This is for individuals to learn the basics of Auslan; this is self-paced and can take as long or be as quick as they’d like. (Level 2 is coming soon). The online course has 2.5hrs of content. This doesn’t include the time taken to complete the accompanying activities. A certificate of participation is provided upon completion …
My nana is going deaf. (She’s 93 years old now but started losing her hearing about a decade ago). Being the only Deaf person in my family, it has been such an interesting experience for me to share with her. My uncles (her sons) mumble, speak softly, have beards and moustaches, cover their mouths when …
I loved reading as a kid; I was a voracious reader. Looking back now, I realise it was because when I was reading, I never ‘missed’ a thing. The minute I look up from a book, I instantly miss so much. I can’t hear the speaker on the TV as the music plays in the …
While I am redhead, white-skinned and freckly, many of my brother and sisters are of Samoan descent. My little sister Ka-Lani and I have had some interesting discussions about how it feels to be in between two cultures; her cultures being Australian (our mum) and Samoan (her father), mine being Deaf and Hearing. I didn’t …
