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Auslan Endorsement System
Many materials are being published that claim to use and/or teach Auslan, many by people who are not native users of the language, and some of these materials use Auslan incorrectly.
This is cause for concern to Deaf Australia. Deaf Australia has now developed the Auslan Endorsement System, which tests materials and if they meet the criteria, they will be endorsed by Deaf Australia.
The Auslan Shop
Deaf Australia (previously Australian Association of the Deaf) is setting up The Auslan Shop.
The Auslan shop is established, owned and operated by Deaf Australia. Deaf Australia is wholly managed by Deaf people. Establishment is progressing well and we expect to begin trading soon.
The Auslan Shop will be trading online – you will be able to order and pay online in the one go! There will also be a walk-in shop in Sydney. If the shop is well supported we may try to set up walk-in shops in other locations as well. Opening times will be advertised soon.
The Auslan Shop will sell materials in Auslan and about Auslan, Deaf culture, Deaf history, interpreting, education, etc.
All Auslan materials for sale will be approved first by the Auslan Endorsement System – a new system established by Deaf Australia. If you buy it in Auslan from The Auslan Shop you can be sure it is Auslan!
When The Auslan Shop is ready to start trading, we will send out information to our members and networks and put updated information here on our website. You can also send an email to us and ask to be notified when The Auslan Shop has commenced trading.
Latest News
- Emergency Services and Deaf People position paper
- 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.
- Posted on 9 May 2008
- SignPost wins again at the Antenna Awards 2008
- 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.
- Posted on 7 May 2008
- Government reviews captioning provision
- 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.
- Posted on 1 May 2008
- Deaf Australia - a new era
- Australian Association of the Deaf (AAD) has changed its name. It will now be known as Deaf Australia Incorporated.
- Posted on 16 January 2008
- AAD releases position paper on interpreting services
- AAD has released a position paper on the Deaf community's views on the supply and demand for Auslan interpreting services.
- Posted on 23 November 2007
- AAD applauds investigation into access to electronic media
- Australian Association of the Deaf (AAD) 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.
- Posted on 12 September 2007
- SignPost wins 'Program of the Year'
- 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.
- Posted on 12 June 2007
- Deaf people finally get access to Australian Films
- AAD 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.
- Posted on 31 May 2007
- What is Deaf Equivalent to Voice Telephony
- Australian Association of the Deaf (AAD) is pleased to release a new position paper, "What is Deaf Equivalent to Voice Telephony". The position paper explains AAD'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.
- Posted on 28 May 2007
- SignPost Nominated for 4 Antenna Awards
- SignPost, Sydney’s Deaf community TV program produced by National Deaf Television (NDTV) Sub-committee of AAD, has been nominated for FOUR Antenna Awards! The 2007 True Local Antenna Awards are the national awards for community TV, and will be announced in Melbourne on 8 June 2007 at BMW Edge, Federation Square. Please read Media Release with more information about what categories we have been nominated for.
- Posted on 7 May 2007
- New look Discussion Forum is now available!
 - We have upgraded our discussion forum with a new forum software so that people are able to enjoy a more interactive and threaded forum experience.
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- The forum has areas that are available to the general public but AAD members with valid membership will be able to access to a Members Only Forum.
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- Everyone needs to register to be able to access the forums and post messages.
- Posted on 15 April 2007
- Supply and Demand for Auslan Interpreting: the Deaf Perspective
- AAD wants to find out what Deaf people think about the interpreting servicess they receive. We have written a discussion paper and questionnaire.
- Posted on 9 April 2007
- DTAN section of AAD Website updated
- We have updated the Deaf Telecommunications Access & Networking (DTAN) section of AAD Website. There are now pages with Current Activities, What’s New in Telecommunications and Useful Information & Links. If there are any other information you would like to see in this section, please email Andrew Wiltshire on andrew.wiltshire@aad.org.au
- Posted on 1 April 2007
- Deaf People in South Australia to be disenfranchised
- 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.
- Posted on 9 February 2007
- Become a Deaf Friendly Organisation - new courses for SE Queensland 2007
- Learn Auslan, learn about the Deaf community and how to communicate effectively with Deaf people, and lots more...
- Posted on 13 December 2006
- AAD applauds historic UN Convention
- AAD is delighted with the announcement that the United Nations General Assembly has adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
- Posted on 14 December 2006
National Auslan Interpreter Booking and Payment Service
NABS is the National Auslan Interpreter Booking and Payment Service. It is funded by the Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affiars. NABS is based at the corporate office of Wesley Mission Brisbane, but it provides services Australia-wide. [ More ]
What is Auslan?
Auslan IS the language used by the Deaf community of Australia.
Auslan is abbreviated as Australian Sign Language. It is the uniquely visual language widely used in the Australian Deaf community.
Auslan conveys meaning through the use of handshapes, movement and location in space in conjunction with facial expressions and the use of fingerspelling.
It has its own vocabulary and grammar and does not correspond to English - spoken or signed. [ More ]
World Federation of the Deaf
WFD was established in 1951 in Rome, Italy.
 WFD is an international, non-governmental central organisation of national associations of Deaf people, with a current membership of associations in 127 countries worldwide.
Associate members, international members and individual members also make up WFD’s membership base.
Australian Association of the Deaf is the Australian member of the WFD.
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