Could redefining Auslan as an acceptable second language for hearing children potentially create a demand that could provide opportunities for many, not just the deaf? Mother Maria Roccon, of ...

Eddie was born deaf and grew up missing out on a lot of information due to communication barriers. Yet now a whole new world has been opened up to him after learning the national sign language Auslan.

Like a lot of twins, Nikita and Eliya seem to have a language all of their own. The six-year-olds are never far apart and break into shrieks of giggling at a moment's notice. It's a frantic mix of ...

Furlong Park School for Deaf Children is breaking barriers for deaf and hard-of-hearing students by teaching them to communicate, not just with words, but with their hands. This was the case for ...