Deaf Magazine Congratulations! www.wadeaf.org.au Advocacy Auslan Community School DECEMBER 2014 Auslan Language Centre Children Community Employment Interpreting Regional Seniors Youth Congratulations to Drisana Levitzke-Gray, winner of the WA Young Australian of the Year award. WA Deaf Society is extremely proud of her and her achievements and wishes her every success for the coming year. Damian’s Message At the November meeting of the Board Richard Gray stepped down from the role of President and was thanked for his three years of work for WADS. Richard will stay on the Board for the remainder of his term which we are very pleased about. The Board subsequently elected Annette Perrin to the role of Chairperson and Victoria (Tory) Strong to the role of Deputy Chair. Over the past 15 years, Annette has worked with almost all public and private organisations involved in building and maintaining WA’s networks of roads, rail, water and electricity. Her experience has predominantly been working with teams and organisations to achieve new levels of performance through enhancing commercial frameworks and improving the effectiveness of individual and team relationships. At the heart of this has been her work with boards and steering committees, providing practical support on matters such as governance, strategic planning and business operations. She is a ¿rm believer that if we are clear on what we want to achieve and have a plan to get there, anything is possible. Annette is keen to utilise this experience for the bene¿t of the WA Deaf Community through her work with the Board at WADS, and wants to learn more about the present and future needs of members. Annette is married to Simon and they have two young daughters, Stella and Jade. Victoria Strong has been a lawyer for over 18 years. In the past she has been President of the Law Institute of Victoria and a director of the Law School at Melbourne and Monash Universities, Law Foundation of Victoria Inc, Law Council of Australia and the Moreland City Council Arts Board. Victoria is currently also a Director (and Treasurer) of Marjorie Mann Daycare Centre Inc. Annette Perrin Chairperson Victoria moved to Perth (from Melbourne) 6.5 years ago to continue working in mining. She is currently working as the Legal & Commercial Manager for a Spanish global engineering and infrastructure company on the Roy Hill project in the Pilbara. Victoria is married to Bruce and has three daughters aged 8, 5.5 and 3.5. Her hobbies are running and sur¿ng. Tory Strong Vice Chairperson 2 The position of Treasurer has not been ¿lled as currently no directors have suf¿cient experience in ¿nancial matters and as a result the Board will be undertaking a recruitment campaign for additional members. At the Retreat meeting following the Board meeting, discussion was held about the replacement of myself as Chief Executive in June next year. The Board considered a number of options including recruitment of our own CEO, partnerships with other organisations both in Western Australia and nationally and also potential colocation in order to save money. Arising from those discussions the Board will be holding further meetings with important stakeholders including initially with the Disability Services Commission and management staff. Damian Lacey &KieI ([ecXWiYe 2I¿ceU In the meantime with a view to saving costs and increasing income we will shortly be commencing a marketing campaign of our unutilised of¿ce space. There are no plans to move the DCC as its location and facilities are meeting the needs of WADRA and its members and other groups very well. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Contents Damian’s Message .............................................. 2 - 3 National Week of Deaf People .............................4 - 5 46/5 Aberdeen Street East Perth WA 6004 PO Box 8558 Perth BC WA 6849 TTY 08 9441 2655 / Tel 08 9441 2677 Fax 08 9441 2616 E-mail [email protected] www.wadeaf.org.au www.facebook.com/wadeaf Sign Language Communications............................. 6 DEAFinite Employment Service................................ 7 Community Service ........................................... 8 - 11 Community News ............................................ 12 - 17 3 EĂƟŽŶĂůtĞĞŬŽĨĞĂĨWĞŽƉůĞϮϬϭϰ 6atXUGay th 2ctoEeU LaXnch at CUoZn 3eUth We had the launching of the NWDP 2014 at Crown Perth – the theme being “Strengthening Human Diversity”. It was interesting to see the four Deaf presenters talk about their experiences. Morning tea was served and we were given a guided tour of the casino where we saw some other Deaf people who were at the Crown for the Australian Deaf Poker championships. We ¿nished up on the tenth Àoor and saw the penthouse with beautiful views of Perth! 