Resources

Links to our partner organisations

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Reports and news releases

• ‘What Standards?’ Website translation standards and guidelines project (online news release)
• Centre for Excellence celebrates 20th anniversary (online news release)
• Review of Auslan Training in Victoria (2012) (pdf Report)
• Connecting the Dots (2007) (pdf Report)

For students

• Educational Signbank (website)
• How to use Signbank (video in Auslan)
• New to vocational education and training (video with Auslan and captions)
• Support services (video with Auslan and captions)
• Legislation and what it means for you (video with Auslan and captions)
• In the classroom video (video with Auslan and captions)
• Disability Discrimination Act – Education Standards Website (website with information in English and Auslan)
• Deaf people DO have interesting jobs! (video)
• Deaf people DO have interesting jobs! – Part 2 (video)
• Deaf people DO have interesting jobs in Darwin (video)
• JobAccess support for Auslan interpreting in the workplace (video)
• School, Vocational Education and Training, and university life – a comparison (pdf document)

For teachers

• Deafness Awareness online (pilot online course)
• in house professional development available from deafConnectEd  (website)
• Teachers’ Quick Reference Guide  (website and pdf)
• Teaching Students in VET who have a hearing loss: Frequently Asked Questions  (website and pdf)
• Teaching Students in VET who have a hearing loss: Glossary of Terms  (website and pdf)
• Teaching Students in VET who have a hearing loss: Working with an interpreter or notetaker in your classroom  (website and pdf)
• Working with interpreters (pdf)
• Working with notetakers (pdf)
• Working with a deaf or hard of hearing student in the classroom (video, 6 mins)
• How do I work with an interpreter? (video, 9 mins)
• Hearing loss simulation (general) (video)
• Cochlear Implant simulation (video)
• Teaching Students in VET who have a hearing loss: Understanding the education standards and creating an inclusive classroom  (website and pdf)
• Deaf people DO have interesting jobs! (video)
• Deaf people DO have interesting jobs! – Part 2 (video)
• Deaf people DO have interesting jobs in Darwin (video)
• JobAccess support for Auslan interpreting in the workplace (video)

For Auslan interpreters

• Educational Signbank (website)
• How to use Signbank (video in Auslan)
• Auslan interpreter development resources (website)
• Linguistics of Auslan series of videos (website)

For notetakers

• Notetaking for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students – An Introductory Online Course (website for further information
• Notetaking for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students: An Introduction (video with captions)
• TED conferences (www.ted.com) for individual notetaking skill development

For Disability Liaison Staff

• New to vocational education and training (video with Auslan and captions)
• Support services (video with Auslan and captions)
• Legislation and what it means for you (video with Auslan and captions)
• In the classroom (video with Auslan and captions)
• The Role of the Notetaker in the VET sector (web page with further information)
• hearing loss simulation (general) (video)
• Cochlear Implant simulation (video)
• Deaf people DO have interesting jobs! (video)
• Deaf people DO have interesting jobs! – Part 2 (video)
• Deaf people DO have interesting jobs in Darwin (video)
• JobAccess support for Auslan interpreting in the workplace (video)

For registered training organisations

• Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) (website)
• Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) (website)
• The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) (website)
• Disability Standards for Education 2005 (website)
• Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (website)
• The Department of Education (website)