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Please download and read the documents about the Deaf Australia's 2nd National Conference and 25th Anniversary Celebration. This conference is held in Hobart, Tasmania 13 to 15 May 2011.
Please download the draft conference program document for Deaf Australia's 2nd National Conference and 25th Anniversary Celebration to be held in Hobart, Tasmania 13 to 15 May 2011. The Conference program will be as follows:
Friday 13 May Conference Day 1 and/or River Cruise (evening)
Saturday 14 May Conference Day 2 and/or Conference Dinner (evening)
Deaf Australia is pleased to announce the winners of the Dorothy Shaw Young Writers Competition (DSYWC). This competition is run for young Deaf and hard of hearing people in memory of Dorothy Evelyn Shaw, who inspired so many and contributed to so much to the Deaf Community.
Hi everyone. It has been brought to our attention that there is a scam going around using Deaf Australias name. An email/Facebook message from Lisa Jackson, who says she is from World Federation of the Deaf in Beaumont, Texas USA and is working with Deaf Australia to set up a Deaf Womens Advocacy Service in Australia. Deaf Australia does not know Lisa Jackson and is not working with her. WFD is based in Finland, not the USA. It is a SCAM.
Regards, Karen Lloyd, Executive Officer, Deaf Australia
Posted on 8th October 2010
National Week of Deaf People 2010 - Rapprochement of Cultures
The National Week of Deaf People (NWDP) is a week-long national celebration of Deaf individuals and the Deaf Australian community.
Please download the Registration Information document for Deaf Australia's 2nd National Conference and 25th Anniversary Celebration to be held in Hobart, Tasmania 13 to 15 May 2011. The Conference program will be as follows:
Friday 13 May Conference Day 1 and/or River Cruise (evening)
Saturday 14 May Conference Day 2 and/or Conference Dinner (evening)
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Community Consultations
Dear Members, Supporters and Friends & Deaf Community,
There is an inquiry into National Disability Insurance Scheme - it is a proposal of an idea to provide people with a disability with entitlements to care and support, therapy, aids and equipment, home modifications and access to the community, education and training.
If you think the system needs to be improved, then this is your chance to tell us what is important. You can attend Deaf Australia community consultation, register your interest or email to Productivity Commission. More information at ... Productivity Commission website
Call for Papers / Presentations for the Deaf Australia Inc 2nd National Conference Hobart 13 - 15 May 2011
The Call for Papers for Deaf Australia's 2nd National Conference 13-15 May 2011 in Hobart is closing soon!
This will be a unique Conference. Mr Markku Jokinen, President of World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) will be the Keynote Presenter. On Sunday 15 May 2011 will be a "Professional Development Day", with strands for various interest groups - e.g. Deaf Professionals, Auslan Teachers, interpreters, educators, service providers.
If you have been receiving our emails and media releases, you will have heard about the ICED Vancouver 2010 Statement calling for the inclusion of sign languages in the education of deaf people.
This is a very important and historic statement for deaf people, and it is hoped that it will lead to positive changes in the education of deaf people and their participation in society.
Deaf Australia has now endorsed the statement - please see the attached open letter from our President, which has been sent to the ICED 2010 Conference Chair.
Employment can you give us information about your experiences?
On 29th July Deaf Australia is attending a National Employment Forum with other disability peak organisations, government and employers. The forum will talk about barriers to employment for people with disability and how to remove them.
Deaf Australia already knows quite a lot about the barriers to employment for Deaf and hard of hearing people, but if there is anything youd like to tell us, wed love to hear from you.
We also have quite a lot of information about how to solve barriers, but again, if there is anything youd like to tell us, wed love to hear from you. We would especially like to hear your stories about how problems have been solved at your work.
We also especially would like to hear from people who have used an employment service in the past 12 months. Employment services have recently changed. Are they better now? In what way? Are they worse? In what way? Are they the same? We really need information about this and would appreciate our members telling us what they can about this. I hope many members will send me information. We will appreciate it very much, and it will help us to represent your interests better to government and employers.
Many thanks,
Karen Lloyd AM
Executive Officer
Deaf Australia Inc.
