You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Emily Quinn Smyth's enthusiasm for science is contagious and the hearing impaired UTS masters ...

As a child growing up in Sydney, Emma Watkins was always enthralled by sign language. Her best friend had two brothers, both of whom were deaf, and Watkins wanted to know what they said to each other ...

The International Day of Sign Languages, which is observed on September 23 every year, is meant to celebrate the unique visual-manual means of communication across the world that help support the ...

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 ...

Our Deaf Ways is an Auslan vodcast series by SBS and Deaf Australia, that explores and celebrates everyday life as a Deaf person. In this episode, learn how Auslan compares and translates to English.

Telco firm Optus’ latest campaign to encourage people to learn Australian sign language – or Auslan, as it should be correctly referenced – has fallen foul of the very people it was aimed at helping – ...

Emad Seyam couldn't understand English or Auslan when he arrived in Australia. Now he's a promising chef who is inspiring his colleagues. Emad Seyam has faced more barriers in his life than most.

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 ...