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COVID has brought Auslan into the spotlight, but it would be wrong to treat the language as a hobby or fad

  • Written by Jessica Kirkness, Postdoctoral research fellow, Macquarie University
COVID has brought Auslan into the spotlight, but it would be wrong to treat the language as a hobby or fadDan Himbrechts/AAP

As government COVID updates have become a daily part of our lives over the past 12 months, so too has the sight of sign language interpreters on our screens.

This has understandably had a huge impact on the lives of Deaf Australians — it means they have access to critical health and safety information in their first...

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