Is this REALLY a Facebook Legend? — the Hallway filled with balloons to Happiness
Sometimes we hear great stories that we would love to think were true. How to check? SNOPES.com is the place to go to check its veracity. They were the original ‘Fake News Checker’ long before Donald Trump caught that disease, and they are still a reliable source....
Peaceful ways to resolve issues
What was the most peaceful war in the world? (Quora, July2022)Originally Answered: What is the most peaceful war in the world to date?It is the "war" between Denmark and Canada that has lasted from 1984 until today.The two countries are 'fighting' over a small...
Film Festival “Unheard Stories” 28 August 2022, sponsored by BHA.wa
You may have heard about the BHA Film Festival now you can read all about it. (Image: taken from ‘Deafying Gravity’, one of the films in the BHA(WA) Unheard Stories Festival. Deaf, queer aerial performer Katia Schwartz reflects on life, identity and her...
Matthew, aged 12, hears for the very first time
This story, on YouTube, explains how a young boy in UK reacted to his new cochlear. It a short (5min?) but heart-warming tale that shows how we can change the lives of whole families…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUS2Ob1F_EU
Royal Commission on Disabilities Restarts
The RCD, as it is sometimes abbrev’d(!) has started public meetings again. This is in our interests, as we are keen to talk to the Commissioner when he holds meetings in WA. Our case may well be the ONLY such case....
Sudden Deafness
Sudden Deafness can be amazingly frustrating.. .. .. What is sudden deafness? Sudden sensorineural (“inner ear”) hearing loss (SSHL), commonly known as sudden deafness, is an unexplained, rapid loss of hearing either all at once or over a few days. SSHL happens...
Unheard Stories Film Festival coming to WA!
The Unheard Stories Film Festival premiered on 3 March, World Hearing Day, in Victoria. In August 2022, it’s travelling to Perth Australia. 28aug22! This unique film festival spotlights Deaf and Hard of Hearing storytellers to explore and celebrate the diversity of...
Promoting Auslan as a language — Auslan Day, 13 April each year!
Deaf Australia and the Deaf community want to make 13th April a permanent official celebration fixture on the Deaf Community’s calendar, and we’d like to call it “Auslan Day”. The 13th of April 1989 was when the first Auslan (Australian Sign...
Closed captions to make the match day singalong for everyone
Close captions to make the match day singalong for everyoneSt Kilda supporter Jaqui Mellington said the move was better late than never.(ABC News: Paul Kennedy)Deaf supporters will now be able to sing along to their club song at AFL grounds, but some want more. Read...
Fwd: Never have time to exercise? Read this… quickly!
Edith Cowan University study finds three-second workout can build muscle strengthCharlotte EltonPerthNowFebruary 7, 2022 1:30PMTOPICSHealthLifestyleNever have time to exercise? You might be in luck.According to a new Edith Cowan University Study, lifting weights for...