Source: Australian Human Rights Commission

Hoyts Corporation, Greater Union Organisation, Village Cinemas and Reading Cinemas has applied for a Temporary Exemption under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) from complaints in relation to the provision of captions and audio description in their cinemas.    Read more »

The organisation that is now known as Deaf Children Australia (DCA) was officially formed two years after the establishment of Deaf and Dumb School in 1860.   Deaf Children Australia was also formerly known as Victorian Services for Deaf Children Inc (VSDC Inc).  We are celebrating 150-year anniversary in 2012.

We would like to hear from you, former students or service users of VSDC Inc/ DCA about any ideas, comments, suggestions or feedback on the planning for 150 Years Celebrations.    Read more »

GPOD – a Global Coalition of Parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, is conducting a survey of parents of children who have a hearing loss.    Read more »

What community spending do you want to see included in the Victorian State Budget?

There are a number of things that the Government can spend on to give you or your deaf and hard of hearing children a fair go.    Read more »

What issues and challenges is your deaf child experiencing in the areas of education, services, family or social life? Please tell us about them.  We would like to know!    Read more »

Interested about the human rights issues faced by deaf children and young people, and, how a federal Human Rights Act could help deal with these issues? You can now have your say about how human rights should be protected in Australia by participating in the federal government's National Human Rights Consultation.    Read more »

 Click here to take a Survey 

Earlier this year, most students in Grades 3 and 5 sat the NAPLAN tests to determine how they are going in the areas of literacy and numeracy. Did your deaf or hard of hearing child?    Read more »