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June is Deafblind Awareness month!
June is Deafblind Awareness Month. It is a time to celebrate deafblind people, raise awareness, and recognise the strength, creativity and connection in our deafblind community. This week, DBV gathered on the steps of Parliament House with yarn crafts made by deafblind people at DBV’s craft group. The yarn bombing brought bright colour to the…
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Celebrating Our Volunteers at DBV
We are so excited to be celebrating National Volunteer Week and recognising the wonderful volunteers who help make Deafblind Victoria a welcoming and supportive community. Volunteers have always been an important part of DBV. They support events and activities, assist in the office, and help with guiding and communication. Many volunteers come to DBV to…
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Crochet at DBV Craft Group
Last week, the DBV craft group, led by Rachel Stock, came together to learn how to crochet granny squares in preparation for Deafblind Awareness Week in June. It was a great session, with everyone enjoying the chance to learn new skills and get creative. The following day, Kathy Wise filmed a demonstration, sharing her crochet…
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Connecting in the Deafblind Community, March 28th 2026
Deafblind Victoria presents the deafblind awareness workshop for 2026, run by people who are deafblind to raise awareness among the Auslan signing community. The workshop welcomes Deaf, hard of hearing, hearing, CODA, Auslan learners, Auslan teachers, Auslan friends and more. Topics include: integrating live activities, deafblind communication, technology, barriers & access, guiding demonstrations and more.…
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Member story – Steven Hellier Work at Royal Society for the Blind
Steven Hellier is a Deafblind man who lives in Adelaide. He visited Melbourne and told us how things are for Deafblind people in South Australia, including working at the Royal Society for the Blind. His video is in Auslan, and a transcript of it is below. “Hi, my name is Steven Hellier. I’m from Adelaide. I’m visiting on…
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Tech Talk 18 – Miniguide and Tactile Watch
A Miniguide is a vibrating proximity sensor. Steven Hellier talks in Auslan about how he uses it to navigate the world, and shows us his analogue Braille watch, in this video. A translation is below. Steven points his Miniguide (a small device that looks like a laser pointer) at different surfaces and shows how it vibrates…
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Deafblind Victoria Christmas and New Year Break
Deafblind Victoria’s office will be closed from 5pm Thursday 18 December and will reopen on Wednesday 14 January 2026. We know the holiday period can be isolating for some Deafblind during this holiday so on Wednesday 28 January on Level 4 at Ross House, We will run a Deafblind Social Hub for Deafblind members, Auslan…
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Deaf Festival October 2025
DBV had a wonderful time at the Deaf Festival this past weekend. Our recreation program was in attendance, and we ran our own DBV stall to make deafblindness visible to the Deaf community. There were many different stalls to visit and deaf-made crafts and accessories to buy. One deafblind attendee joked, “drag me away before…
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Jo Agius Visual Dreaming Exhibition Sep 2025
Hi, my name is Jasper, I’m deafblind. I know a lovely Deaf woman, Joanna Agius who makes awesome art. She has an exhibition in the Flow Festival. Her art exhibition includes a lot of braille and tactile art. She wants to invite the deafblind community to visit her exhibition. Her exhibition’s name is Visual Dreaming.…
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Tech Talk 16 – iPhone with screen reader… and a “technology” that’s alive!
DBV employee Jael Espinal-McCoskey explained to Andrew what technology she uses at work: an iPhone, a braille display, and a screen-reader program. And a surprising fourth piece of “tech”! Watch the video and read the transcript below to find out what it is. Transcript of video: Andrew: Hi, my name is Andrew. How about you?…
