Published on: 3rd December 2024
This International Day of People with Disabilities, Deaf Connect celebrates the leadership of Deaf community members who are making contributions to building a more inclusive and sustainable future for all.
Deaf leaders are crucial in shaping a world where Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard-of-hearing Australians are empowered and included. Their determination and advocacy inspires us all to be champions of change, and create opportunities and initiatives that benefit the entire community.
Stay tuned as we showcase some of the amazing Deaf leaders within our community! And tag someone you feel deserves recognition or share this with your networks to raise awareness!
Visual description:
In the video is a white woman with dark curly hair. She is sitting against a plain white wall and wearing a dark professional top, and fun arch-shaped earrings. She is signing in a manner that is friendly and professional towards the camera and makes eye contact with the viewer.
Transcript:
Hello, this year’s International Day of People with Disabilities, which happens every year on the 3rd of December, has a theme. Do you want to see a future that is strong, sustainable and inclusive of all? To achieve this, we need to amplify the leadership of people with disability. Deaf Connect embraces this theme and it’s important that we support our Deaf leaders.
Deaf leadership can mean a variety of things and encompass various roles. Whether you’re Deaf, Hard of hearing, or Deafblind, if you contribute, you can influence change for a better future.
Deaf Connect has organised various activities that spotlights Deaf leadership. An example is Life As a Deaf Leader video series. Bringing the community together across various events such as Deaf Festival Sydney. We also partnered with the Australian Institute of Company Directors to provide governance training for Deaf leaders. Which means they all learn the skills needed to sit on boards and committees, therefore having the confidence to be part of various committees and boards in the community, whether that’s a sporting committee, on local council or a community group. But by participating, they can influence change for an inclusive and sustainable future for the Deaf community for many more years to come.
Happy International Day of People with Disability.
