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General Information
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The Tutorial Program
- which provides the front end displaying of Auslan Signs.
The is the main program used for learning Auslan.
The Sign Editor Program
- which provides an editor for creating signs. Since any
sign can be constructed, it is possible to use this tuition
system for other sign languages besides Auslan
Taking notes for a student
with a disability - Because
of disability, some students are unable to take adequate notes
and require trained notetakers. Support services such as notetaking
are essential in accommodating and providing equal opportunity
for students with disabilities at university.
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Traditionally,
deaf people have been classified as a disability group but
as many of the educational problems they face are more closely
related to their communication skills, it may be more appropriate
to examine their needs alongside other language minority
groups.
Issues in Educational Settings
for Deaf Students and Interpreters
- Auslan is a language which has
been in use in educational settings for some time. The use of
Auslan at tertiary level is, however, more recent. While discussion
abounds about the issues this raises in tertiary education settings
these issues have not been formally documented. The goal of
this project was to identify what happens in the educational
situation at tertiary level for both deaf students and interpreters.
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New South Wales
AUSLAN (Australian Sign Language)
Information - Australian Sign
Language (AUSLAN) is a visual/gestural language using distinct
movements called signs in place of spoken or written means.
These movements include hand shapes, arms, eves and facial expressions
head and body postures. AUSLAN, like any other language, is
a means of communication., AUSLAN is supplemented by finger-spelling..
spelling of words with the fingers representing letters in the
alphabet.
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The University of Sydney - The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
is not only the first and the largest program in communication
sciences and disorders in New South Wales, it is among the largest
of such programs in Australia. The Communication Disorders Treatment
and Research Clinic is the School's
on-campus clinic. It is a centre of excellence that serves communicatively
impaired children and adults and provides exceptional research
opportunities for staff and students, as well as clinical learning
opportunities for students. The Audiology Clinic and the Cumberland
Stuttering Research and Treatment Clinic are part of the Communication
Disorders Treatment and Research Clinic.
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AUSLAN Certificate I (AQF) - This course is for people who may need
to communicate with family members or fellow workers who
are deaf.
AUSLAN Certificate II
(AQF) - Auslan can be an advantage
for work such as teaching, child care, community welfare,
public service and interpreting.
Signed English - This course teaches you how to communicate
with deaf people using signed English. It suits the needs
of families with deaf children as well as teachers who work
with deaf students. There are no formal educational requirements
for this course.
Audiometry - This course teaches you about the hearing sciences.
You learn how to assess hearing functions and find out if someone
has a hearing impairment. You will also learn how to select,
fit and maintain hearing and listening devices.
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Deaf Education Network (NSW) - The Deaf Education Network connects deaf and
hearing people with education, employment and equality. It is
a competitive training organisation offering:
adult education
programs and services to deaf people
sign language and
related services to the wider community including workplaces
resources, teaching
methodologies and educational points of view that support
the rights of deaf people in the wider community
The Shepherd Centre - The Shepherd Centre is one of the leading centres
in Australia providing an oral education to preschool aged deaf
and hearing impaired children. The Shepherd Centre aims to teach
deaf and hearing impaired children who use sophisticated hearing
aids and cochlear implants to listen and distinguish the sounds
of speech from surrounding environmental sounds.
St Dominics Centre for Hearing
Impaired Children - a non-denominational
school for children with impaired hearing and/or communication
disorders, from diagnosis to the completion of formal schooling.
The program offered by St Dominic's is a family based, auditory/oral
program which strives to empower the family to seek and provide
quality educational experiences for their child.
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Queensland
Education Queensland
- CS-11: Total Communication for Deaf/Hearing Impaired - Policy
Statement - Education Queensland is committed to the provision
of equitable educational opportunities in order that all students
have access to, participate in and gain positive outcomes from
schooling. Deaf/hearing impaired students are enrolled at all
levels of schooling. A Total
Communication philosophy ensures
that deaf/hearing impaired children across the State have equal
access to an appropriate educational program and a consistent
communication approach.
Griffith University (Qld) - Centre for Deafness studies and research -
The Centre provides continuing education and training for teachers
of the deaf, sign language interpreters and allied professionals,
and intensive courses in Australian Sign Language (Auslan) and
Deaf Studies for professionals and members of the general community
at introductory and advanced levels.
Kedron State High School (Qld) - Hearing Impaired Unit - The Kedron High School
H.I.U. was established to provide secondary education for Deaf
and Hearing Impaired students within the structure of a regular
high school. Students may be integrated or in H.I.U. classes,
they may follow Board approved subjects, or modified subjects,
or specific need subjects.
Hearing Impairment Services
(Qld) - Hearing Impairment Services
can assist in enhancing educational outcomes for deaf/hearing
impaired students. Hearing Impairment Services promotes excellence
in the provision of services to deaf/hearing impaired students.
Banksia Secondary College - is a state secondary college in Ivanhoe which
also offers a full mainstream education for Deaf and Hearing
Impaired students. The Facility is resourced by Teachers of
the Deaf and Interpreters.
Victoria
La Trobe University - AUSLAN - Australian sign language (Auslan)
is the native language of Australia's deaf community. The subjects
in Auslan emphasise learning the language in its social and
cultural context. Classes are mainly conducted in Auslan. Students
with no prior knowledge of the language, as well as those with
previous experience, are welcome.
Northern Melbourne Institute
of TAFE (NMIT) - Centre of excellence
for students who are Deaf or hard of hearing. Mission: To increase
the participation and enhance the quality of the learning experience
of Deaf and hard of hearing students in vocational education
and training through creating strong learning pathways for students
and providing expertise, advice and support to the State Training
System.
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to develop customised
training for the Deaf and hard of hearing community in the
use of the Internet and on line services
to train community
based Deaf trainers to facilitate access to computers and
on line technologies for the Deaf and hard of hearing communities
to develop an awareness
in the Deaf and hard of hearing communities of new technologies
and their potential to break down communication barriers
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Ewing House School for Deaf
Children, Ballarat - The core
purpose of Ewing House School is to provide deaf students with
facility in the use of language through a range of communication
strategies so that they can confidently and effectively participate
in society.
Tasmania
South Australia
The Cora Barclay Centre for the deaf and hearing impaired, formally known
as The South Australian Oral School, was opened in 1945. It
was established to teach hearing impaired children, predominantly
victims of serious rubella epidemics in the early 1940's, to
maximise their residual hearing and to communicate using oral
methods. Throughout the years the Centre's name has changed
a few times, however, it's principles for teaching children
with hearing impairment have remained the same.
UniAbility - Support for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Students
Studying at University. UniAbility is the South Australian
cooperative project for higher education students with disabilities
(Flinders University, The University of Adelaide, University
of South Australia).
Western Australia
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