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All about ACARA Certification
ACARA is in formation, and as is its Auslan Accreditation Panel, as such this information should be treated as tentative.
ACARA's Auslan Accreditation Panel is responsible for the review and certification of all Resources and Services
submitted to ACARA for accreditation.
According to our constitution all members of the Auslan Accreditation Panel must:
- Be existing members of ACARA
- Be nominated by at least one member and approved, by two third majority vote, by the Directors of ACARA
- Be recognized in their area of expertise and be appropriately qualified, whether through experience and/or academically,
to be an appropriate person to evaluate Auslan resources and/or services.
All members of the 'Auslan Accreditation Panel' are members of ACARA, who have been nominated for a position on the panel by one or
more members and ratified by the Board of Directors. If you believe that you have expertise in Auslan and would be willing to donate your time towards the accreditation of resources
(Course accreditation is not expected to commence until later this year) please send your Expressions of Interest to us.
To date, the following members have expressed their interest in, and been accepted by the Board of Directors, as participants in the
'Auslan Accreditation Panel'. Additional 'Auslan Accreditation Panel' members' details will continue to appear as their nominations are ratified by the Board of Directors.
'Auslan Accreditation Panel' members have been listed under the state in which they reside. There will be a minimum of two (2) members appointed
to the panel from each state and territory within Australia; with at least one (1) member of the panel being appointed to represent the
specific needs of the following specialised areas:
- Signing People who are Deaf, or DeafBlind
- Signing People with fine or gross motor skill limitations, including but not limited to people with Cerebral Palsy and Downs Syndrome
- Signing People with Oral Dyspraxia and other speech impairment conditions
- Signing People within isolated communities and/or part of the Aboriginal or Torrens Strait Islander communities
- Signing People with Multiple Disabilities, including but not limited to CHARGES Syndrome and other chromosome disorders
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No Nomination received to date
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STEVE RIPLEY
Steve, who is DeafBlind, is well renowned and respected within the Auslan community.
He is also a Lecturer in Deafness Studies and as a Lecturer in Auslan. Steve has already been actively involved in the
review and accreditation of Auslan resources through Bilby Publishing and looks forward to the establishment of
ACARA's 'Auslan Accreditation Panel' as a Nationally focused, official, and independent accreditation body.
Steve uses Auslan to communicate himself, with his family, friends and work colleges.
KIM HUDSON DAVIS
Kim, who is a NATI accredited translator, sign course provider and CODA (Child of Deaf Adult) from Lismore, has also been
nominated and accepted as a member of the ACARA Accreditation Panel.
Please check back soon for further details.
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A member from Darwin, has been nominated and is currently being assessed by ACARA. Please check back soon for
further details.
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TONI CREPIN
Toni is a NAATI Accredited, Paraprofessional Interpreter between the English & Auslan Languages (in both directions),
and an accredited Makaton Presenter. She also Manages 'Interpret This', which provides Baby to Toddler Sign Language
Courses for parents and extended family.
Toni grew up surrounded by Sign Language, with an uncle and aunt both Deaf. She has dedicated
the more recent years of her most accomplished career specialising in the needs of people with intellectually
disabilities who use sign language to communicate and will draw on this experience as the
'Representative for Special Needs' on the panel.
You can find out more about Toni at her website : www.interpretthis.net
2 other members from Queensland have also been nominated and are currently being assessed by ACARA. Please check back soon for
further details.
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2 members from Adelaide, have been nominated and are currently being assessed by ACARA. Please check back soon for
further details.
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No Nomination received to date
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A linguist and an esteemed university lecturer from Melbourne, have both been nominated and are currently being assessed by ACARA. Please check back soon for
further details.
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A teacher of the Deaf and a CODA (Child of Deaf Adult) from WA, have both been nominated and are currently being assessed by ACARA. Please check back soon for
further details.
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