Tuesday 8th August Evening Session – 6pm – 9pm AEST
Watch the video to see why your feedback is important to improve NDIS for the Deaf community. We have limited spots available, and they’re filling up fast!
Today, I am wearing my Deaf Australia Board hat, and I want to inform you about four upcoming meetings. Deaf Australia is the national peak advocacy organisation representing Deaf people in Australia. Our CEO, Jen Blyth, will be flying to Perth to meet with Deaf individuals here in WA.
There will be four meetings scheduled for the weekend after this one. Hope you all can be involved please. On Friday night, August 4th, we will have the NDIS review meeting for youth. The purpose of this meeting is to share your experiences with NDIS, including your parents' involvement prior to getting the NDIS. Whether you are now independent or have any positive or negative feedback, we would like to hear from you. Jack Klem will be facilitating this meeting.
On Saturday morning, August 5th, at the Osborne Park Bowling Club, we will have the general NDIS review meeting for Deaf adults. This meeting will provide you with an opportunity to share your positive and negative feedback, among other things. The session will run from 9 am to 11:30 am, and we hope to involve a maximum of 15 people. Please see the text below for more information and to reserve your spot.
The last two meetings will take place on Saturday afternoon at the Herdsman Tavern at Lake Monger, next to the old Access Plus WA office. These meetings will focus on discussing Deaf Australia's constitution, making necessary updates and changes based on your feedback. The fourth meeting will be a community consultation to collect your ideas, feedback, and experiences so that Deaf Australia can advocate effectively for all Deaf people in Australia. You will have the opportunity to ask questions to Jen for more information. I truly hope that all of you can attend. I would love to meet you all and introduce you to Jen. I hope that WA will take the initiative to support what's happening nationally.
For more information, please feel free to contact me. In case I haven't introduced myself, my name is Susan Bates, and my sign name is SB. If you need more information, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Goodbye.
Youth video from Jack Klem
Transcript
Hi. My name is Jack Klem (sign name), and I'm from Perth, WA. I have an exciting announcement that I will be facilitating the youth NDIS review session. This session is important for young Deaf people to discuss how the NDIS can improve to better meet the needs of the Deaf Community. It will take place on the 4th of August from 5:00pm to 8:30pm at The Grove Library, near Cottlesloe train station. This session is an Auslan-only event, so all Deaf, Deafblind, and others are welcome to attend. We will be providing dinner, possibly pizzas. Hope to see you there!
Sherrie: Deaf Australia, along with various board members, will be traveling across Australia from June until August to meet with the Deaf community.NDIS Review - this will be a paid opportunity for participants. NDIS Youth Review - each state will have a young person responsible to run this workshop.
Jen: The NDIS review session is important.
If you come, you will be able to talk about your experiences with the NDIS, both positive and negative. I will take on all of your information and then give it to the NDIS, so they can learn and understand how to adapt to work with you, the Deaf community. We will ask questions like, do you have a good or bad experience with the NDIS;whether the NDIS understands you as a Deaf person; what good things you want more of; what things you want less of; whether you are happy with your plan, especially in comparison to others who have a NDIS plan would you want everyone to have similar plans or different. We will ask many different questions.
We will be going to all the states in Australia this year. You will also have an opportunity to meet us at Deaf Australia before or after the events.
You will be paid for coming to the NDIS Review. Those who are Deaf, Deafblind or hard of hearing – all those who have plans will be paid $140 for two hours, and $50 per hour afterwards.
Those who are not Deaf, Deafblind or hard of hearing, and support Deaf people, will be paid, but at a lesser rate per hour.
Sherrie: They will be scheduled over the weekends to ensure community participation. RSVP is essential for attendance.
Transcript
Hello, my name is Sarah (sign name). I'm from Newcastle, which is 2 hours north of Sydney. I'm here to let you know that I will be facilitating the youth NDIS review workshop in Sydney on 29th July. This workshop aims to provide you with the opportunity to discuss how the NDIS can improve and to gather your feedback on what is and isn't working. Share your thoughts on how they can better support the youths. All of our discussions will be shared with the NDIS to ensure they meet our needs.
This session is for Deaf, Deafblind, and hard of hearing youths who use Auslan. It will be well worth your time to attend this workshop! For more information, please see the other post. Thanks.
Hello, my name is Christian, also known as CJ. Deaf Rainbow and Deaf Australia are collaborating to provide a workshop for the NDIS review specifically for the Deaf Queer Community. This workshop aims to give you the opportunity to express how the NDIS can better support the Queer Deaf community. You can provide feedback on what is and is not working.. All of our discussions will be shared with the NDIS. The workshop is scheduled for Wednesday 26th July from 5 pm to 8 pm. For further details, please refer to the other video. Hope to see you there!
