Mr. John Sherwin:

As an advocacy and rights organisation, of course, we are very proactive in making sure all of the equipment and supports are available. Often, we find it is a bit of a fight. Deaf people who report to us struggle to get supports. Earlier this year, we published a small piece of research funded by IHREC on barriers for deaf people in employment. They have significant problems and much of this has to do with culture and attitudes in their employers’ organisations. Not all the problems we seek to fix require a budget; much of this is about awareness raising and attitudes. We believe this is really important.