The Deaf Society reviews its objectives and services on an annual basis. It aims to expand and revise its range of services to include the unmet needs of people who are deaf and hard of hearing.

The organisation consults with the Deaf community about services that the Deaf Society could establish. It welcomes your participation in consultation and your suggestions. To give us a suggestion or feedback, click here.

The Deaf Society is always looking for funding opportunities to enable us to expand our services. Sometimes funding is only available for a limited time or a special project. This web page will let you know what special projects are currently available for families.

Auslan Courses
One of the ways the Deaf Society helps families of deaf children to develop Auslan skills and explore the role of Auslan in their lives is to provide sponsorship for one family member to participate in one course from Deaf Education Network’s (DEN), basic (community) Auslan program. A limited number of sponsorships are available. You can get more information by contacting the Deaf Society’s specialist for Family Support. For contact details, click here.

Parent to Parent Mentoring
After consultation with a group of Deaf parents and other organisations that provide services for deaf children, the Deaf Society has developed a program where parents support other parents and service organisations in learning about programs, support mechanisms and priorities that are specific to raising a child who is deaf. The program also offers a way to arrange peer support, best practice guidelines and information to parents and carers involved in informal peer support and mentoring relationships.

For more information about the Parent to Parent Mentoring Program, click here.