What is Auslan Day?

Auslan Day celebrates the rich history, culture, community and language of the Australian Deaf community by honouring the date of first publication of the Auslan dictionary which was created by Professor Trevor Johnson who is from a large Deaf family. Through his involvement in the Deaf community as an Auslan user, he began to research the linguistics of Australian Sign Language. The first Australian Sign Language Dictionary was published on the 13th of April 1989.