Deaf Rainbow and Deaf Australia are collaborating to provide a workshop for the NDIS review specifically for the Deaf Queer Community.
You will have the opportunity to be paid for attending an NDIS review and sharing your feedback.
Wednesday 26th July from 5pm to 8pm (AEST) via online Zoom.
Sherrie: Deaf Australia, along with various board members, will be traveling across Australia from June until August to meet with the Deaf community.NDIS Review - this will be a paid opportunity for participants. NDIS Youth Review - each state will have a young person responsible to run this workshop.
Jen: The NDIS review session is important.
If you come, you will be able to talk about your experiences with the NDIS, both positive and negative. I will take on all of your information and then give it to the NDIS, so they can learn and understand how to adapt to work with you, the Deaf community. We will ask questions like, do you have a good or bad experience with the NDIS; whether the NDIS understands you as a Deaf person; what good things you want more of; what things you want less of; whether you are happy with your plan, especially in comparison to others who have a NDIS plan would you want everyone to have similar plans or different. We will ask many different questions.
We will be going to all the states in Australia this year. You will also have an opportunity to meet us at Deaf Australia before or after the events.
You will be paid for coming to the NDIS Review. Those who are Deaf, Deafblind or hard of hearing – all those who have plans will be paid $140 for two hours, and $50 per hour afterwards.
Those who are not Deaf, Deafblind or hard of hearing, and support Deaf people, will be paid, but at a lesser rate per hour.
Sherrie: They will be scheduled over the weekends to ensure community participation.
RSVP is essential for attendance.
Deaf Australia is visiting Darwin to engage with the Deaf Community.
You will have the opportunity to be paid for attending an NDIS review and sharing your feedback.
Morning Session – 10am – 1pm
NDIS Review for families with deaf children
(paid opportunity – limited spaces)
Afternoon Session – 2pm – 5pm
NDIS Review for deaf adults with NDIS plan
(paid opportunity – limited spaces)
Evening session – 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Deaf Australia Constitution consultation and socialising – open invitation
Sherrie: Deaf Australia, along with various board members, will be traveling across Australia from June until August to meet with the Deaf community.NDIS Review - this will be a paid opportunity for participants. NDIS Youth Review - each state will have a young person responsible to run this workshop.
Jen: The NDIS review session is important.
If you come, you will be able to talk about your experiences with the NDIS, both positive and negative. I will take on all of your information and then give it to the NDIS, so they can learn and understand how to adapt to work with you, the Deaf community. We will ask questions like, do you have a good or bad experience with the NDIS; whether the NDIS understands you as a Deaf person; what good things you want more of; what things you want less of; whether you are happy with your plan, especially in comparison to others who have a NDIS plan would you want everyone to have similar plans or different. We will ask many different questions.
We will be going to all the states in Australia this year. You will also have an opportunity to meet us at Deaf Australia before or after the events.
You will be paid for coming to the NDIS Review. Those who are Deaf, Deafblind or hard of hearing – all those who have plans will be paid $140 for two hours, and $50 per hour afterwards.
Those who are not Deaf, Deafblind or hard of hearing, and support Deaf people, will be paid, but at a lesser rate per hour.
Sherrie: They will be scheduled over the weekends to ensure community participation.
RSVP is essential for attendance.
Deaf Australia is visiting Canberra to engage with the Deaf Community.
You will have the opportunity to be paid for attending an NDIS review and sharing your feedback.
Sherrie: Deaf Australia, along with various board members, will be traveling across Australia from June until August to meet with the Deaf community.NDIS Review - this will be a paid opportunity for participants. NDIS Youth Review - each state will have a young person responsible to run this workshop.
Jen: The NDIS review session is important.
If you come, you will be able to talk about your experiences with the NDIS, both positive and negative. I will take on all of your information and then give it to the NDIS, so they can learn and understand how to adapt to work with you, the Deaf community. We will ask questions like, do you have a good or bad experience with the NDIS;whether the NDIS understands you as a Deaf person; what good things you want more of; what things you want less of; whether you are happy with your plan, especially in comparison to others who have a NDIS plan would you want everyone to have similar plans or different. We will ask many different questions.
We will be going to all the states in Australia this year. You will also have an opportunity to meet us at Deaf Australia before or after the events.
You will be paid for coming to the NDIS Review. Those who are Deaf, Deafblind or hard of hearing – all those who have plans will be paid $140 for two hours, and $50 per hour afterwards.
Those who are not Deaf, Deafblind or hard of hearing, and support Deaf people, will be paid, but at a lesser rate per hour.
William: I am excited that I will be facilitating the youth NDIS review consultation on Friday 16th June from 4pm to 7:30pm. The event will be held at the Deaf Connect office in Mile End,
We will be providing pizza starting at 4:30pm and the review session will commence at approximately 5pm.
