[dbaust] for your information
- From: "Heather Lawson" <lawsonhj@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <dbaust@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:58:32 +1000
hello everyone
for your information.
I think deafblind with Auslan should use this if it accept in future.
jCheers Heather
From: susan laura emerson
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 9:18 PM
Subject: [AIIFV] NEW CAMPAIGN CALLS FOR DEAF PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO ACCESS SIGN
LANGUAGE INTERPRETING UNDER THE NDIS
Hello everyone,
PLEASE forward this to as many of your contacts.
With thanks,
Susan
NEW CAMPAIGN CALLS FOR DEAF PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO ACCESS SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING
UNDER THE NDIS
In partnership with Deaf Victoria, the Auslan Interpreting Industry Forum
Victoria (AIIFV) is today launching a new national campaign highlighting the
need for Deaf people to access Auslan interpreting under the National
disability insurance scheme (NDIS).
"We are concerned that the needs of deaf people have been overlooked in the
debate thus far," says Ms Susan Emerson, Chair of the AIIFV, a coalition of
organisations that support deaf people in Victoria on the matter of sign
language interpreting.
"Particularly, we are alarmed at the insignificant referencing of deaf people
in the reports produced by the Productivity Commission into Disability Care and
Support.Access to Auslan is fundamental to activating the citizenship and human
rights of deaf people," she said.
The Auslan Interpreting Industry Forum Victoria has also launched a new
report WhyAuslan Interpreting Matters which crystalises why quality and
accessible Auslaninterpreting should matter to Government and the wider
community.
"Our report shows that without access to interpreters, the experiences of
Deaf people are entirely commensurate with the wheelchair user who faces a
flight of stairs and no ramp," says Ms Emerson.
"What's more, without taking a wholistic approach to obtaining quality
interpreters and providing funding assistance where needed to support deaf
people, it is harder for Government to meet their social, economic, educational
and work-related goals for the community. Working to develop a stronger
interpreting industry - which can be achieved in part through the NDIS - is
good policy."
Ms Melissa Lowrie, Manager of Deaf Victoria, the peak representative body for
deaf people in Victoria also notes: "Our members have also made strong
representations to us that the voice of deaf people has not been heard on the
subject of the NDIS.Ironically, with limited access to interpreting, deaf
people are locked out of debates on public policy and their rights as citizens
to express their views and be heard. It is important that the influencers
acknowledge the eligibility of deaf people to accessAuslan interpreting as part
of the NDIS"
The campaign being launched this week on Why Auslan Interpreting Matters will
give deaf, hard of hearing and other community members the opportunity to share
their views with their elected representatives and distribute postcards and
letters to key Federal decision makers.
For more information visit the ASLIA Victoria website
www.asliavic.com.au/aiifv
To view the Auslan Version of the "why auslan Interpreting Matters" campaign
go to www.asliavic.com.au/videos/NDIS.mp4 or watch it streamed via Youtube at
www.asliavic.com.au/aiifv
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Final_Report_Why_Auslan_Interpreting_Matters.pdf
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