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Auslan Day 2025https://deafeducation.vic.edu.au/auslan-day-2025Auslan Day 2025Sunday 13 April is Auslan Day, a day that celebrates the Australian Deaf Community’s rich language, history and culture.2025-04-10T14:00:00Z
VDEI Caption Centrehttps://deafeducation.vic.edu.au/vdei-caption-centre1VDEI Caption CentreThe VDEI Caption Centre offers a fully subsidised captioning service for deaf and hard of hearing primary and secondary students in Years Foundation-12.2025-03-16T13:00:00Z
World Hearing Day - 2025https://deafeducation.vic.edu.au/world-hearing-day-2025World Hearing Day - 2025World Hearing Day is held on 3 March every year to focus attention on the importance of ear health and developing awareness of the factors that contribute to positive listening experiences. 2025-03-02T13:00:00Z
Best wishes for the festive season https://deafeducation.vic.edu.au/best-wishes-for-the-festive-seasonBest wishes for the festive season The Victorian Deaf Education Institute thanks our colleagues and key stakeholders for their collaboration, consultation and engagement throughout the year and we wish you all a joyful and restful break over the festive season. 2024-12-15T13:00:00Z
International Day of People with Disability 2024 https://deafeducation.vic.edu.au/international-day-of-people-with-disability-2024International Day of People with Disability 2024 Today we celebrate International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), a United Nations (UN) day instigated in 1992 that promotes community awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability.2024-12-02T13:00:00Z
International Week of Deaf People 23-29 September 2024https://deafeducation.vic.edu.au/international-week-of-deaf-people-23-29-september-2024International Week of Deaf People 23-29 September 202423-29 September is International Week of Deaf People, held every year to acknowledge Deaf people and their communities. During this week, Deaf communities celebrate their unique histories and highlight the diversity and richness of their language, culture and contribution to their communities.2024-09-22T14:00:00Z
Principals' Day 2024https://deafeducation.vic.edu.au/principals-day-2024Principals' Day 2024Principals’ Day is an initiative of the Victorian Principals Association. Celebrated this year on 2 August in schools across the state, the day recognises the hard work and dedication of principals and assistant principals to achieving excellence in education.2024-08-01T14:00:00Z
NAIDOC Week 7 – 14 July 2024https://deafeducation.vic.edu.au/naidoc-week-7-–-14-july-2024NAIDOC Week 7 – 14 July 2024National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year, to celebrate and recognise the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.2024-07-04T14:00:00Z
Deafblind Awareness Weekhttps://deafeducation.vic.edu.au/deafblind-awareness-weekDeafblind Awareness Week24-30 June 2024 marks Deafblind Awareness Week, when people with deafblindness and multi-sensory impairments are celebrated for their achievements and contributions to our communities. This year’s theme for Deafblind Awareness Week is ‘Connect to Act’, which aims to encourage communities to learn more about the lived experiences of deafblind young people and adults.2024-06-23T14:00:00Z
Education Week 2024 Spotlight on STEMhttps://deafeducation.vic.edu.au/education-week-2024-spotlight-on-stemEducation Week 2024 Spotlight on STEMThis week from 13 to 17 May we celebrate Education Week, an annual celebration of education in Victoria. This year’s theme is ‘Spotlight on STEM’ and highlights the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics in our classrooms and everyday lives.2024-05-13T14:00:00Z