Auslan Workshop for Tennis and Community Sport
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Join us for a practical and engaging two-part Auslan workshop designed for the sporting community.
🗓 Sundays 22 & 29 March
⏰ 1.30–3.30pm
📍 Ferntree Gully Tennis Club
Auslan is the recognised language of the Deaf community in Australia. This workshop is ideal for coaches, officials, volunteers, players, committee members and club leaders who want to make their sporting environments more welcoming and accessible to Deaf and Hard of Hearing participants.
No prior Auslan skills are required.
Led by Terence Childs, a native Auslan signer, these sessions offer not only practical skills but valuable insight into the Deaf world through lived experience. Participants will explore:
• The fundamentals of Auslan, including fingerspelling the alphabet
• Reading body language and understanding respectful communication
• Common conversations and how to ask questions
• Tennis-specific and general sport vocabulary
• Practical communication skills for training, game day and club events
Whether you’re on the court, field or in the clubhouse, this workshop will equip you with the confidence to communicate more inclusively and create a stronger sense of belonging in your club.
✔ Printed learning materials provided
✔ Certificate of Attendance issued
✔ Refreshments included (please advise us of any dietary requirements when booking)
This workshop has been made possible thanks to the generous support of South East Water.
Let’s work together to make sport more inclusive for everyone. 💜
🗓 Sundays 22 & 29 March
⏰ 1.30–3.30pm
📍 Ferntree Gully Tennis Club
Auslan is the recognised language of the Deaf community in Australia. This workshop is ideal for coaches, officials, volunteers, players, committee members and club leaders who want to make their sporting environments more welcoming and accessible to Deaf and Hard of Hearing participants.
No prior Auslan skills are required.
Led by Terence Childs, a native Auslan signer, these sessions offer not only practical skills but valuable insight into the Deaf world through lived experience. Participants will explore:
• The fundamentals of Auslan, including fingerspelling the alphabet
• Reading body language and understanding respectful communication
• Common conversations and how to ask questions
• Tennis-specific and general sport vocabulary
• Practical communication skills for training, game day and club events
Whether you’re on the court, field or in the clubhouse, this workshop will equip you with the confidence to communicate more inclusively and create a stronger sense of belonging in your club.
✔ Printed learning materials provided
✔ Certificate of Attendance issued
✔ Refreshments included (please advise us of any dietary requirements when booking)
This workshop has been made possible thanks to the generous support of South East Water.
Let’s work together to make sport more inclusive for everyone. 💜
