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If you’re asking yourself, “Can I be a manager? Can I be a performer? Can I truly be myself? Can I influence positive change in my community?” Then look no further for inspiration than Andrew Wiltshire.

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Advocacy Communication Journey School Choices & Supports

Celebrating Uniqueness

If you’re asking yourself, “Can I be a manager? Can I be a performer? Can I truly be myself? Can I influence positive change in my community?” Then look no further for inspiration than Andrew Wiltshire.

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Communication Journey Diagnosis in Early Childhood & Preschool Hard of hearing Identity

Being Earshot

For aspiring artists and creatives, we bring you the story of Kate Disher-Quill, a photographer and visual communicator whose passion is to create change through art and storytelling.

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Communication Journey Early Intervention and Preschool The HEARO Human Library

The Human Library NERD

If you want to know who conceived The HEARO Human Library, then you’ve come to the right place. Genevieve Roberts is a Community Development and Theatre Practitioner who identifies as a Hearing NERD. If you don’t know what that is, read the unique story of how she entered the Deaf Community as a hearing person through a cultural door.

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CODA Communication Journey Identity

CODA, Creative & Proud

It is said, there are many ways to be deaf and all are okay. Jodee Mundy OAM is a hearing, native signer born to Deaf parents. She identifies as CODA (Child of Deaf Adult) with Auslan as her first language and English as her second.

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Communication Journey Deaf Identity Developing Community Diagnosis in Early Childhood & Preschool

Deaf in Many Ways

People that know Kate say she has a life experience that showcases the many ways of being deaf and they are all ok. She has experienced being both Hard of Hearing and Deaf, married to Apenisa who is culturally Deaf, and mother of CODA (Child of Deaf Adult), Saki.

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Communication Journey High School & Beyond

Hearing the wind

HEARO was created to empower kids who are deaf or hard of hearing to thrive through every stage of life. To inspire you in your journey, we wanted to bring you the story of Maddison, a teen with sensorineural hearing loss.

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Communication Journey High School & Beyond Identity

Our teen hero

HEARO was created to empower kids who are deaf or hard of hearing to thrive through every stage of life. When the HEARO team thought about a young person that embodied the HEARO values, Indy came to mind.

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Advocacy Deaf Teens Diagnosis in Early Childhood & Preschool High School & Beyond School Choices and Supports

Being Unlimited

Could your child study law? Coach tennis? Mentor teens to help them pursue their dreams? Or all of the above? Be inspired by John Lui’s story who has never let deafness become a barrier to his potential.

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Deafblind Identity Diagnosis in Early Childhood & Preschool Family Support Parent to Parent Mentoring

Travelling the world

If you’re a kid or parent wondering if it’s possible to travel and explore the world with a disability then you must read Kara’s story. Kara is Deafblind and was diagnosed with Ushers Syndrome type 1 in early childhood.

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Identity Real Stories

Paying it forward

For aspiring teachers and educators, we bring you the story of Will Taffe. Working for KFC may have been his first job before majoring in IT Security, but it was in teaching that Will found true purpose. He now teaches Auslan to a variety of learners from the young to the elderly, from hearing people to those who are deaf or hard of hearing, from parents to kids and teens.