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10 February, 2025
Auslan goes on national kids program
In an Australian-first, 10-year-old Charlie is the first ever child Auslan presenter to feature in an Australian education program.
She has been filming alongside iconic mascot, Healthy Harold, to translate key education experiences in Auslan to make the Life Ed health prevention program more accessible to Deaf children, like herself.
“I’m so happy to be a part of this amazing project to help other kids using Auslan so they can understand the whole experience, because they deserve to know,” Charlie said.
“Auslan is very special. I like it because it’s able to give a language to people that can’t hear or are hard of hearing. I had a lot of fun helping Life Ed and working with Healthy Harold.”
Life Ed has partnered with Sign Hear on this project, an organisation dedicated to bridging the gap between the Deaf and hearing communities.
Thanks to their support and mentorship, Charlie is using her Auslan presentation skills to provide translations to help Life Ed empower Deaf children on the key topics impacting young people today, like social and emotional wellbeing, respectful relationships, online safety, and physical health.
The founder of Sign Hear called Charlie a “heartwarming role model” and said he hopes to see more initiatives like this in the future.
