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Australia will have a Federal Election in May 2022, which means all parties are now working on effective campaigns to attract the voters. Generally, most people do not care who to vote for or pretend to vote for, particularly deaf people who miss out a LOT of information. Accessibility is a joke; such as no provision of captions or Auslan interpreters being present at any campaign events or leaders’ debates. Shirley wants to make a difference for the Deaf Community, even if most of them are not interested. What IS important is to receive information that is understood; they have the right to know the information and are able to make informed decisions to vote rather than follow their peers or pretend to vote.
Check out some contents below that Darlene and I created. Feel free to share with your network from these social platforms.
ID: #auspol – “Do you think… Other countries do accessibility better?” two TV screen shot images shown: Australia – one of Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese with no accessibility; France – Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen with two sign language interpreters. Small pic of Macron saying “I don’t think – I know!”.
ID: #auspol – “It’s too hard to make political debates accessible for Deaf?” A TV screen shot image of the US Presidential debate with Donald Trump and Joe Biden, with three sign language interpreters. Small pic of Trump saying “That’s fake news!”.
ID: #auspol – “Do you think… Politics could be more inclusive for Deaf people?” A TV screen shot image shows the NZ Leaders debate of Jacinta Ardern and Judith Collins with three sign language interpreters. Small pic of Ardern laughing with “Our Kiwi cousins do…”.
