Farewell Karen, Gaye and Bec!

Deaf Australia is sad to say farewell to three of our wonderful team as they move on to new challenges in their lives: Bec Driscoll, Gaye Lyons and Karen Lloyd.
Read more about the valuable contributions to Deaf Australia and what their plans are for the future.

UN Prize for former WFD President

Former president of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), Liisa Kauppinen, received the 2013 United Nations Human Rights Award Prize from the United Nations on Human Rights Day on 10 December 2013 in New York, USA.

The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights is an honorary award given to individuals and organisations in recognition of outstanding achievement in human rights every five years.

Auslan video included.

Deaf Youth Australia has formed!

A few nights before the World Federation Deaf Conference, an advisory group consisting of deaf youths had an informal meeting. Christian Hill, Jessie Cooper-Maggs, Shirley Liu, Robert Burrows, Jordanna Smith, Vanessa Ravlich and Amanda Faqirzada, as well the Deaf Australia Board Directors – Todd Wright and I attended. We discussed what the Deaf Youth needed, […]

Dismay at ‘pretend’ interpreter at Nelson Mandela memorial service

Deaf Australia and ASLIA (Australian Sign Language Interpreters Association) are dismayed by the use of a person pretending to be a sign language interpreter at the memorial service for Nelson Mandela.