Archive for Community Information in Auslan
Public Announcement – 19 March 2021
Deaf Australia Chief Executive Kyle Miers Moves On Kyle Miers, Chief Executive of Deaf Australia, has submitted his resignation to the Board of Deaf Australia. Kyle is leaving Deaf Australia to lead a new service. His last day at Deaf Australia is Friday 9 April 2021. Kyle was appointed as Chief Executive of Deaf Australia […]
Continue Reading →Outlook Blog (December 2020 – January 2021)
Members Blog Happy belated New Year, we certainly hope you had a festive and safe holiday. We hope that 2021 will be an exciting year for all of us and we all stay safe and are keeping well. Before Christmas, we were invited to participate in Deaf Community of Australia Forum (DCAF) with Shirley hosting […]
Continue Reading →Public Statement – Deaf Australia’s Ambassador Program
In the last few weeks, Deaf Australia has seen and heard the deaf community’s concern and confusion about our Ambassador Program and how we determine who we appoint as our Ambassadors. For many years, Deaf Australia did not have a Patron. A Patron is a high-profile person who can lend their name to help raise […]
Continue Reading →Black Lives Matter
We, Deaf Australia, stand by people who are wrongfully discriminated, and experience abuse and racism. Australia too has its own problem. Racism, unfortunately dominates in Australia. This past week we celebrate National Reconciliation Week to highlight many racial issues in our community. Yesterday Australia gathered in major cities to protest the BLM ‘Black Lives Matter’ […]
Continue Reading →Interpreter on TV
Since the Bushfires last year, Deaf Australia sent letters to Premiers and Prime Minister reminding them their obligations to provide interpreters on TV, obligation outlined in the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability. This has been supported by a research conducted by Curtin University where they demonstrated that live captioning is […]
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