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Deaf worker praised - Local - General - Camden Advertiser
LORRAINE Mulley's work with the Macarthur deaf community has been recognised with a special Women's Day award.
Ms Mulley described it as "an awesome honour", that could help the wider community recognise the needs of the deaf.
"The deaf community is a little known and yet awesomely inspiring micro group of Macarthur," Ms Mulley said.
"More people in the wider Macarthur Area need to understand the value of sign language and deaf culture in our lives."
She said a common misconception was that deafness is something to be cured, which isn't always the case.
"I'm proud to be called deaf, not embarrassed by this at all," she said.
"Don't call me hearing impaired, I don't need to be fixed as implied by the term impairment."
Ms Mulley works for the State Government-founded Women In Local Macarthur Area (WILMA) group at Bugden Road, Campbelltown.
Lorraine's deaf women's support program at WILMA won a Women's Day award as the best community support group or organisation, doubly recognising the importance of her work.
"We provide a safe equitable space for deaf and hearing impaired women to meet and socialise in a women-friendly, culturally sensitive environment," she said.
"It is an imperative and important role that allows women to speak with a support worker from their cultural background in Auslan [sign language] their own cultural language."
WILMA provides many other services to the women of Macarthur, including counselling, naturopathy, acupuncture, legal advice, and support for domestic violence, Aboriginal, and lesbian Support Worker.
Other award recipients were Karen Vasquez for cultural and linguistic diversity, Linda Thompson for community effort, Bronwyn Scherer for older women and Nancy Penman for children's care.
Details: WILMA's deaf support group meets on Friday from 10am to 12pm, phone 4627 2955.
LORRAINE Mulley's work with the Macarthur deaf community has been recognised with a special Women's Day award.
Ms Mulley described it as "an awesome honour", that could help the wider community recognise the needs of the deaf.
"The deaf community is a little known and yet awesomely inspiring micro group of Macarthur," Ms Mulley said.
"More people in the wider Macarthur Area need to understand the value of sign language and deaf culture in our lives."
She said a common misconception was that deafness is something to be cured, which isn't always the case.
"I'm proud to be called deaf, not embarrassed by this at all," she said.
"Don't call me hearing impaired, I don't need to be fixed as implied by the term impairment."
Ms Mulley works for the State Government-founded Women In Local Macarthur Area (WILMA) group at Bugden Road, Campbelltown.
Lorraine's deaf women's support program at WILMA won a Women's Day award as the best community support group or organisation, doubly recognising the importance of her work.
"We provide a safe equitable space for deaf and hearing impaired women to meet and socialise in a women-friendly, culturally sensitive environment," she said.
"It is an imperative and important role that allows women to speak with a support worker from their cultural background in Auslan [sign language] their own cultural language."
WILMA provides many other services to the women of Macarthur, including counselling, naturopathy, acupuncture, legal advice, and support for domestic violence, Aboriginal, and lesbian Support Worker.
Other award recipients were Karen Vasquez for cultural and linguistic diversity, Linda Thompson for community effort, Bronwyn Scherer for older women and Nancy Penman for children's care.
Details: WILMA's deaf support group meets on Friday from 10am to 12pm, phone 4627 2955.
to Lorraine!