The grassroots club made up of ANU students and staff has already boosted the number of sign language users in Canberra.
For Charlotte Young, learning sign language is empowering.
As the President and co-founder of the Auslan Club at The Australian National University (ANU), Young has helped to create a space dedicated to sharing Deaf language and culture.
As a person with hearing loss, but with no previous experience with Auslan (also known as Australian Sign Language), Young used to feel a level of disconnection from the Deaf community.
“To me, there was always this feeling that I’ve never been able to properly communicate with my community in their language,” Young says.
Read more via the ANU Reporter: A Sign for Good: The ANU Community Boosting Sign Language Users