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We have spoken about living with disability on this podcast before, but one disability that we don’t often understand the full impacts of is deafness.

Today’s guest is David Brady and he has ample experience to share, including his insights into living with hearing loss. Profoundly deaf since birth, David grew up in rural Armidale, NSW and overcame many challenges. David was the Chief Executive Officer of Hear For You from 2013 to 2021. Prior to this, he worked in the Sports and Recreation management industry for 15 years. David represented Australia at the 2005 Deaflympic Games in Melbourne and played state-level Water Polo, Hockey, and Beach Volleyball. He is the current Chairperson of Deafness Forum Australia, member of the Advisory Board for Macquarie University Centre for the Implementation for Hearing Research, and was one of the architects of the Commonwealth Government Roadmap for Hearing Health for Australia.

In this episode Dave shares:

• What his life was like growing up deaf
• Despite his hearing impairment he was determined to be more than people expected, from getting his HCS to graduating University
• The negative reactions people had to accommodations for his disability
• Whether to put deafness on your resume or not.
• Being an athlete and the barriers around communicating on the sporting field.
• How he took his career further than anyone ever expected, and became a leader.  
• The moment he heard his daughter for the first time.
• How he has contributed and wants to continue to contribute to the NDIS.

Key Quotes

“Do you put deaf in your resume? They’ll immediately focus on your disability, or use it to tick off a box, and use you.”

“When people are not including you you've got to include yourself.”

“When you have to think about an $8000 hearing aid or $8000 on the family budget…For us we have to make the choice.”=

More about Dave

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