Using the Core Curriculum for Deaf and Hard of Hearing during Deaf Club students are empowered to advocate for their needs, particularly when they understand their own hearing loss. 

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Some of the topics we explore during Deaf Club include: 

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Audiology

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• What a hearing test is 

• How to read our own audiograms 

• The different parts of the ear and how they connect 
    

Technology

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• Different types of technology available to access hearing – hearing aids; cochlear implants 

• Different types of technology available for access within the wider community – flashing lights; alarms 

• History of technology for DHH – history of hearing aids; TTY 

  

Deaf History

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• Deaf history in Australia and South Australia 

• Famous and successful DHH people from our own community, the Australian wider community and the world community 

• Deaf schools from around the world 

• Sign languages from around the world