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Tips&snippets Deaflympics2005 Onlyoneyeartogoandcounting By Emma Stonham, Marketing Project Officer, Melbourne 2005 Deaflympic Games. Calls for more Deaflympians Deaf Sports Australia (DSA) is the co-ordinating body assisting with Deaflympians Cindy-Lu Fitzpatrick, Joanne Lambert and Sam Quinn proudly model the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. Monday January 5, 2004 was another of the Melbourne 2005 Deaflympic milestone on the Australian Sporting Games, Mr Bill Scales,Vice-President of Calendar – it marked exactly one year the International Olympic Committee, until another world-class sporting event Mr Kevan Gosper, and President of Deaf is held on our shores - the Melbourne Sports Australia, Rebecca Adam. 2005 Deaflympic Games. To add further excitement to the day This international event was celebrated Deaflympian, Cindy-Lu Fitzpatrick and at the Crown Promenade Hotel in the Premier of Victoria, Mr Steve Bracks Melbourne. Arriving guests were were announced as the first patrons of directed into the main celebration by the Games. Games Mascots “Vic & Mel” through Commencing January 5 and concluding a cavalcade of 85 flags representing on January 16, 2005, the Games are the participating countries. expected to attract 3500 athletes from A video with footage of past Deaflympic 85 countries around the globe. It is also Games and landmarks of the host cities, anticipated that upwards of 15,000 Melbourne and Ballarat, gave the 350 international and interstate visitors will guests a taste of what’s to come in 2005. converge on Melbourne for the Games. Presentations were made by several For further information about the dignitaries during the official games Melbourne 2005 Deaflympic Games, proceedings. These included Chairman visit www.deaflympics.com identifying and preparing athletes for the 2005 Australian Deaflympic Team. The team will consist of approximately 170 athletes and about 50 coaches and support staff such as medical personnel, interpreters and assistants. DSA is still in search of participants that have the potential to represent Australia. If you or someone you know is deaf or wears a hearing aid and is good at sport, encourage them to register their interest quickly. For further information please contact: Brett Hidson Aust. Deaflympic Team Coordinator Deaf Sports Australia Telephone 0412 887 791 or 03 9473 1154 or email: brett.hidson@deafsports.org.au 20 AustralianHearing
Tips&snippets Network Ten commits to more captioning for the deaf and hearing impaired. On October 28, 2003, Network Ten signed an exclusive contract with the Australian Caption Centre to provide quality captioning services for the next five years. Network Ten’s commitments are: • All prime time programs (6.00pm – 10.30pm) and all news and current affairs programs must be captioned. • By December 2005, no less than 55% of all programming broadcast between 6.00am and midnight must be captioned. • By December 2007, no less than 70% of all programming broadcast between 6.00am and midnight must be captioned. This means that over the next five years the amount of captioned programming broadcast on Network Ten will increase by almost 30%. Captions enable deaf and hearing impaired people to watch television, videos, DVDs and cinema screenings by showing the entire soundtrack of a program as text at the bottom of the screen. For more information please contact: Karen Williams, Marketing Manager, Australian Caption Centre. Email: karen.williams@auscap.com.au Tel: 02 9212 5277 TTY: 1800 777 801 Website: www.auscap.com.au Disclosinga disability Choosing Your Path. Disclosure: It’s a Personal Decision is a new web-based resource for students and employees with disabilities as well as employers, educators and support services. The resource has been developed by the National Network of Regional Disability Liaison Officers & Disability Coordination Officers and provides information about the: • Options a person has when deciding to disclose their disability. • Benefits and disadvantages of disclosing. • Key considerations to achieving effective disclosure. • Rights, roles and responsibilities of employers, educators and support services when a person discloses a disability in post secondary education and employment. For details, visit the website www.uws.edu.au/rdlo/disclosure TheXIVthAustralian deafgames By Dr. Jacinta Baldwin, Executive Officer, Deaf Sports Australia. The XIV Australian Deaf Games, the “Games with a Difference”, were held in Sydney last year from April 11 – 20. “It is safe to say that Sydney hosted the best Australian Deaf Games ever,” recalls Rebecca Adam, President of Deaf Sports Australia. More than 900 registrants participated in events across 15 sports and the event was supported by more than 100 volunteers. The organisation was of a very high standard and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies were a smashing success. We would like to congratulate Aleshia Yet Foy for winning the Sportsperson of the Games Award. NSW was the overall winner, taking home the coveted ADSF Cup. A big congratulations also to the Games Organising Committee for its total determination and commitment to making the Games the best ever. We look forward to more triumphs at the Melbourne 2005 Deaflympic Games. Visit www.deafsports.org.au for further information about Deaf Sports Australia. Hear&Now 21
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