Tens of thousands of Australians will benefit from a $75 million centre designed to bolster the nation's position as a world leader in combating vision and hearing loss. or signup to continue reading The NextSense centre for innovation will deliver services to adults and children, while also conducting research and professional training. The building's design caters to people with hearing and vision loss, including the highest-possible acoustic standards, braille signage and high-contrast fit-outs to aid with depth perception.
A school and pre-school are also part of the facility, launched on Tuesday at Macquarie Park, in Sydney's northwest. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who attended the unveiling, said the centre would soon become an incubator for world-leading innovation. "Crucially, it represents the possibility of a better future for so many Australians with hearing or vision loss," he said.
"The centre will benefit more than 10,000 Australians each year, with the majority seen physically at the centre ...
think about all the families that will benefit as well. "The friends, the loved ones and ultimately the communities." Not-for-profit houses its national operations at the centre, providing allied health and cochlear implant services.
The organisation's chief executive, Chris Rehn, told AAP that Australia was blessed to have world-leading technology, research and services for people with hearing and vision loss. "The opportunity of a centre of innovation like ours is .