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Online research with the deaf.

Danielle Ferndale

Supervised by Bernadette Watson & Louise Munro

1. A critical stance

2. Contextualisation

3. Acknowledgement of power

What do I want to bring to the table?

Australian Deaf Games (Geelong 2012)

Establishing Credibility

National Deaf Research Forum (Melbourne April 2012)

Auslan Classes (2011 - on going)

Auslan Club (monthly

on going)

Auslan Only Weekend (Nov 2013)

National Week of the Deaf Sports Day (Oct 2012)

Hearing Awareness Week – Cochlear Implant Lunch (Sept 2012)

Parents of Deaf – Life stories event (Oct 2012)

Workshop (Sept 2013)

Deafness and Mental Health workshop (2011)

Deafness Sector Summit (Jul 2012)

Professional Development seminar on Hearing Loss (Nov 2012)

Presentation for QLD Hearing Loss Family Support Service (Dec 2012)

Deafness Forum Summit (April 2012)

Connections BBQ (Sept 2013)

Parents of Deaf meeting (Oct 2012)

Tour Aust Communication Exchange Centre (July 2012)

Collaborative creation

Inclusive and accessible

Minimal gatekeeper resistance

My role

Online Forum

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Successful for educated demographic

Effective access to all of Australia

Time and Cost effective

Privacy

What didn’t work

No Video posts

Few multiple posts from participants

Hard to build rapport

Not everyone is online

What did I find?

What can be learnt?