Deaf Australia
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Deaf Australia is the national peak organisation for Deaf people in Australia. It represents the views of Deaf people who use Auslan (Australian Sign Language).
Australia
Joined March 2010
Have a look at this video from CEO Jen Blyth with an update about Deaf Australia on our website: https://t.co/ZTn3zo20Jw
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SignHear Communication Extra Business Events Perth University of Edinburgh Your support made it possible for Deaf people to travel to Perth and join in Thinking Lab 2024. Thank you! All images shared with permission.
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You made this week what it was! We truly appreciated your positive and constructive feedback, and hope this sense of belonging will continue. Deaf Australia extends special thanks to our generous sponsors: Deaf Indigenous Community Consultancy Auslan in the West Signpedia
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supported by methods for visual note-taking. Deaf First Nations leader Jody Barney also shared about knowing, doing and belonging on Country according to First Nations cultural protocols. Thank you to all the wonderful people who attended and participated in Thinking Lab 2024!
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Dr Gab Hodge, Professor Annelies Kusters, Jody Barney, Stef Linder, and Dr Marta Morgado led us through different methods for deep thinking. Deaf ethnographic films, social media videos and other media were used for reflecting, discussing, questioning, debating and targeting,
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first morning, local Elder Aunty Geri Hayden welcomed us to Country by sharing insightful knowledge about the surrounding area, setting us in good stead for a well balanced and accessible program grounded in mutual respect and support. Over the following days, Deaf facilitators
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Deaf Australia is happy to report a very positive and successful Thinking Lab 2024! From 1-5 July, 25 Deaf people from around Australia gathered on Whadjuk Noongar Country in Perth, WA for an immersive education week. Our aim was to improve our deep thinking skills. On the
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shirt and standing in front of a plain beige wall. Her hair is pulled back into a bun. She is signing in a professional, friendly, and slightly bittersweet way that is appropriate to the tone of the content.
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difficult time and we know they will have our deaf community support moving forward and stay connected. Thanks to you all and thanks to the board for their support through this difficult time as well. Have a good weekend! Bye. Visual description: Shirley is wearing a black
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ongoing ensure a fair and equitable access for the deaf community. Keep an eye on our social media to follow and continue supporting our work. We are really excited to show some opportunities coming up soon. Yes, this group of staff was fantastic to have as support through
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support to each other during a hard time or life’s ups and downs. We really appreciate that. Yes, Jen our CEO, will be back to work starting next week. But as the board announced recently her role will be reduced to part time. Also, we still have a few advocacy initiatives
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our staff after they saw the news about the impact on funding, which was unfortunate and sad. To make sure they felt supported through a restructure of their future plans. Really big thanks to those who recognise that we we are also a part of the deaf community and provide
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individuals, deaf organisations and businesses, our partners and allies. All of this has been a massive support to us and our work for the past few years. It’s been incredibly valuable. Thank you. Also I, myself, really appreciate those of you who took the time to check in with
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because most of our staff are busy wrapping up their projects as their roles are ending today. It’s not everyone, a couple of people are continuing at DA. Overall, we wanted to say a big thank you to you all. All the staff agree that we want to recognise you all, either as
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rest of the year. Jen, our CEO, is back starting next week and the board will have more updates in the following weeks. See you then! Transcript: Hello! I’m Shirley, the Acting CEO. I wanted to provide you with this video because today is the 28th of June. It’s a big day for us
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ongoing support, kindness and encouragement. We appreciate you. However! Don't fall asleep on Deaf Australia just yet! We do have further advocacy initiatives ongoing and more fun works planned for the
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Today is a bittersweet day. As we prepare to say goodbye to several of our staff and look ahead to the rest of 2024, please watch this Thank You video from Shirley: https://t.co/ZwQSEaIPGj On behalf of all of the staff at Deaf Australia, thank you to our Deaf Community for your
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Transcript Hello! I’m Shirley, the Acting CEO. I wanted to provide you with this video because today is the 28th of June. It’s a big day for us because most of our staff are busy wrapping up their...
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charcoal coloured wall, facing the camera and communicating in Auslan. They are all members of the Deaf Australia board. They are signing in a friendly way towards the camera.
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soon. Debra: What an amazing weekend. The Deaf Australia Board now will be working hard to prepare and present, with feedback from you the deaf community, a plan that meets the needs of our community. Visual description: Six people take turns standing in front of a light
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working together, for future success and growth. I am so excited. Julie: Our strategic planning session was full of detailed conversation where we developed new goals within three areas. Are you wanting to know more details? Well, we will be sharing more information with you all
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