6XnGay th 2ctoEeU $ 6SUinJ CUXise on the 6Zan 5iYeU This was a lovely river cruise for two hours up north of the beautiful Swan River. The captain gave an interesting commentary and it was great to the have Auslan interpreters on board! It was very relaxing with a lovely morning tea cruising along! 7XesGay st 2ctoEeU 3UoIessionaO (YeninJ We were very fortunate to have an international guest – Mr Peter Jackson from the British Deaf History Society as he talked about “Deaf Injustices – he has written ten books on deaf crimes and shared stories on a variety of deaf crimes and their penalties. It was a great evening with everyone networking and having some ¿nger foods throughout the evening. 4 0onGay nG 2ctoEeU anG 7XesGay st 2ctoEeU )Uee 7UaininJ DeaIness $ZaUeness anG 1ationaO 5eOay 6eUYice This was well attended by hearing people as well as a few Deaf people over two sessions on Monday morning and Tuesday afternoon. Feedback from hard of hearing person: All incredibly relevant. I have become profoundly deaf over the last 5 years. I can talk but not hear very well. Today I found out about captioned relay service. I fell like crying I’m so excited. EĂƟŽŶĂůtĞĞŬŽĨĞĂĨWĞŽƉůĞϮϬϭϰ :eGnesGay nG 2ctoEeU 6enioUs anG <oXth at CaYeUnsham :iOGOiIe 3aUN 7hXUsGay UG 2ctoEeU CaStioneG 0oYie 1iJht at +oyts CanninJton )UiGay th 2ctoEeU 0aJic %aOOoon )Xn at the DeaI COXE The 12 Deaf Seniors from the WADS 50+ Club and 18 Deaf students from the Shenton College Deaf Education Centre (SCDEC) enjoyed this outing at Cavernsham Wildlife Park. We started off with the Farm Show where we were shown how the sheep are sheared and even milked the cows! We saw a variety of animals and hand fed the kangaroos. We ¿nished up with a nice lunch together at the Café. We had the open captioned Movie Night at Hoyts in Booragoon as we saw “Fury”. It was a great true story of the war days in 1945! What a great night this turned out to be! It was a packed Deaf Club!! Lovely to see members of the Deaf Community with their families come along to see the fantastic two shows being the “Robbie T” magic show – he was a very clever magician with amazing magic skills! Then we ¿nished the night off with Renzo’s Balloon twisting show which was very popular with all the excited children lining up to see Renzo make up their favourite character or item! This night was a great ending to the National Week of Deaf People 2014! Magic & Balloon Fun Robbie - Magic Renzo - Balloon Many thanks to Lotterywest for the funding to make the NWDP 2014 a very successful week. 5 ^>tEĞǁƐ CommemoUatiYe seUYice $1=$C )UemantOe anG $OEany On 31 October 2014 a commemorative service was held at the Fremantle Port to mark the centenary of the ¿rst ships to leave Western Australia carrying soldiers to World War I in Gallipoli. Another commemorative service was held in Albany, WA on 1 November 2014 to also mark the departure of Australian Navy ships to Gallipoli. The WA Deaf Society provided Auslan interpreters for these events, and both were attended by many Deaf community members. Thank you to Michael Levett and Fiona Perry for making the trek to Albany to provide their services. Michael Levett Fiona Perry 7hanN yoX anG *ooG Eye CUaiJ SLC WA would like to extend a very warm farewell to a great team member, Craig Brown. After working for SLC WA, Craig has returned to his wintery English home! We’d like to thank him for all his support and wish him all the best! Craig, a NAATI accredited Professional Interpreter, was only here from Feb 2014, but settled in quickly amongst the Deaf community and his peers. He showed great support to all he worked with and he will be missed! Thanks again Craig, hope to see you soon. Craig Brown SLC WA Contact Details Office hours 9am - 5pm weekdays Phone 08 9441 2623 Email [email protected] SMS 0433 155 288 TTY (08) 9441 2655 Fax (08) 9441 2600 6 EMERGENCY INTERPRETER 5pm - 9am weekdays, weekends & public holidays 0410 017 540 SMS and voice calls &ŝŶŝƚĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞEĞǁƐ %XGJet DisaEiOity 6XSSoUt 3ension ± comSXOsoUy SaUticiSation UeTXiUements IoU UeciSients aJeG XnGeU yeaUs DescUiStion oI the measXUe From 1 July 2014 Disability Support Pension (DSP #1) recipients under 35 years of age with an assessed work capacity of eight or more hours a week, will be required to participate in activities that will help them ¿nd and keep a job. Eligible DSP recipients will be required to have a participation plan which includes compulsory activities with a focus on employment. Compulsory activities may include, but are not