than_ears]

@BarbraTimmer So why do most people impacted by hearing loss only get offered hearing aids?!??
We can do better. We need to do better. It’s only fair. #morethanjustdevices #socialandemotional

[Caitlin Barr @more_than_ears]

@Mel_Ferguson1 @AudiologyPhD @NALresearch What a great bunch!

[Caitlin Barr @more_than_ears]

@betterhearingau Love it! #taw

[Caitlin Barr @more_than_ears]

@BarbraTimmer That’s a yes from me! #pirates!

[Caitlin Barr @more_than_ears]

@Louise_Hickson That was some impressive reimagining!

[Caitlin Barr @more_than_ears]

@KatPenno So good!

[Caitlin Barr @more_than_ears]

@Mel_Ferguson1 @NALresearch @AudiologyPhD “Some things came up here that didn’t elsewhere...” @Mel_Ferguson1 after Melb workshop... 😝🤓👍 who knew it was a competition @BarbraTimmer !

[Caitlin Barr @more_than_ears]

@SamHarkus Isn’t it @SamHarkus! I dig the boldness... wouldn’t hurt us to be a bit more frank about it 😊👍

[Caitlin Barr @more_than_ears]

I have often wondered if some of the issues around hearing services in Australia being muddled up in device sales, commissions and incentives are unique to Australia. After attending the American Speech-Language Hearing Association's convention #asha19, a…https://t.co/Nqr70eIOmm

[Caitlin Barr @more_than_ears]

@ChadRuffinMD It’s as if speech is all humans need to make them happy 🙃

[Caitlin Barr @more_than_ears]

@justindlai I hear you! That is central to the issue here too #morethanjustdevices

[Caitlin Barr @more_than_ears]

Stoked to be an international partner of @IdaInstitute ! This is how we will make PCC happen!

[Ida Institute @IdaInstitute]

Our global partnerships are crucial to helping Ida spread the word about person-centered care. Learn more about the organizations and universities making a difference in how hearing care is delivered: https://t.co/1KweAPWA0F

[Gael Hannan @gaelhannan]

People with hearing loss live in fear of not hearing their name called - and that's just one of their challenges in a healthcsare setting. Read more... #hearingloss https://t.co/5GKSOrfPXo

[Soundfair @soundfairaus]

Join the #hearingrevolution!

#Kindness, #generosity, #presence and #reflection: the collective antidote.

We will use #personcentred care to change the hearing care system.

This resource by @IdaInstitute & @UQ_News paves the way: https://t.co/gLx75N1bdN

#morethanjustears

[Caitlin Barr @more_than_ears]

@DrHandscomb2 Almost identical in Aus!!

[Ida Institute @IdaInstitute]

A new textbook from our partners at @UQHealth looks at family-centered care for both audiology and speech-language therapy: https://t.co/ivXRUS8vmF