Posted on 24th July 2010
Big step forward for cinema access
Deaf Australia is delighted with todays announcement of a new plan to make the major cinema
chains accessible for Deaf and hard of hearing people and blind and vision impaired people.
The plan to introduce captioning and audio description into every one of the 132 cinema complexes
run by the four major cinema chains (Village, Hoyts, Event Cinemas and Reading) was announced
by the Hon. Bill Shorten, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Childrens Services, at a
launch function in Sydney 17th July.
Call for Papers / Presentations for the Deaf Australia Inc 2nd National Conference Hobart 13 - 15 May 2011
Deaf Australia invites submissions for papers/presentations that explore the conference theme and sub-themes at its 2nd National Conference and 25th Anniversary Celebration to be held in Hobart, Tasmania, 13 15 May 2011.
The conference theme is inspired by the song, From Little Things Big Things Grow, which tells a story of struggle, determination and triumph that could well be adapted to the experiences of the Australian Deaf Community.
Deaf Australia is pleased to announce that Mr Markku Jokinen, President of the World Federation of the Deaf, will be the Conference Keynote Presenter.
Sponsorship & Promotions Package - Deaf Australia Inc 2nd National Conference Hobart 13 - 15 May 2011
The Conference will be fully accessible with Auslan interpreting and realtime captioning. It is for
everyone. Deaf and hard of hearing people, family and friends, service providers and policy makers.
Your organisation/company is invited to support this Conference and promote your service. Deaf Australia
offers you a range of sponsorship and promotion opportunities. Please download the following documents about sponsorship and promotion opportunities.
Deaf Australia provides Auslan Short Courses (ASC) for Queensland state school staff. The ASC program is a very small part of a $30m transition from Signed English to Auslan program in Queensland schools. The ASC are different to other Auslan courses taught by TAFE etc for example. Read more...
Deaf Australia is delighted with todays announcement that the Australian Government will establish
an SMS emergency service for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing.
The move was announced by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital
Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy in an address to the CommsDay Summit in Sydney.
Deaf Australia Inc, the peak body of and for Deaf people in Australia, has established a Supporters Group - for Deaf people, hard of hearing people, hearing people and organisations.
If you are not already a member, or you are thinking about becoming a member but would like to know more about Deaf Australia to help you decide, or if you would just like to show that you support us, Deaf Australia Inc invites you to become a supporter of Deaf Australia Inc. There is no fee to become a supporter.
A compact is an agreement between the Government
and the Third Sector. The Third Sector is the name given to all the nongovernment
groups that work in the community. Visit National Compact website.
Some of the groups who work in the Third Sector include:
Charities
Churches, temples and mosques
Clubs and associations
Unions
Other groups of people working together.
The Compacts shared principles provide a
foundation for action to improve working
relationships, strengthen Sector viability and
develop and deliver better policy and programs.
Deaf Australia responds to Deafness Forum's Auslan Questionnaire!
Auslan as an official language YES, Deaf people want it!
Deaf Australia calls on Deafness Forum to withdraw its current discussion paper and questionnaire on whether Deaf people think Auslan (Australian Sign Language) should be recognised as an official language.
Deaf Australia has for many years had an Auslan policy that calls for greater recognition of Deaf peoples right to use Auslan, and this policy has for years been on our website www.deafau.org.au/info/policy_auslan.php for anyone, including Deafness Forum, to refer to. The most recent version of this policy was adopted by our members at our Annual General Meeting on 3rd November 2006.
Deaf Australia Inc has been successful in obtaining funding to purchase a company car. Deaf Australia Inc is very grateful to the
Queensland State Governments Gambling Community Benefit Fund, who provided the funds.
The Staff of Deaf Australia will share the car for meetings, supplies, banking and other business
matters, travel to workshops and training etc.
The car, a white Toyota Yaris, complete with a Deaf Australia logo, has allowed us to improve
our work efficiency on behalf of the Australian Deaf Community, so you benefit from the car in a way too!
Posted on 23 March 2010
"I need a next generation NRS" Video Relay Service campaign online!
David Parker is the contact person for this campaign.
e: david.parker@deafau.org.au
Posted on 22 March 2010
"I need a next generation NRS" Video Relay Service campaign underway!
