13th of April
On the 13th of April we celebrate ‘Auslan Day’.
The 13th of April 1989 was when the first Auslan (Australian Sign Language) dictionary was published. Previously Auslan was known as sign language. This dictionary officially gave the deaf community a name for their language, and Auslan was then recognised as a community language in Australia in 1991. Auslan Day is a great way to celebrate this.
It is intended to be a great platform for Auslan users to proudly promote Auslan as a native and preferred language for Deaf people, as well as recognising the culture and history of the Deaf community.
This week students will have the opportunity to participate in some Deaf awareness activities at school to celebrate Auslan.