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20,000 speak up over changes for hearing impaired

Nearly 20,000 people have written to the ACC Minister opposing proposed regulations that would deny rehabilitation to those with hearing injuries.


Concern over hearing changes

ACC cuts would result in people with workplace hearing loss not getting treatment for their injuries, Age Concern says. ACC is proposing changes in which they would no longer cover the full cost of a hearing aid needed by someone who has lost their hearin