But 14 years on mother and son talk constantly — thanks to sign language ... to communicate with," Ms Warland said. But learning Auslan on a farm near Port Lincoln in South Australia was ...

Later, Dougie and his Mum also play with Turtleboy and decide ... particularly if they required fingerspelling (if there is no Auslan sign for a word, the word is spelled using letters made ...

At a time when changes are being made to introduce an Australia-wide curriculum in schools, the Rockhampton mum believes ... embrace sign language as a subject, in particular Auslan.

The twins' mum Kirsty Cumming is deaf ... Kirsty communicates through Australian sign language, while Jex uses a mix of sign and tactile sign communication. Hand-over-hand or tactile sign ...

My great-grandparents, my grandparents, my mum and dad are deaf ... from (it's estimated there are 130 sign languages). Due to historical similarities, Auslan is more like British Sign ...

Deaf yoga teacher and mother Karli Dettman ... indicates similar areas of the brain light up when people talk or sign. Auslan can offer an identity, says Cathy Clark, the service manager at ...

For Paul 'Eddie' Nordheim - who was born deaf - Australian sign language Auslan has opened ... as it was known. When my mother was pregnant, she contracted rubella and so I was born deaf.

NSW students from Kindergarten to Year 10 will soon be able to learn Auslan as an elective ... basic math while being homeschooled by her mother on the sofa While schools will choose whether ...

Little girl counting and learning basic math while being homeschooled by her mother on the sofa While ... find teachers who are already trained in Auslan to administer the subject.