{"id":74,"date":"2025-06-17T05:46:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T05:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deaffestival.expression.com.au\/staging\/2686\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2025-06-24T01:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T01:41:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deaffestival.expression.com.au\/staging\/2686\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"74\" class=\"elementor elementor-74\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30bbdb2 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30bbdb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e12450 elementor-widget__width-inherit sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e12450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Expression Australia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-962f680 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"962f680\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba0f7aa sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_widget_video\" data-id=\"ba0f7aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_widget_video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget_area sc_widget_video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b749756 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b749756\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Established in 1884, Expression Australia is a national not-for-profit organisation providing services for Deaf and hard of hearing people. 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Expression Australia is committed to breaking down barriers to communication and promoting full inclusion across all aspects of life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2aa463 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2aa463\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e47897 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e47897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of Deaf Festival<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8be92 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_widget_video\" data-id=\"9d8be92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_widget_video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget_area sc_widget_video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2d2c55 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2d2c55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"f1lu7\" data-offset-key=\"6atj8-0-0\"><div data-offset-key=\"6atj8-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6atj8-0-0\">Previously known as the Christmas Rally, Deaf Festival is an annual flagship event for the Victorian Deaf and Hard of hearing community since 1932.<\/span><\/div><div data-offset-key=\"6atj8-0-0\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.36px;\"><br \/>The festival is a wonderful opportunity to get together and celebrate the year. 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