Sherrie: They will be scheduled over the weekends to ensure community participation. RSVP is essential for attendance.
Transcript
Hello, my name is William Maggs, and I am an artist from Adelaide. I am excited to announce that I will be facilitating the youth NDIS review consultation on Friday, June 16th, from 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm. The event will be held at the Deaf Connect office in Mile End.
We will be providing pizza starting at 4:30 pm, and the review session will commence at approximately 5:00 pm. This event is specifically for individuals aged between 14 and 25 who are Deaf, Deafblind, hard of hearing, or Deaf+Disabled with an NDIS plan are welcome to attend.
Please note that this event is exclusively for Auslan users.
Caregivers of individuals under 18 years of age are also welcome to attend to provide support.
Participants will be paid $140 for their two-hour involvement; however, it is mandatory to register in advance.
The purpose of this NDIS review is to provide Deaf individuals with an opportunity to express their opinions on how the NDIS can better serve the Deaf community. You are encouraged to share what is working well and what improvements are needed.
Additionally, please be aware that there will be another NDIS review session for non-youth participants on Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
I hope to see you there.
, RSVP, the link is below. Thank you!
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A young white man with blonde curly hair tied back. He has a blonde beard and moustache. He is wearing large gold-framed glasses and has gold earrings in both ears - one stands out with a star shape. He is wearing a black t-shirt with the DYA (Deaf Youth Australia) logo and has a bracelet on both wrists.
Deaf Australia are coming to Adelaide for NDIS Review sessions on
I want to let you all know that soon I will be in Tasmania for the NDIS Review. I will also consult with the community about Deaf Australia’s constitution, but the NDIS Review is really important.
If you come, you will be able to talk about your experiences with the NDIS, both positive and negative. I will take on all of your information and then give it to the NDIS, so they can learn and understand how to adapt to work with you, the Deaf community. We will ask questions like, do you have a good or bad experience with the NDIS; whether the NDIS understands you as a Deaf person; what good things you want more of; what things you want less of; whether you are happy with your plan, especially in comparison to others who have a NDIS plan – would you want everyone to have similar plans or different.
We will ask many different questions.
We will be going to all the states in Australia this year.
You will also have an opportunity to meet us at Deaf Australia before or after the events.
You will be paid for coming to the NDIS Review. Those who are Deaf, Deafblind or hard of hearing – all those who have plans will be paid $140 for two hours, and $50 per hour afterwards. Those who are not Deaf, Deafblind or hard of hearing, and support Deaf people, will be paid, but at a lesser rate per hour.
So, please do RSVP! I’ll be in Tasmania this weekend! I do know it is short notice, and I do apologise for that – in two weeks time, I will be in Adelaide, South Australia, this will be the same opportunity again.
In Tasmania there will be two events, one for the community and one for young people under 25 years old, which will be facilitated by the amazing Ace! A Tasmanian young person who will facilitate this workshop for young people! Please come, RSVP, the link is below. Thank you!
Visual description
Jen is signing in this video a message to the viewer. She is wearing a black puffer jacket. She is sitting behind a window on a beige couch with a light beige wall behind her. She has curly red hair, light skin, and wears clear-rimmed glasses. She is signing in a professional and happy manner.
Hobart, Tasmania
Remember the DA Australia Tour? Here are the details for our Hobart, Tasmania stop! 🚌 💨
We will be there on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 June at the Mathers House. We’re hosting three different workshops that you can attend: 🔹 DA Constitution consultation and Deaf community consultation 🔹 NDIS Youth Review (paid opportunity) 🔹 NDIS Review (paid opportunity)
Who will be there? Jen, Catherine and and Vice-Chairperson Sherrie.
Hello, I am Sherrie, the Vice President of Deaf Australia Board. Deaf Australia, along with various board members, will be traveling across Australia from June until August to meet with the Deaf community for four reasons:
1. Deaf Australia Constitution consultation.
2. Deaf community consultation for Deaf Australia.
3. NDIS Review - this will be a paid opportunity for participants.
4. NDIS Youth Review - each state will have a young person responsible to run this workshop.
The dates for these events will be provided in text and they will be scheduled over the weekends to ensure community participation. We will advertise the dates, times, and locations, so please stay tuned. RSVP is essential for attendance. I look forward to seeing you in Tasmania on the 3rd of June. Bye.
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Visual description opening slide:
Background is a green and beige gradient with white Deaf Australia logo at the top center. The main title is green text in a white button that reads “DA Australia Tour”. Above the button is small white text that reads “Message from Board Member Sherrie Beaver”.
