Adelaide Now

Auslan enrolments soar in schools and TAFE as Deaf-led teaching bridges communities and improves learning for all

Auslan sign language is emerging as one of the most popular new language options in primary schools – but we’re running out of teachers despite TAFE enrolments soaring. Auslan is emerging as the ...
The Conversation

Tradition and innovation: how we are documenting sign language in a Gurindji community in northern Australia

Jennifer Green received funding from an ARC (Australian Research Council) Fellowship (DE160100873), and from the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language (CoEDL) (CE140100041). Felicity ...
The Conversation

COVID has brought Auslan into the spotlight, but it would be wrong to treat the language as a hobby or fad

Jessica Kirkness does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
Latrobe Valley Express

Key word sign unlocks language

At Jan Dunbar’s Traralgon home the hands do more than the usual. Thirty years ago the mother of two started learning Makaton, a program that uses hand signs and symbols to help people communicate.