From Sunday Mail, Sunday 14 February

Deaf and hearing impaired people and their families have rallied for better access to cinema sessions.

A group of about 50 protesters, including children, gathered outside North Adelaide's Piccadilly Cinema yesterday calling for South Australian cinemas to screen more films with captions... Download the full story below.

From Sunday Tasmanian February 14 2010

Tasmanian disability advocates want all Australian films to be captioned for deaf viewers.

Rebecca Moir, 24, of Risdon Vale, who was born with profound hearing loss, says it is discrimination that deaf cinema patrons cannot enjoy films like everyone else... Download the full story below.

From West Australian
Saturday, 13 February 2010

Deaf, hard of hearing, blind and vision impaired people are set to rally for their rights to go to the movies in Fremantle today. Community group Action on Cinema Access says millions of Australians are being denied the opportunity to go to the cinema because more than 99 per cent of screenings do not provide captioning or audio description...Download the full story below.

DEAF teenage girls struggling with self-esteem and life skills have found a sympathetic ear.

Deaf Children Australia is inviting girls, aged 14 to 18 years, to join a life issues forum and social group, the Deaf Girls’ Circle... Download the full article below.

Finding a job often proves difficult for people who have grown up with a disability and it can be equally hard for former employees whose self-confidence and career plans have been eroded by trauma or the onset of physical disability or mental illness...    Read more »

From Eastern Suburbs Reporter 03/11/2009 and Kalamunda Reporter 03/11/2009

CHAMPION of the deaf Neville Aitken has spent many years working for disadvantaged people in the community... Download the full story below.

From Geelong News 07 Oct 2009

PROMINENT athletes helped hearing-impaired children get active over the school holidays in Geelong    Read more »