I am happy to report that the show for the AFL Grand Final all came together on the day, but only at the last minute. K (my classmate) and I breathed a big sigh of relief when, on the afternoon before the final, we finally heard that the Southern Cross Club had gotten the captions working on TVs for us and that the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) had come through with some funding (after initially losing our application). We had about 20 people turn up and I think everyone had a good time. St Kilda and Collingwood also played their part by adding tremendous drama to the occasion by drawing the match – only the third time in history that the grand final had to be replayed.
A big thank you to all the people who came along, to CIT, whose support enabled us to provide food and drink for the event, and to the Southern Cross Club in Woden for never questioning the fact that Deaf people have the right to have the captions on the club, even when some club patrons complained just prior to our group turning up. Thank you!
PS. Note to self: never go into event management - too stressful!
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