Auslan

Auslan Day April 13th

Over the school holidays, the Deaf community celebrated a very important day in the Auslan calendar. April 13th is a day when we celebrate the rich history, culture, community and language of the Australian Deaf community by honouring the date of first publication of the Auslan dictionary which was created by Professor Trevor Johnson. He is from a large Deaf family. Through his involvement in the Deaf community as an Auslan user, he began to research the linguistics of Australian Sign Language. The first Australian Sign Language Dictionary was published on the 13th of April 1989.

This year ABC iView kids launched accessible content for families to enjoy for free. These shows are now Auslan signed; Bluey, Kangaroo Beach, Gardening Australia Junior, Sally and Possum and Ginger and the Vegesaurs are some of the available shows.