[dbaust] Re: Fw: Petition to save Kangan TAFE Auslan courses
- From: "Heather Lawson" <lawsonhj@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <dbaust@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 18:07:12 +1000
Yes I heard today that Auslan studies at Kangan Tafe will close. Many people
was upset and start to make petitions.
I am worried if top Auslan courses closed. How will deafblind community have
the access with communication with people who use Auslan in a couple of years
time. no enough interepters, no enough support worker.
Auslan is important of our lives!
I suggest we, deafblind community, need to write petitions explain that
deafblind community need Ausalan access for everyday living.
Regards Heather
----- Original Message -----
From: Trudy Ryall
To: dbaust@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Carla.Anderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 5:32 PM
Subject: [dbaust] Fw: Petition to save Kangan TAFE Auslan courses
Hello all,
You may have heard of drastic funding cuts to TAFE providers in Victoria,
aimed at treating them as on a par with private education providers. Not only
is this likely to have drastic consequences to the provision of disability
support services but it is likely to lead to the closure of many courses and
the loss of teaching staff. One of the consequences of these cuts also looks
like being the closure of the Auslan sign language courses at Kangan TAFE which
have provided training from Certificate II to Diploma level in Australian sign
language and also training to notetakers and support staff. For those
interested, an online petition has been organised to be sent to the Victorian
Premier Ted Baillieu protesting this potential closure and is looking for
signatures:
http://www.communityrun.org/petitions/save-the-kangan-tafe-australian-sign-language-course
Trudy
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