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Publications  
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Annual Reports
Reports from 2001 are available on this website.
 
   
Constitution of The Deaf Society of New South Wales (332 KB)  
   
The Strategic Plan 2007-2010 (670 KB)  
   
The Deaf Society of NSW Disability Action Plan 2008-2010 (109 KB)  
   
The distribution of New South Wales' sign language users: Analysis from the 1996 and 2006 census (330 KB)
A report about who uses Auslan and where they live, prepared for the Deaf Society of New South Wales by Dr. Louisa Willoughby in 2009.
 
   
Deaf Seniors, A Profile of Deaf Seniors in NSW, 2009 (PDF 1,010KB)
This report is an update of the 1999 study which looked at the profile and potential needs of Deaf Seniors in NSW. This report will inform The Deaf Society of NSW’s strategic planning and lobbying.
 
   
Deaf Seniors, A Profile of Deaf Seniors in NSW, 1999 (PDF 73KB)
Deaf Seniors is the report of the findings from a survey of people over 50 years of age in the Deaf community of NSW. The report details the responses from the survey which focus on the accommodation and support expectations respondents have for when they become elderly.
 
   
School is over What now? - 2001 (PDF 221KB)
School is over What now? is a booklet directed at school leavers but may also be of assistance to current school students, parents and teachers as well as members of the adult Deaf community. The booklet provides information about the range of services available in the Newcastle area (particularly those that are Deaf specific) to assist young Deaf adults who are wanting further education or are looking for work.