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Generation Women – Heather Lawson’s Presentation
Generation Women Australia is a series of storytelling events that aims to unite and empower women. On 25 September 2024, six Deaf women of different generations told personal stories to a live audience in Melbourne. DBV member Heather Lawson was one of the presenters. She gave an inspiring story about her life as a deafblind…
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DBV at the Deaf Festival 24th Nov 2024!
DBV will be at the Expression Australia Deaf Festival on the 24th of November 2024! Heather: Hello. Deafblind Victoria will go to the Expression Deaf Festival. We’ll have a stall. You’re all welcome to come have a look and chat. Jackie: We’ll have resources for you to look at and we’ll also have a fun…
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Tech Talk 11 – Accessible Keyboards
Video Translation: Andrew: Hello, my name is Andrew Howard. I’m working here at DBV and today I’ll show you some keyboard technology. My favourite keyboard, the one I’m most comfortable with, has black letters on a yellow background. You can buy it at Vision Australia or Quantum. It can connect to a Windows computer via…
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Deafblind World workshop at Newmark Primary school for teachers
Hillary Nguyen is a primary school teacher at Newmark Primary in Williamstown, a school on the waterfront in Melbourne’s inner west. Like more and more schools, Newmark chose Auslan as a second language to teach to their students. Hillary explained why she approached Deafblind Victoria to train their staff: “We have just started building an…
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Deafblind tips 19 – Picnic Table and Bag
Video translation: Heather Lawson: Hello, I have another tip. Going for a picnic at lunchtime is lovely, but sometimes the floor is wet or dirty and you want to protect your bag. I did some investigating and here’s a tip I found, I’ll show you. The table I’m sitting at is made from wooden slats,…
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Tech talk 10 – Explore 8 magnifier with external screen
Video translation: Hello, my name is Andrew Howard. I want to tell you about the Humanware Explore 8 magnifier, which like a camera can display newspapers, books, etc. and you can use a USB-C cable to connect it to your computer. You can access the photo gallery and use the touch screen or your computer…
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Auslan Community Deafblind workshop, 29th June 2024 during Deafblind Awareness Week.
Deafblind Victoria delivered a Deafblind World workshop at Ross House for people who use Auslan. Three Deafblind presenters planned to deliver the workshop, but due to a problem with the lift, the venue wasn’t wheelchair accessible. The other presenter pulled out due to a family commitment, so Heather delivered the workshop solo. The day ran…
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Tech Talk 9 – El Braille
Michelle and John review the El Braille portable braille computer: Michelle: Hi, John. Welcome back to DBV! What did you think of the El Braille? John: I tried it with the Perkins style keyboard but it froze up. Then I tried connecting the El Braille to a QWERTY keyboard and it worked well, but when…
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Deafblind workshop, Newmark Primary School
School visit for Deafblind workshop, Newmark Primary on 30th May 2024. Three of us Heather, commguide Ruth and interpreter Gen travelled by train to Williamstown to deliver a workshop to the Year 1 children, aged about 6 years old. Upon arrival, we were greeted by 30 very cute, excited children. Heather presented about her life, how she was…
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Deafblind Awareness month 2024
For Deafblind Awareness month at Deafblind Victoria, we ran a number of activities: A special thanks to Vision Australia, Able Australia, Charge Syndrome Australasia, UsherKids Australia, Ross House and the wider Deafblind community for collaborating with Deafblind Victoria on DBAW activities. We look forward to many more exciting partnerships in the future!