limited to: Work for the Dole job search work experience education or training connection with a Disability Employment Service or Job Services Australia. Under existing rules, DSP recipients under the age of 35 are required to have a participation plan and to attend regular interviews with the department. This measure will strengthen these requirements by making activities compulsory and focusing on improving a customer’s ability to ¿nd and maintain work. The new requirements will commence for eligible customers at their next DSP participation interview. DSP recipients who were granted on manifest grounds, or who are assessed as having a work capacity of less than eight hours per week, are excluded. If these changes are impacting on you or you would like to know more info please contact one of the DEAFinite staff members or email [email protected] for more info. #1 Disability Support Pension (DSP) http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/disability-support-pension DEAFinite is funded by the Federal Government to provide a specialist employment service to Western Australia jobseekers who are Deaf or hard of hearing. 7 DEAFinite Employment Service Contact Details Tel 08 9441 2677 Fax 08 9441 2616 TTY 08 9441 2655 E-mail [email protected] www.wadeaf.org.au t^ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐEĞǁƐ COXb (Yents :ednesday th 6eSt ± *Xided toXU at 3eUth =oo This was a lovely outing with the warm weather as we had a one hour interpreted walking tour. We saw the new part of the Zoo which looks fantastic in a jungle setting with boardwalks. We saw the Orangutans and learned how they live and saw them climbing away quite high up! :ednesday nd 2ctobeU ± CaYeUnsham :iOdOife 3aUk with Deaf <oXth This was an outing with the Deaf students from Shenton College Deaf Education Centre as part of the National Week of Deaf People celebrations. Here we saw the Farm Show which we saw how the sheep gets sheared and saw a variety of animals as well as the kangaroos as we hand fed them. The 12 Deaf seniors enjoyed this outing with the 18 Deaf students from SCDEC and ¿nished up having a lovely chicken and salad sandwich and a huge muf¿n! Many thanks to Lotterywest for providing the funding for the three interpreters. :ednesday th 1oYembeU ± 0oUninJ tea at 0osman 3aUk Deaf 6chooO. We were invited to come for Morning Tea by the History Project committee as we saw photos of the early days of school at the MPSDC via power point. It was lovely to see all the ex Teachers of the Deaf joining in for the morning with the 35 members of the 50+ Club as well as the other members of the Deaf Community! ,f yoX aUe inteUested in UeJisteUinJ with the Deaf 6enioUs SOease contact -enny 3XSich SMS: 0414 853 521 / TTY: 9441 2655 Voice: 08 9441 2677 / FAX 9441 2616 WA Deaf Society Contact Details TTY 08 9441 2655 Tel 08 9441 2677 Fax 08 9441 2616 E-mail [email protected] www.wadeaf.org.au 8 www.facebook.com/wadeaf t^ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐEĞǁƐ L($3 It’s hard to believe in just a few short weeks mine and Nobuo’s second year in LEAP will be coming to end. As the year comes to an end, I ¿nd myself in a reÀective mood looking back over the year and thinking “where has the year gone?” and “what have we done this past year?”. This year saw a jump in attendance numbers by 20%. We gained some new families and also had some previously registered families return. For the ¿rst time in a few years we have Deaf children in the group which is great to see that our program is reaching those who really need it. This year we have explored 4 different themes, focusing on one theme a term and then structuring the activities for the term around the theme. Term 1 theme was “the 5 senses”. This was a fantastic theme which helped us explore the 5 different senses in a fun play environment. The highlight from this term was when we explored the sense of touch by playing with Gloop. This was a wonderful sensory activity for the children where they got to play with a material that constantly changed from a liquid to a solid state. In term 2 our theme saw us learning about the “ocean”. We did many wonderful activities which helped the children learn new words and signs, but the activity that was enjoyed the most by all was when we made oceans in bottles. Term 3 saw us exploring Africa with our Theme “African Safari”. The stand out activity from this term was making elephants out of boxes. We are now in term 4 and working our way through our ¿nal theme for the year which is “the 7 colours of the rainbow”. We opened the term by decorating a large painting of a rainbow with various craft items. This activity was