Hearing Unit - National Week of Deaf People
Celebrating Thriving Deaf Communities - 20 - 26 September 2021
The National Week of Deaf People (NWDP) is a week-long national celebration of Deaf individuals and the Australian Deaf community, which includes celebrating the International Week of Deaf People (IWDP) and International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) which are initiatives of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD).
These two events are traditionally held during September and are based on the founding date of the WFD (23 September 1951). It is an opportunity for Deaf people to celebrate their communities, language, culture and history; make the public aware of their local, state and national Deaf communities; and to recognise their achievements.
We are very proud to host a Hearing Unit at our school, with specially trained Teachers of the Deaf, catering to deaf students.
Some activities organised for the National Week of Deaf People include:
Dot Shaw Young Writers Competition
The competition will be closed on 17 October 2021. Visit the website for more information
Deaf Children Arts Competition
The competition will be closed on 18 October 2021. Visit the website for more information
International Day of Sign Languages (Thursday, 23 September) is a day recognised to support protect the linguistic identity and cultural diversity of all Deaf people and other sign language users around the world. According to the WFD, there are approximately 72 million deaf people worldwide! More than 80% of them live in developing countries. Collectively, they use more than 300 different sign languages!
Here in Australia, the sign language used by Deaf Australians is Auslan.