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 ...

This means there is often not a word for sign equivalence between Auslan and English. The signed phrase “cake finish eat you” can, with the right combination of facial expression with the ...

This year, Australian Sign Language (Auslan) was added to NSW primary and secondary education syllabuses. This reflects a shift in how sign languages have been perceived by society. It's not only ...

"My aunties, uncles, cousins, second cousins — they're all deaf." While Auslan, or Australian sign language, was Mr Sweeney's first language, he did not interpret as a vocation until his mid-30s.

Yet now a whole new world has been opened up to him after learning the national sign language Auslan. For Paul 'Eddie' Nordheim - who was born deaf - Australian sign language Auslan has opened up ...

The unintended but uncomfortable truth here is that while sign is thrust to the fore, Deaf people often remain in the background. About 30,000 deaf people use Auslan to communicate. But widespread ...

Ms Van Vliet has been an interpreter for over four years. Picture: Supplied She is pictured making the sign for Auslan. Picture: Supplied When it comes to translating lyrics, English and Auslan ...

NSW students from Kindergarten to Year 10 will soon be able to learn Auslan as an elective, with Australia reporting a large shortage of interpreters. On Tuesday, the NSW Education and Early ...

A Darwin school has become the first in the Territory to adopt Auslan sign language in mainstream education. Here’s how it is changing lives for people of all hearing abilities. One Territory ...

This means there is often not a word for sign equivalence between Auslan and English. The signed phrase “cake finish eat you” can, with the right combination of facial expression with the ...