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What our Students say
I have much more of an understanding of the problems faced by deaf/hard of hearing people. Every single staff member enjoyed the training. Thanks to Deaf Society for sending us such wonderful trainers. We learned a lot from them!
Deaf Awareness Training
The Deaf Awareness Training was very engaging and insightful. It developed my team’s awareness of the barriers to work that hard of hearing people experience and opened our eyes to the worlds of deaf people – it was also good fun.
Deaf Awareness Training
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.
Deaf Awareness Training
Key Information
Outcomes
Some of the areas we cover in the training are;
• What is the difference between deaf and hard of hearing people?
• What are the different communication methods used by deaf people?
• What is Auslan (Australian Sign Language)?
• Practical tips to ensure interactions with deaf people in your workplace are inclusive and equitable.
• Communication skills for the workplace because good communication skills are universal, and do not just apply to deaf people!
Funding
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 or contact us for information.
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