Have Yourself a very Deaf-Friendly Christmas!
While the holiday season can bring a welcome break from your normal schedule and routine, there are also downsides. Seeing relatives you don’t see every day, and attending more events than usual, can be
4 Tips To Nailing The Holidays When You’re A Deaf Teenager
The summer school holidays can be frustrating to navigate when you're a deaf teenager in a hearing world. It's a time for festivity and closeness, but it's also a time when there are a
NSW Parliamentary Friends of Hearing Health & Deafness – School Student Event
TRANSCRIPT NSW Parliamentary Friends of Hearing Health and Deafness School Student Public Speaking Event Theatrette, NSW Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney Wednesday, 7 August 2019 BETTINA LIANG: Good morning, ministers, parliamentarians, ladies and gentlemen.
Social Skills of Deaf Teenagers In Mainstream Schools
Deaf teenagers may find it difficult to socialise in mainstream schools, but there are ways that this situation can be improved. During your teen years, you're fine-tuning existing skills and developing new social skills
Building Resilience and Achieving Success Among Deaf Teenagers
In a hearing world, deaf teens can feel constantly confronted by their deafness. Since the world is set up for hearing people, a multitude of things in day-to-day life can be frustrating and alienating.
What Is It Like To Be A Deaf Teenager?
We asked a bunch of deaf teenagers a simple question - What's it like to be a deaf teenager? and the answers were varied. But just as you would expect, there were common themes
What Does Bullying At School Look Like?
Any kind of bullying behaviour is not ok. When you're young and carefree it can be hard to see the signs. If someone is repeatedly using words or actions to hurt you then this
Mentoring Workshops Empowering Deaf Teenagers in Regional Australia
This article was first published in the Airnorth, Together We Fly Magazine, and republished with permission. Click here to read the article in PDF Author: Danielle Gusmaroli Making Themselves Heard A TEENAGE boy holds
Bec’s Story – How I Learned To Accept My Hearing Loss
Hi I’m Bec, I’m 26 years old and I am the Western Sydney Coordinator for Hear For You. As teenager I found it really hard to keep up with everything my friends were saying
National Volunteer Week 2019
National Volunteer Week acknowledges and celebrates the generous contributions of Australia’s 6 million volunteers, and the incredible impact they make in our local communities, society and the world. Thank you volunteers for making a
