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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?…
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Deafblind World workshop at Melbourne Polytechnic
After a workshop for Auslan students at Melbourne Polytechnic, lead teacher Fiona Marke recently shared this lovely message with Deafblind Victoria: We were really excited to see so many students at our Deafblind World workshop! Four deafblind people – Jasper, Joe, Rodney and Heather – presented about: Students enjoyed the guiding activity and asked lots…
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QAT (Queer Auslan Together)
In 2023, DBV was excited to receive a peer-support grant from TGV (Transgender Victoria) for a project which brings together Deafblind trans/gender-diverse/nonbinary people with the wider TGDNB community. The pilot project, QAT (Queer Auslan Together), was an outstanding success. We want to shout out a huge thank you to TGV! At QAT, transgender and non-binary…
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School visits for Newmark Primary school
Deafblind Victoria ran a series of four workshops at Newmark Primary School in 2024, for younger students, teachers, parents, and older students. The last one was held on 11 November 2024 in perfect weather with 55 students in the beautiful courtyard. Heather presented with two Auslan interpreters, sharing her story of growing up deaf, and…
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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…
