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Deafblind people at DBI 2023 conference in Ottawa, Canada
Three Deafblind Victoria members attended the Deafblind International conference in Ottawa Canada in July 2023. We met many wonderful deafblind people at the conference from Europe, North America, India and Australia. Some of these deafblind people did short video interviews with us to share with you. Click here for a YouTube playlist of all the…
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Transport accessibility follow up
In Australia, public transport must be accessible. There are Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002, which sit under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA). The Transport Standards must be reviewed every five years. Last July at Deafblind Café, the federal government consulted with DBV members about how Deafblind people access to trains, buses, taxis and…
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30 years of the Disability Discrimination Act – a Deafblind perspective
2022 marks the 30-year anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA). To commemorate this occasion, and to reflect on the successes and failures of the DDA, the City of Melbourne put on a forum at the Melbourne Town Hall on 24th Nov. This forum included a presentation by Heather Lawson from Deafblind Victoria on…
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Deafblind Café – public transport accessibility reforms
At Deafblind Café on 20th July 2022, we talked about public transport and celebrated Christmas in July. The federal government plans to change the Disability Transport Standards. Maddie Chandler visited DBV from Canberra to find out more about Deafblind Victorians’ experiences with trains, trams, buses and taxis, so the government can make better rules about…
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11th National Deafblind Conference – DBV group presentation
DBV were proud to present at the 11th National Deafblind Conference on 1st July. Five DBV members gave the closing presentation for the conference: “How Deafblind people run our own organisation”. Jasper Cleland, Trudy Ryall and Michelle Stevens presented in Perth, and Alex Sar and Heather Lawson presented from Melbourne via a live video link.…
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Covid safety workshop
Deafblind Victorians face unique challenges with Covid. For an overview of the issues, see our post from last November. To help members stay safe and get support during the pandemic, Deafblind Victoria and SARU (the Self-Advocacy Resource Unit) ran a Covid safety workshop on 23rd June 2022. The workshop was facilitated by Miranda Darrer from…
