Our Story
As an association we aim to:
- Promote unity, diversity and
understanding between members of the teaching profession and other
professions in South Australia working with children and students who
are D/HH.
- Promote appropriate training of all teachers
involved in the education of children and students who are D/HH and
ensure that such teachers are suitably qualified for the positions they
hold. To continue the ongoing development of teachers of the deaf
through the planning and organisation of conferences, seminars, and
other meetings.
- Encourage the community to afford each child
and student who is D/HH the dignity of the individual and his/her rights
as stated in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.
- ct as an informed and responsible voice on the education of children
and students who are D/HH and encourage governments to allocate
appropriate resources to the education of children and students who are
D/HH. Through the promotion of awareness of the educational needs and
issues of concern to children and students who are D/HH among
decision-makers in the community.
