NDIS assistive technology is equipment funded by NDIS to make life easier for those with disabilities. 

At Hear For Less, we specialise in providing high-quality technology to those in the hard-of-hearing/deaf community. With over 300 solutions, our expert team are able to quickly identify the right product for you and provide you with support. 

If you have a hearing impairment, read on to learn more about how you can benefit from NDIS assistive technology.

If you live in Queensland, Australia, you should already be aware of the changes to QLD smoke alarm legislation. The new Queensland smoke alarm rules were introduced back in 2017, with staged deadlines for updating and replacing non-compliant smoke alarms.

Now it’s 2021, it’s time to make sure your smoke alarms match up to the legal requirements if you haven’t already. From January 2022, any property sales, leases, or renewals can only go ahead if the building has all the appropriate smoke alarms installed.

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• What Are Photoelectric Smoke Alarms?
• What Are Interconnected Smoke Alarms?

NDIS is a relatively new scheme, so you will be forgiven for asking what does NDIS stand for? It stands for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, which was legislated by the Australian Government in 2013 but only went into full operation in 2016.

Now the scheme has had time to settle in, we at Hear For Less, an NDIS provider, are on hand to tell you some more about it and what benefits we offer if you qualify for this scheme.

Fires In The Home Are Devastating

Every state of Australia has its own smoke alarm legislation, so please read below to understand your local requirements. 

Who Should Read This Blog Post?

Building managers, property managers, homeowners and building companies, It's important that you know, understand and comply with the smoke alarm legislation pertaining to the layout of the house(s) / apartment(s) in your local state of Australia. 

If you or your tenant is hard of hearing / deaf then Hear for Less has the right smoke alarm solutions for, available for purchase today. 

Remember, Only Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives!

In this blog, we discuss the effects that Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) for the Hard of Hearing Community, what this means and simple steps that should be taken during this tough pandemic sweeping the globe. For your convenience we have also listed some products our customers are buying right now to assist with communicating during these unprecedented times. Purchasing through Hear for Less helps to support our local Australian business

Click above to find out more. 

Top 5 Tips For The Hard Of Hearing In Aged Care.

There are so many questions for those who are heading into an Aged Care facility. What will it be like, how will the new resident cope in unfamiliar surroundings and how will they settle in?

This blog is a broad guide taking into account those residents who are hard of hearing.

8/10 people make this common mistake. They purchase a touch screen Smartphone for their loved Senior and it just doesn't work and now you're both frustrated.

You're probably here because you're also looking for a starting point. Your loved one needs something simple, intuitive, they make phone call and / or send text. Large screen, big buttons, hard of hearing, vision impaired?

Does your loved Senior live far away? Imagine being able to programme a phone remotely to assist in a much better user experience. All of this and more in our blog about the Best Mobile Phone For Seniors 2020