Why Support The Deaf Lottery
Ensuring Services that Empower the Deaf Community
With your support, we expanded our interpreter workforce to over 450 interpreters across every state and territory, we hosted community events with over 4,000 attendees, we supported over 6,500 students to learn Auslan, and we continued our collaboration with federal and state governments to advocate for equality.
Our mission to ensure access to Auslan also made significant progress for Deaf seniors last year. With your support, we expanded the ‘Ageing Well’ program, which provides home care services to Deaf seniors. Ageing Well is now available in Western Australia and Victoria, alongside its existing operations in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, and South Australia.
None of this would have been possible without the generosity of dedicated lottery supporters like you. Here’s to changing even more lives in 2025.
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Our mentors are Deaf adults with specialised training in early childhood development. They are matched with families and focus on first language acquisition, behaviours, social skills, and culture.
These critical skills form responsive parent-child relationships which are not just essential for brain development but for developing positive relationships as the deaf child navigates the world.
Did you know that 1 in 6 Australians live with some form of hearing loss?
The Deaf Lottery is the fundraising arm of Deaf Connect. Deaf Connect is the largest provider of support services to the Deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing community in Australia, committed to empowering Deaf and hard of hearing individuals and families, ensuring they are connected and assisting them to achieve their goals.
Deaf Connect is focused on our commitment to community, leadership, innovation and culture. Supported by Deaf Lottery, we aim to:
- Work with individuals and the community to understand and meet their needs.
- Drive improvements and new opportunities aligned with our Mission and enhancing our sustainability.
- Develop our influence and position to enhance the capacity of the Deaf community.
- Enable organisational capability, capacity and readiness.
A snapshot of our services
Deaf Connect is proud to be Australia’s largest whole-of-life service provider for the Deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind communities. Below is a snapshot of our services:
- Aged care support for Deaf seniors
- Auslan interpreting and video translations
- Casual and accredited training in sign language (RTO#41192)
- NDIS Plan management and support work
- Therapy supports, family information and mentorship
- Individual advocacy, document translation and guidance