When Surfers Paradise police officer Latisha Whalan was approached by Deaf Services and the Deaf Society to make a video teaching her colleagues basic Auslan, she jumped at the opportunity. A video is ...

The International Day of Sign Languages, which is observed on September 23 every year, is meant to celebrate the unique visual-manual means of communication across the world that help support the ...

Billed as a world-first, the Sydney Philharmonia Choir's presentation of Handel's Messiah will feature a deaf community "signing" choir on stage alongside a full orchestra and the 400 massed voices of ...

There’s a new online platform that lets hearing Aussies learn Auslan, or Australian Sign Language, from Deaf people around the country. Auslan Anywhere is set up kind of like a social network (Twitter ...

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 ...

A school on the Bellarine Peninsula has introduced Auslan sign language, with a support organisation revealing how it could lead to more inclusion for the Deaf community. Queenscliff’s St Aloysius ...

The Deaf community is encouraging the "hearing" community to learn the basics of Australian sign language — Auslan — to better communicate with the deaf or hard of hearing, saying the effort could ...

More theatre performances are attempting to welcome Deaf audiences through the use of Auslan. Auslan is a form of visual communication used by over 16,000 people nationwide. The entertainment industry ...