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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Advocates for the deaf community are concerned Auslan sign language courses will be shelved by Canberra Institute of Technology, the ACT's only course supplier.

More theatre performances are attempting to welcome Deaf audiences through the use of Auslan. Auslan is a form of visual communication used by over 16,000 people nationwide. The entertainment industry ...