highly enjoyed by both the parents and the children. I’ve said it before and I am sure I will say it again, I LOVE MY JOB! I love coming to work every Friday and seeing the joy in the children as they explore new activities whilst learning new signs and new words. LEAP is such a unique program there is nothing else like it in Western Australia. Seeing Deaf and hearing children and parents mixing together in a space where they don’t feel judged or struggle to keep up in the conversation is such a privilege. LEAP will return in February 2015 with new themes ready for another year of fun and learning. To all my little ones who are moving on to Kindy I wish you all the best in your educational journey I hope you enjoy school as much as you have enjoyed LEAP. To those of you who will be returning I look forward to seeing you again next year. From Nobuo and I have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Sarah Morton LEAP Coordinator WA Deaf Society Contact Details TTY 08 9441 2655 Tel 08 9441 2677 Fax 08 9441 2616 E-mail [email protected] www.wadeaf.org.au 9 www.facebook.com/wadeaf t^ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐEĞǁƐ 7Xesday th 1oYembeU ± 6enioUs :eek LXncheon and 9ideo eYent This year Deaf Seniors were joined by a group of 1st Year Auslan students from Central Institute of Technology (Tafe) to help make a video of Deaf seniors talking about changes that have happened in the Deaf community. The event was hosted by WADRA and WADS and this year received grant funding from the Government of WA, COTA and Lotterywest to support intergenerational activities that link seniors to the community. The theme for this year’s event was “Celebrating Deaf Seniors: Sharing the past - shaping the future”. Auslan students, some of who will be the interpreters of tomorrow, were invited to join the seniors for this intergenerational event. 13 Deaf seniors participated in the interviews with 8 Tafe students and lecturer Jen Hyde, sharing their past memories, educating the students about the Deaf community and in the process, helping to shape, inÀuence and improve the future of WA Deaf people. A total of 50 seniors, WADS and WADRA staff and Tafe visitors attended this event. Everyone had a great time and hope activities promoting the links between Tafe and the Deaf community can be continued. We look forward to next year’s Seniors Week event. If you are interested in registering, please contact Jenny Pupich SMS: 0414 853 521 / TTY: 9441 2655 Voice: 08 9441 2677 / FAX 9441 2616 WA Deaf Society Contact Details TTY 08 9441 2655 Tel 08 9441 2677 Fax 08 9441 2616 E-mail [email protected] www.wadeaf.org.au 10 www.facebook.com/wadeaf t^ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐEĞǁƐ 7$; +eOS WA Deaf Society were pleased to provide Tax Help again this year, running from 5th August to 21st October 2014. WADS would like to thank Edwin Tan, our Tax Help volunteer, who was been working with Deaf and hard of hearing clients. We are hoping to have Tax Help again next year from July to October so look out for the information in future Deaf magazines. µDeaf <oXth 5ec¶ ± $fteUschooO UecUeation SUoJUam foU Deaf and haUd of heaUinJ hiJh schooO stXdents This after-school program originally planned for Term 4 2014 has been postponed and will now be held in Term 1 2015. Hearing and Deaf WADS staff will coordinate the program and Deaf WADRA members will act as voluntary mentors and Deaf role models, providing instruction to the students about the recreation activities in the program, and importantly, providing a pivotal link with the WA Deaf community and WA Deaf Society. The program aims to increase the physical participation of the Deaf students and develop the skills of the Deaf mentors. The program will be run between 4.00 – 6.00pm every Wednesday during term 1 from 11th February to 1st April An invitation to Deaf and hard of hearing high school students, including the new Year 7 students is being circulated via the schools and WAIDE. Please contact Kerry Revell, Case Management Of¿cer, at [email protected] or 9441 2638 if you would like more information about the program. WA Deaf Society Contact Details TTY 08 9441 2655 Tel 08 9441 2677 Fax 08 9441 2616 E-mail [email protected] www.wadeaf.org.au 11 www.facebook.com/wadeaf ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJEĞǁƐ ^ŚĞŶƚŽŶŽůůĞŐĞĞĂĨĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĞŶƚƌĞ 1ationaO :eek of Deaf 3eoSOe This year, to celebrate National Week of Deaf People (NWDP), we all embarked on a wildlife adventure. 