Vicdeaf's Information Officer aims to provide the wider community and organisations/services with appropriate and relevant information about the Deaf community. This includes communication strategies, how to address issues that may arise and to have an understanding of the different requirements of Deaf people e.g. provision of Auslan interpreters. The Deaf community is a cultural minority group within Australia and has its own language: Auslan (Australian Sign Language). Our Information Officer has Certificate IV in Training and Assessment consistent with AFE training requirements.
Program topics include:
Deaf culture and community
Language and communication strategies
Working with someone who is Deaf
Issues/barriers that Deaf people face
Devices (eg TTY, Captions, National Relay Service)
Vicdeaf services
Other services available
Basic Auslan/fingerspelling
How to work with Auslan interpreters
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