HEARO
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chrisso is a qualified social worker and child carer. She is currently working as a Community Worker for deaf and hard-of-hearing people at the Ephpheta Centre. She also works with families tutoring them in Auslan and supporting their deaf journey.
For Deaf kids that have questions like, Can I go to uni? Can I be an academic? Can I be a writer? Can I influence positive change in my community? We bring you the story of Breda Carty.