Whether you want to be more inclusive or improve your service delivery to deaf clients, patients, customers, students, employees, colleagues or among deaf peers, the Deaf Connect customised Deaf Awareness Training (DAT) will give you the information and practical tips to improve your interactions with deaf people.
Deaf Awareness Training Online combines the content of a regular 2 hour live class with the flexibility of online learning. You can learn at your own pace using the videos, pictures and quizzes.
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At Deaf Connect you will learn about the Deaf experience through a deeper understanding of correct terminology, communication tips, accessibility and much more. Outcomes expected from this program:
By the end of DAT Online, you will know about:
You will have 4 weeks to complete the 3 hours of course content online.
You can enrol and commence DAT Online any time.
If you are younger than 16 years, we recommend a parent or guardian support your learning.
You can read our privacy policy here.
The cost for Deaf Awareness training online course is $109.00 (inc GST).
There is no concession rate available for DAT Online.
This course can be funded using your NDIS plan. All you need to do is get in touch with our team by emailing [email protected] and we’ll send you a service agreement to sign.
The NDIS line item number this will be charged against is 03_089_0121_1_1 $99.10.
If you have a deaf employee you may be eligible to have the costs of this training reimbursed by the Australian Government through the Employment Assistance Fund.
The Employment Assistance Fund provides Government funding to assist employers of people with disabilities to purchase a range of work related modifications and services. This fund is administered by JobAccess and can be used to pay for access to workplace training and interpreting provided by Deaf Connect to encourage employers to recruit deaf and hard of hearing staff.
You can visit: www.jobaccess.gov.au or contact JobAccess on 1800 464 800 for more information. Alternatively, you can contact us for information by using the contact us form on the bottom of this page.
“The DAT presentation proved to be highly enlightening for our team in dealing with anyone from the deaf community as they come to an evacuation or in following up with house calls after a disastrous event. Others who attended also valued the experience.”
– Bruce Fraser
Team Leader
Samaritans Disaster Recovery – Southern Central Coast
“I have more of an understanding of the problems faced by deaf/hard-of-hearing people. Every single staff member enjoyed the training. Thanks to Deaf Connect for sending us such wonderful trainers. We learned a lot from them!”
– Aleksandra Sesa
Manager
Disability Services Australia
“The Deaf Awareness Training was very engaging and insightful. It developed my teams awareness of the barriers to work that hard-of-haring people experience and opened our eyes to the worlds of Deaf people – it was also good fun”
– Paul Rossouw
Financial Operations
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Many Australians, and businesses are not aware of the mental workload and challenges deaf and hard of hearing people undertake when communicating with their work colleagues, service providers, retail outlets, friends or family.
Deaf Awareness Training gives you information and practical tips to improve your everyday communication, interactions and inclusive environments with deaf and hard of hearing people. The interactive, self-paced course is delivered online in Auslan by members of the Deaf community with subtitles.
All students enrolled in courses with Deaf Connect agree to adhere to our Terms and Conditions.
| Name | Course Start Date | Course End Date | |
| DATONLINE | 20/05/2025 | 19/08/2025 |
Deaf Awareness Training (DAT) is delivered by Deaf Connect. All content on this website related to these classes and material is the intellectual property of Deaf Connect. Unauthorised use or reproduction of any materials is prohibited.
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