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Deaf Australia Online I (1999) and II (2001)

vicky — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:03:35 +0000

Funded by the Commonwealth Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA), this project examined the barriers faced by deaf and hard of hearing people in accessing commonplace technologies. The second phase conducted trials of a number of online technologies; investigated awareness raising and skill development for the use of these technologies and engaged ... Read more

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Auslan Projects (2005)

vicky — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:03:00 +0000

Funded by Skills Victoria, the research project examined aspects of accessibility for deaf and hard of hearing students to the TAFE sector including:

employment models for Auslan interpreters in TAFE, which resulted in the establishment of the Central Auslan Booking Service (CABS)
trial delivery of Auslan online via videoconferencing technology
new and emerging technologies in Australia and overseas that showed potential as a means to support deaf students in classroom settings

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Connecting the Dots (2007)

vicky — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:02:35 +0000

This National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) funded project evaluated pathways for deaf and hard of hearing students from secondary education into tertiary education and/or employment, providing a snapshot of the barriers faced. This report can be downloaded from the NCVER website.

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Strengthening outcomes and post school transition pathways for deaf students (2012)

vicky — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:02:15 +0000

The Victorian Deaf Education Institute commissioned the Centre to undertake a study to examine the outcomes achieved, and pathways chosen by deaf students upon leaving school; the factors that influence those choices; and the interventions required to improve outcomes.

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Educational Signbank (2015-2022)

deafConnectEd — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:59:10 +0000

Following a successful pilot project in 2015 with automotive signs, deafConnectEd has continued to receive grants from the Victorian Government to research additional entries to Signbank, focusing on disciplines that are of high demand for deaf students in the VET sector.

This has included language relating to hospitality, language, literacy and grammar, workplace health and safety, the NDIS and community services. The language relating to student health and wellbeing is a current area of research.

Information videos about Signbank have also been produced.

These opportunities benefit deaf students who are studying in VET, interpreters who work in these disciplines, as well as people interested in the Educational Signbank topics. The project continues to involve deaf subject matter experts as well as interpreters, and aims to develop a library of subject-specific signs for the Signbank website. A definition in Auslan is also created for each concept.

It is important to note that the project will not create new signs, but aims to collect what is already in use by deaf people students and deaf professionals.

Existing Educational Signbank content can be found here.

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Review of Auslan Training in Victoria (2012)

vicky — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:01:47 +0000

Conducted in partnership with Grant Thornton Australia, the project report highlights the lower take up of Auslan courses in recent years, and that the limited number of training providers offering the course means it is not best suited to delivery through the Victorian Training Guarantee. A summary of the report, including recommendations, and the literature and practice review which informed it, can be downloaded here:
https://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/reviewauslanreportsummary082012.pdf

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‘What Standards?’ Website translation standards and guidelines project (2012)

vicky — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:01:23 +0000

deafConnectEd was delighted to be awarded a grant from the Australian Consumer Communications Action Network (ACCAN) to develop national standards and guidelines to provide a benchmark for practitioners of English to Auslan translations which are being placed on websites across Australia.

The funds were awarded to us as leaders of a consortium including Macquarie University, Deaf Society of NSW, Vicdeaf, Deaf Services Queensland, Deaf Australia and ASLIA National. The project will prepare a literature review, conduct focus groups across the country of both current translators and consumers. Focus groups will be held in Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.

For more information: http://accan.org.au/grants/current-grants/621-what-standards-the-need-for-evidence-based-auslan-translation-standards-and-production-guidelines

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