Deaf Australia is running a new campaign called "I need a next generation NRS" campaign. For the last few years, Deaf Australia has collected information from the Deaf community about Telecommunications for Deaf people. Deaf people are worried that they are being disadvantaged in using out of date telecommunications.
The National Relay Service (NRS) is a text based service where deaf people have to type in their messages to the relay operator. It is slow! The proposed Video Relay Service that will become part of the existing NRS will allow deaf people to use their natural language, Auslan. The communication will be faster.
David Parker is the contact person for this campaign and the information kit is going out to key stakeholders very soon.
e: david.parker@deafau.org.au
Posted on 11 March 2010
Deaf Australia's Survey about Advocacy Services
Deaf Australia wants to find out what you know about advocacy services, what advocacy services you have used, and what you would use if it is available and you know about it.
Deaf Australia has called for extensive changes to disability policy in Australia following the release on Wednesday of a report that details the shocking exclusion of people with a disability from the Australian way of life.
The 2009 Dorothy Shaw Young Writers Competition is now open. The competition is for Deaf and hard of hearing children aged 6 - 18. There are four categories and prizes are given for the best three stories in each category – junior, upper primary, senior and young adult.
The first prize winner in each category also wins a voucher from The Auslan Shop for their school. An information sheet and entry form is available.
The theme for entries in the competition follows the Children's Book Week theme. This year the theme is "Book Safari".
Entries close at 5.00pm on Friday 14th August 2009. Winners will be announced during the National Week of Deaf People, 10th - 16th October 2009.
A national consultation about human rights in Australia is currently happening. Deaf Australia has sent out an information package for Deaf people, to help our members to understand what the consultation is about and how they can send in a submission. We urge everyone to send in something – your personal stories are important for this consultation. Tell the consultation what has happened to you and what you need so that you can live well in Australia – they want to hear it.
Deaf Australia is pleased to announce the theme for this year’s National Week of Deaf People (NWDP) will be: "Year of Reconciliation: Bringing us all Together".
Our NWDP theme is usually derived from the United Nations who has declared 2009 the Year of Reconciliation. This year's NWDP will be from the Saturday 10th to the Friday 16th October 2009 and the Sunday 11th October for the National Day of Deaf People.
Deaf Australia's new Vision 2020 is based on the Vision 2020 developed by the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) for their work in the international Deaf community.
Deaf Australia is pleased to announce that all previous Outlooks dating back to February 2004 are now available on our website and we will continue to update the archives with previous issues that are available on the website three months after publication.
Deaf Australia is pleased to announce that an agreement has been signed with the Department of Education, Training and the Arts (DETA) appointing Deaf Australia Inc. to provide Auslan classes for Queensland school communities.
Deaf Australia is delighted with today's announcement that the Australian Government has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
Deaf Australia is delighted with today’s announcement by the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, that funding will be made available to assist 12 cinemas across the nation to screen films that are captioned and have audio description.
Deaf people are fed up with the lack of captioning on television programs and they are doing something about it. They are sending complaints to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC).
Deaf Australia is pleased to announce that an agreement has been signed with the Department of Education, Training and the Arts (DETA) appointing Deaf Australia Inc. to provide Auslan classes for Queensland school communities.
Deaf Australia is delighted with today's announcement that the Australian Government has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
Deaf Australia is delighted with today’s announcement by the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, that funding will be made available to assist 12 cinemas across the nation to screen films that are captioned and have audio description.
Deaf people are fed up with the lack of captioning on television programs and they are doing something about it. They are sending complaints to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC).
Deaf Australia is pleased to release a new position paper, 'Emergency Services and Deaf People'. The position paper explains Deaf Australia's views in relation to Emergency Services access for Deaf people in Australia, with particular focus on the use of 000 and 106 emergency service numbers.
SignPost has won the 'Best Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Program' award at this year's Antenna Awards in Melbourne. This is the second award for SignPost, after winning the coveted 'Program of the Year' at the Antennas in 2007.
Deaf Australia is delighted with the release of a discussion paper about the accessibility of electronic media for people with a hearing or vision impairment.