Visual description video:
Video is of Sherrie signing against a dark blue background. She is wearing a black t-shirt and wire-rimmed glasses. She has light skin and short curly brown hair. She is signing in a professional manner.
Visual description tour dates slide:
Background is a green and beige gradient with white text as the content. Deaf Australia logo is in the upper right hand corner. Mini-title at the top reads “Australia-wide Roadtrip”. List of cities, dates and people that will be meeting across Australia as follows: “1) Tasmania. Saturday 3 June + Sunday 4 June with Jen*, Catherine* and Sherrie**. 2) Adelaide. Saturday 17 June + Sunday 18 June with Jen* and Debra**. 3) Canberra. Friday 23 June + Saturday 24 June with Jen* and Brooke**. 4) Darwin. Saturday 1 July + Sunday 2 July with Jen*, Paula* and Debra**. 5) Melbourne. Saturday 23 July + Sunday 24 July with Jen*, Karthik** and Deaf VIC. 6) Sydney. Saturday 29 July + Sunday 30 July and with Jen*, Paula* and Brooke**. 7) Perth. Saturday 5 Aug + Sunday 6 Aug with Jen* and Susan**. 8) Brisbane. Saturday 12 Aug + Sunday 13 Aug with Jen*, Julie** and DCCQ. 9) Cairns. Saturday 19 Aug + Sunday 20 Aug with Jen* and Julie**. *DA Staff Member **DA Board Member.” Bottom text reads “Email [email protected] to secure your spot.”
Visual description closing slide:
Graphic features white Deaf Australia logo on a green and blue gradient background. Text reads “Deaf Australia is a Deaf-leg advocacy and information organisation in Australia representing all Deaf, Deafblind, and hard-of-hearing people and others who use Auslan (Australian Sign Language) as their language of preference. Contact us: [email icon] [email protected], [website icon] www.deafaustralia.org.au, [Instagram and Twitter icons] @deafaustralia, [Facebook icon] DeafAustraliaInc”
Hobart, Tasmania
Remember the DA Australia Tour? Here are the details for our Hobart, Tasmania stop! 🚌 💨
We will be there on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 June at the Mathers House. We’re hosting three different workshops that you can attend: 🔹 DA Constitution consultation and Deaf community consultation 🔹 NDIS Youth Review (paid opportunity) 🔹 NDIS Review (paid opportunity)
Who will be there? Jen, Catherine and and Vice-Chairperson Sherrie.
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 the event and we were able to share with you the updates of what we have been doing.
Through Christmas, Deaf Australia has been preparing a submission to Department of Health to address accessible services for Deaf People who use Auslan in Hospital and Health Services and organising webinars for Disability Royal Commission and NDIS-ILC project.
Accessible Services for Deaf People who use Auslan in Hospitals and Health Services
There have been too many mistakes, too many bad stories, too many preventable situations that has not been adequately addressed to ensure that our health and wellbeing are looked after.
The submission outlined 4 key areas:
Hospitals
Medical and Allied Health Services
Telehealth Services and
National Relay Service
This submission has been sent to Department of Health through our role with Covid-19 Disability Roundtable hosted by Department of Health. Through this group, Deaf Australia have reminded them the importance that deaf people need to have access to interpreter when there are media announcements regarding Covid-19 and accessing interpreter for health and medical services which led to this paper.
Deaf Australia acknowledge that Deaf Victoria is undertaking parallel project in Victoria asking deaf people their experiences with Hospitals. We look forward receiving their report.
We are thrilled to inform you that there will be webinars throughout the year covering different topics with the Disability Royal Commission. Darlene Thornton will be facilitating these webinars on a fortnight basis and would love to hear your stories and experiences so Deaf Australia can prepare our report to Disability Royal Commission.
We also encourage you to participate if you wish to directly share your experience to Disability Royal Commission and we will be able to assist you with your submissions.
NDIS – Information, Linkage and Capacity (ILC) Building Grant (2019-2022)
We are ramping up with the project with Paula Thornton and Vanessa Alford taking key role with this project as Resource Officers.
Before Christmas, we had a full day workshop to discuss ideas, plans and strategy to improve our engagement with you.
This project will focus on 2 things:
Improve information distribution and
Developing appropriate and accessible resources that will strengthen deaf community’s knowledge and skills.
We will be using staff, volunteers and others to provide information, workshops or training through online and in person.
Deaf Australia is working hard behind the scenes to prepare and develop the program for this year. We look forward to an informative year for everyone. If you have any suggestions, please share with us by sending us an email – [email protected].
Other information:
National Relay Service – registration required by 20 April 2020 – if you on or after 20 April, your application process may take longer. Please register here.
4th WFD Conference in Thailand has been postponed to 20-22 April 2022 due to Covid-19.