18 students and 10 staff from Shenton College Deaf Education Centre came together with Deaf seniors from the community on Wednesday 22nd October to go to Caversham Wildlife Park. It was a very busy day with farm animal shows, visiting a 30kg wombat and having the opportunity to touch snakes, koalas and kangaroos. The students really enjoyed their time at the Park, and the opportunity to integrate and mix with others in the wider Deaf community. Our sincere gratitude to Jenny Pupich, Patricia Levitzke-Gray and the members of the NWDP working party and the WA Deaf Society staff associated with organising this wonderful event. We appreciated all your hard work and dedication towards making the day a great success and for involving our students. The SCDEC students are already planning and thinking about where next years NWDP excursion could take place! DANIELA TRIMBOLI – TEACHER – SCDEC 12 ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJEĞǁƐ ^ŚĞŶƚŽŶŽůůĞŐĞĞĂĨĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĞŶƚƌĞ 6hoUt ¿Oms SCDEC students have made some award winning short ¿lms in recent years. Unfortunately whilst their latest effort, “Penny Potter” did not win any awards at a recent international Deaf short ¿lm festival, it was still lots of fun to make, and our students have learned a great deal about developing ideas for ¿lm, storyboarding, character allocation, costuming, acting etc over the course of making 3 ¿lms! The link to “Penny Potter” - an interesting tale where the Deaf world and the hearing (muggle) world is seen to have parallels to Harry Potter themes is here: https://vimeo.com/110971556 . The other ¿lm work of the students is showcased online here: Deaf Ninjas - https://vimeo. com/32119561 and Fast Forward - https://vimeo.com/47426040 . We are sure you will agree, our students – past and present – are extremely creative! Happy viewing! Dr Karen Bontempo & Ms Josie Hodgetts, SCDEC. 3enny 3otteU https://vimeo.com/110971556 Deaf 1inMas https://vimeo.com/32119561 )ast )oUwaUd https://vimeo.com/47426040 13 ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJEĞǁƐ t Deaf $XstUaOia $*0 and :oUkshoS Deaf Australia board and Chief Executive come to Perth on the weekend from Friday 21st – 23rd November. On Friday 21st November 2014, President Todd Wright and Chief Executive Kyle Miers gave a presentation to Deaf community on “What is Deaf Australia’. At the Deaf club at the Deaf Community Centre. WAAD Board Members were busy from 21 to 23 November because our 6 Board members attended the meeting on Saturday 22nd November. Deaf Australia and state branch board members met at the Deaf Community Centre. The state organisations representatives (Deaf Australia NSW and Deaf Victoria) were in attendance. We had the opportunity to discuss constitution reviews and a new initiative that Deaf Australia is launching. Prior to the Deaf Australia’s Annual General Meeting, there was a Special General Meeting with one purpose: to approve the constitution. The members supported the Amendments of the Constitution. To pass the constitution, it required 75% of eligible votes at the meeting or by proxy. A total of 31 voters were present which means 24 votes were required to pass the Amendments. 30 votes were in favour of the Amendment and 1 was abstained. It means that the Amendments are approved. 14 ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJEĞǁƐ At Deaf Australia’s 28th Annual General Meeting, we had over 50 members of the community who attended the Annual General Meeting and there were 42 eligible members. President Todd Wright and Treasurer John Wade presented their reports. President Todd Wright invited President Katrina Lancaster to inform the members the outcomes of Deaf Youth Australia’s Board election. After the Annual General Meeting, they had a special announcement, President Todd Wright announced at the meeting the appointment of Andy Dexterity as our Ambassador of Deaf Australia and Chief Executive Kyle Miers launched the Deaf Friendly Scheme; a new initiative that will be rolled out by Deaf Australia over the next 12 months. On Sunday 23 November, the board and state organisations met to discuss the membership structure and strategic plan 2015-20. $XsOan 3UofessionaO 1etwoUk The Auslan Professionals Network is open to Àuent Auslan users Deaf, hard of hearing and hearing people with an interest in sharing life experiences through volunteer presentations. The objective of the group is to provide Deaf, hard of hearing and hearing people with information, support and networking opportunities. The event is held on every ¿rst Sunday of the month. On 5th October Jason Turner and Dominic D’Agostino voluntarily presented at the Auslan Professional Network on Their hobby with cars and Jason talked