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When Mikeasha Duncan is in a loud classroom she struggles to hear individual voices clearly. "I can't hear the teachers or my friends so it's hard to learn in school," she said. It's not an uncommon ...

Just four per cent of Victorian public schools teach mainstream students the national sign language, Auslan. But Deaf Children Australia boss Dean Barton-Smith said more schools needed to introduce ...

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 ...

Eddie was born deaf and grew up missing out on a lot of information due to communication barriers. Yet now a whole new world has been opened up to him after learning the national sign language Auslan.

Tallula Bourne was born deaf and did not properly hear music until she received cochlear implants at age 12. Tallula Bourne was born deaf and Lorde was one of the first musicians she could hear ...

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