CODA Australia Media Release June 2010 - Award promotes the abuse of Deaf people

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Full media release: http://www.codaaustralia.com/phocadownload/CODA%20Australia%20media%20release...

The recent budget announcement by the Queensland State Government to award over four million dollars to the "Hear and Say" Centre in Brisbane perpetuates and reinforces the view that deaf children should be educated in a manner that has proven to be unsuccessful and denies deaf children the opportunity to acquire Auslan (Australian Sign Language). The type of methodology and practice promoted by the Hear and Say Centre is in breach of the UN Convention on the Human Rights of people who are Deaf.

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• 2010

[PopeMistress]

wow 4 million dollars is totally UNFAIR tax systems to promote more abusive deaf education from Australia taxpayers? my gahd!!!! that's so sick!

[manjimup70]

thank u show everyone make understand thank u yes im suffer all my life now still same my wife do same suffer too

[iCanHearUSign]

Thank God for people like YOU ! I agree 100 %. :))

[timatkinson007]

This needs a united approach from all sectors of the deaf community to express our concern with the award to the hearing centre. Julie has done a good job communicating our concern and is the start for our advocacy group.

[ROXICE]

I am a member of Coda. I am in USA and am a huge supporter of Deaf culture. I am against any forceful opression of any education style, but ESPECIALLY that opression of the signing ways.

[moviegirl11]

Well said, Julie!!!!

We need to stand up and fight for our rights. Thanks Julie.

[culturallydeaf]

Well done Julie. I am disgusted at how dumb people are. How much longer do Deaf people have to suffer. Who the hell chose Dimity as Queenslander of the Year? It goes to show how much people do not know about Deafness - STILL!

[GodThunder1969]

True, i agree with coda australia support to deaf culture all right way for human of right.  Yes i found out about it over The recent budget announcement by the Queensland State Government to award over four million dollars to the "Hear and Say" Centre in Brisbane. Very important for Deaf Culture come first better then Hear and Say is not right and wrong information not know about deaf culture. I am full deaf and Auslan more understand together each ppl. Thank you for support.