about his business. On 2nd November Roberto Trimboli delivered a presentation on How to reduce your power bill and about the solar system. There will be no presenter on 7th December, this is an opportunity to socialising before the festive season begins. Anyone who is interested in presenting or to ask any questions, please contact Drisana, Dawn or Nobuo. Email address: [email protected] 15 ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJEĞǁƐ :$$D¶s )inJeUsSeOOinJ mXJs WAAD The Western Australian Association of the Deaf (WAAD) is the state branch of Deaf Australia, and is a voluntary association representing the needs and interests of the Deaf community of Western Australia. All members of the WAAD Board are Deaf and volunteer their time and efforts. New colours - light blue and black mugs. Great for gift! $10.00 each. Avaliable for sale via: WAAD Board Members or at the WA Deaf Society, 46/5 Aberdeen Street, East Perth WA. E-mail: [email protected] WAAD is on Facebook, have you checked it out yet? Don’t forget to click ‘LIKE’! www.facebook.com/DeafWA )oU moUe infoUmation contact WAAD )A; (maiO info#waad.oUJ.aX ^>/t ASLIA (WA) is back! An extraordinary general meeting of the Australian Sign Language Interpreters Association (WA) was held on 29th October and a brand new committee was unanimously voted in! We look forward to working with the Deaf community and interpreters to lead and promote sign language interpreting in WA. Introducing the new committee: President – Cara Smith Vice-President – Cat Edmunds Treasurer – Adrian Chia Secretary – Christy Filipich Committee Members – Ashley Jahn, Brooke Buise, Karen Boocock, Kieta Philp, Suzie Smith, The committee would like to thank Craig Brown for the hard work he has put in to revamping our constitution. Members will hear more about the changes taking place soon. We are hard at work on a number of projects including planning for our Silver Anniversary. We are delighted to be celebrating 25 years of an interpreting association in WA in 2015, more details to come… 16 ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJEĞǁƐ DDEh> ChUistmas 0ass 7imes Where: St Francis Xavier Church, Windsor Street, Perth, Next to Emmanuel Centre. When: Thursday 25th December 2014 Time: 9:30am Interpreter - PowerPoint - Audio Loop Please contact Emmanuel Centre: Email: [email protected] Tel 9328 81113 / 25 Windsor St, Perth WA 6000. SMS Fr Paul 0401 016. EĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌĐůŝƉƉŝŶŐ 17 WA Deaf Society is now hosting Auslan (Australian Sign Language) Classes. Term 1 2015 Auslan Class Classes advertised are held at WA Deaf Society office 46/5 Aberdeen Street East Perth WA. If you have a group of 15 people or more, who are interested in attending a class at a different location, please let us know. Basic (8 weeks) $210 Tuesday morning class (10am - 12.30pm) From 3rd February 2015 Intermediate (8 weeks) $210 Tuesday night class (5.30pm - 8pm) From 3rd February 2015 Thursday morning class (10am - 12.30pm) From 5th February 2015 For more information please contact WA Deaf Society at: 46/5 Aberdeen Street East Perth WA 6004 TTY 08 9441 2655 / Tel 08 9441 2677 / Fax 08 9441 2616 E-mail [email protected] / www wadeaf.org.au Facebook www.facebook.com/wadeaf Worldwide Online Printing Perth QV.1 is proud to support WA Deaf Society (08) 9226 2744 QV1 Retail (Opp. QV1 Building) 976 Hay Street Perth 6000 PERTH QV1 18 [email protected] www.worldwide.com.au 1 Oh?! He is Deaf?! How can I talk?? 3 ha W 5 Wait. It·s a ? it t is 2 4 6/& &aUG . U G \oX I nee 6 iYeG! U U a 6/& Wo w! helS. 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HeUe·s a hanG\ cXtoXt ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ,ŽƵƌƐ͗ϵϰϰϭϮϲϮϯ ĨƚĞƌ,ŽƵƌƐ͗ϬϰϭϬϬϭϳϱϰϬ ŵĂŝů͗ŬŝŶŐƐΛǁĂĚĞĂĨ͘ŽƌŐ͘ĂƵ dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵ \oX can keeS in \oXU wallet. 19 WADS of¿ce will be closed for Christmas Wednesday 24th Dec 2014 Open until 12.00pm Thursday 25th December Christmas Day Friday 26th December Boxing Day Saturday 27nd December Closed Sunday 28rd December Closed Monday 29th December Closed Tuesday 30th December Closed Wednesday 31 December Closed Thurday 1st January 2014 New Years Day Friday 2nd January Closed Saturday 3rd January Closed Sunday 4th January Closed Monday 5th January Open 9.00am When WADS is closed, if you need an Auslan interpreter for emergency situation e.g. Hospital or Police, please contact the After Hours Emergency Interpreter on 0410 017 540 (voice or sms) On Behalf of all at the WA Deaf Society we wish you a very merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year. 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