Deaf Australia is delighted with the release of a discussion paper about the accessibility of electronic media for people with a hearing or vision impairment.
Deaf Australia has released a position paper on the Deaf community's views on the supply and demand for Auslan interpreting services. The position paper is based on an extensive study undertaken earlier this year that sought to find out about Deaf people's experiences of interpreting services, and what they think about these services.
Deaf Australia is delighted with the announcement today by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, of an investigation into access to electronic media for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing.
SignPost, the magazine style TV program of the Australian Deaf community, has won the coveted 'Program of the Year' award at this year's Antenna Awards in Melbourne.
Deaf Australia is delighted with the announcement by the Australian Film Finance Corporation that they will require captions on all feature films that they finance from 1 July 2007.
The position paper explains Deaf Australia's views in relation to accessibility in the Australian telecommunications environment, with particular focus on what the Deaf community perceives to be the Deaf person’s equivalent to voice based telephony.
Deaf Australia is delighted with the announcement that SignPost, our in-house produced Deaf TV program broadcast on Community TV in Sydney, Perth and Adelaide has been nominated for four (4) Antenna Awards, the national Community TV awards.
At a special general meeting called for 5.00pm today at DeafSA (previously the Royal South Australian Deaf Society, a motion to change the Society’s Constitution will mean that Deaf people can no longer be members of DeafSA and will no longer have any vote in what DeafSA does.
Deaf Australia is delighted with the announcement that the United Nations General Assembly has adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Australian Communication Exchange (ACE) has given a generous donation to Deaf Australia to enable the ongoing production of the SignPost television program.
Deaf Australia has called for extensive changes to disability policy in Australia following the release on Wednesday of a report that details the shocking exclusion of people with a disability from the Australian way of life.
The 2009 Dorothy Shaw Young Writers Competition is now open. The competition is for Deaf and hard of hearing children aged 6 - 18. There are four categories and prizes are given for the best three stories in each category – junior, upper primary, senior and young adult.
The first prize winner in each category also wins a voucher from The Auslan Shop for their school. An information sheet and entry form is available.
The theme for entries in the competition follows the Children's Book Week theme. This year the theme is "Book Safari".
Entries close at 5.00pm on Friday 14th August 2009. Winners will be announced during the National Week of Deaf People, 10th - 16th October 2009.
A national consultation about human rights in Australia is currently happening. Deaf Australia has sent out an information package for Deaf people, to help our members to understand what the consultation is about and how they can send in a submission. We urge everyone to send in something – your personal stories are important for this consultation. Tell the consultation what has happened to you and what you need so that you can live well in Australia – they want to hear it.
Deaf Australia is pleased to announce the theme for this year’s National Week of Deaf People (NWDP) will be: "Year of Reconciliation: Bringing us all Together".
Our NWDP theme is usually derived from the United Nations who has declared 2009 the Year of Reconciliation. This year's NWDP will be from the Saturday 10th to the Friday 16th October 2009 and the Sunday 11th October for the National Day of Deaf People.
Deaf Australia's new Vision 2020 is based on the Vision 2020 developed by the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) for their work in the international Deaf community.
Deaf Australia is pleased to announce that all previous Outlooks dating back to February 2004 are now available on our website and we will continue to update the archives with previous issues that are available on the website three months after publication.
Deaf Australia is pleased to announce that an agreement has been signed with the Department of Education, Training and the Arts (DETA) appointing Deaf Australia Inc. to provide Auslan classes for Queensland school communities.
Deaf Australia is delighted with today's announcement that the Australian Government has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
Deaf Australia is delighted with today’s announcement by the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, that funding will be made available to assist 12 cinemas across the nation to screen films that are captioned and have audio description.
Deaf people are fed up with the lack of captioning on television programs and they are doing something about it. They are sending complaints to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC).
Deaf Australia Inc has been successful in obtaining funding to purchase a company car. Deaf Australia Inc is very grateful to the
Queensland State Governments Gambling Community Benefit Fund, who provided the funds.
The car, a white Toyota Yaris, complete with a Deaf Australia logo, has allowed us to improve
our work efficiency on behalf of the Australian Deaf Community, so you benefit from the car in a way too!