Thursday, October 20 2011
A week long celebration of Deaf people and the Deaf Australian community is underway across Australia.
National Week of Deaf People (15 – 21 October 2011) is an opportunity for the Deaf to celebrate their language, community, culture, history and achievements and encourage broadening awareness in the wider community.
During National Week of Deaf People, the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers,
Jan McLucas, is encouraging parents of young hearing impaired children to sign up for new Australian Government early intervention services.
“Families can receive up to $12,000 in services such as speech pathology, audiology and Auslan lessons for hearing impaired children through the Better Start for Children with Disability initiative,” Senator McLucas said.
