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Shirley Liu

Auslan, not AUSLAN

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Auslan, not AUSLAN

Just a friendly reminder for everyone on how to write the correct term for Australian Sign Language. It’s Auslan, not AUSLAN.

This word is not a whole capitalisation and is different to other countries’ sign languages such as ASL, BSL, ISL etc., because Auslan is a combined letters from the three words (Australian Sign Language) rather than the first letter of each word.

You can find more information on a specific document written by Trevor Johnston on Deaf Australia’s website (https://deafaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Trevor-Johnstons-Auslan-or-AUSLAN_2021.pdf)

I am proud of my beautiful first language, and I want to ensure everyone knows and knows how to use the correct term in our current society.

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