AI in Health Trust Lab: deaf and hard of hearing community conversations

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Paid opportunity! $100 to participate!

What does trustworthy AI in health look like for deaf and hard of hearing people?

A Community Conversation for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People

The AI in Health Trust Lab at Deakin University, in partnership with Deaf Victoria and The Hearing Bridge Movement, invites Deaf and hard of hearing community members to express their interest in participating in a community conversation about artificial intelligence (AI) in health.

We want to hear your experiences, perspectives, questions and concerns about the growing use of AI in health. Whether you are excited about its potential, unsure what it means, or concerned about how it might affect your healthcare experiences, your perspective matters. No previous knowledge of AI or technology is required.

What is the AI in Health Trust Lab? 

The AI in Health Trust Lab exists to help give people with lived and living experience, a genuine, ongoing say on whether AI solutions in health are genuinely worthy of their trust – not to persuade communities to trust them. Our goal is to ensure community voices, values, expectations and lived experiences help shape how AI is designed, implemented and governed in health, so that future AI systems are worthy of public trust. 

Why your opinion matters

AI is increasingly being used in healthcare, from processing health information to supporting clinical decisions and improving communication. These technologies need to consider accessibility, inclusion, privacy and the needs of people who use health services or devices. We want to understand what makes AI in health trustworthy for Deaf and hard-of-hearing people, including how these technologies can better support communication, accessibility and equitable health outcomes and experiences. Your contribution will help inform researchers, policymakers, healthcare providers and technology developers about our community’s perspectives and priorities.

What to expect

The community conversation is a facilitated, two-hour workshop where participants can share experiences, exchange perspectives and take part in activities exploring AI in health. You do not need to prepare anything beforehand. There are no right or wrong answers, and you are welcome to contribute in ways that feel comfortable to you.

This opportunity is for deaf and hard of hearing people interested in sharing their perspectives on AI in health. There are 12 places available, with the aim of including six Deaf participants and six hard-of-hearing participants. Submitting an EOI does not guarantee a place. Responses will be reviewed to support a range of perspectives and lived experiences, and the team will contact selected participants to confirm their participation. Please submit an EOI only if you are available to attend in person on Tuesday, 17 November, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Event details

●       Date: Tuesday, 17 November 2026

●       Time: 6:00 pm–8:00 pm

●       Location: Library at The Dock, Docklands, Melbourne

●       Duration: Two hours

●       Participant reimbursement: Each selected participant will receive $100 for taking part.

Accessibility

Auslan interpreters and live captioning will be provided.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and accessible environment. Please tell us if there is anything else we need to do to ensure this consultation is accessible for you.

Privacy and Data Handling

1. How your registration information will be used

The information you provide through this Expression of Interest (EOI) will be used by Deaf Victoria to assess applications, contact applicants, select participants and plan accessibility arrangements for the AI in Health Trust Community Consultation.

Deaf Victoria will manage the Humanitix registration process and coordinate communication with applicants. Your name and contact details will be used for these purposes and will not be provided to Deakin University as part of the registration process.

2. Humanitix and your personal information

Registration will be managed through Humanitix, an online event registration platform. Humanitix has its own privacy practices explaining how it collects, processes, stores and protects personal information.

Please refer to the following information for details:

●       Humanitix Privacy and Data Security

●       Humanitix Privacy and Cookies Notice

Deaf Victoria will manage the registration information it receives in accordance with the arrangements for this consultation. The Humanitix event will be removed from the organiser’s records after the workshop. The handling and retention of registration information will be confirmed by the project team.

3. Demographic information

To help ensure that a range of perspectives is represented in the community consultation, participants may be invited to complete a separate demographic questionnaire at the end of the workshop.

Deakin University may receive demographic information in de-identified form to understand the range of perspectives represented across the community conversations. Participants’ names and email addresses will not be included in this demographic information.

Providing demographic information is intended to help the project understand the diversity of experiences represented in the consultation.

4. Information collected during the workshop

During the workshop, information will be captured through live captioning, an audio transcript and physical notes.

These workshop records will be stored on Health Voices Victoria’s SharePoint.

The audio recording will be deleted once the transcript has been reviewed and finalised. Information in the transcript that could identify an individual will be redacted, and insights will be de-identified before being used in the broader community insights report.

5. Deakin University privacy information

Deakin University handles personal information under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) and the Health Records Act 2001 (Vic).

For more information, please refer to Deakin University’s Privacy information.

If you have questions or concerns about privacy, you can contact:

●       Health Voices Victoria: healthvoicesvic@deakin.edu.au

Deakin University Privacy team: privacy@deakin.edu.au