Deafblind Community – Growing Together
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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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DBV Cafe Mental Health discussion
October is Mental Health Month, a perfect time to think about ways to care for our minds and bodies. At Deafblind Café on 22 Oct 2025, we explored how movement and activity support mental health, while celebrating the strength and connection of the Deafblind community. Participants shared how different kinds of movement help them feel…
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Celebrate Deafblind Victoria’s 18th Anniversary!
Deafblind Victoria is turning 18! This means celebrating with us. We have achieved many things, and we want to remember with you. We welcome all deafblind, deaf, service providers, commguides, Auslan students, volunteers, interpreters, family, and friends new and old to share joy and celebrate. We will provide a special catered lunch and will have…
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Sensory science exhibition
Do you know what a skin cell looks like? Do you know how the immune system works? How do Deafblind people learn about what’s inside our bodies? At DBV café on 18th of October, Erica Tandori (Monash University) and Stuart Favilla (Swinburne University) brought beautiful tactile 3D models of parts of the immune system, viruses,…
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Member story – Robert & photography
Hello, My name is Robert Lokmer. I love taking photos! The bright LCD display on my camera makes it hard to see, so I changed the background to a black colour. I use the Zoom function to make the image closer. I’ll show you. I enjoy taking photos at Deafblind Victoria activities, such as the…
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Deafblind Tips at DBV Café
As Deafblind people, we manage our lives differently to hearing and sighted people. We love sharing helpful hints and tips with each other, like how we know which bus has arrived at our stop, how we tell when bananas are ripe, or how we manage when in hospital without interpreters. Some of these ideas can…
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Craft group prepares for Deafblind Awareness week 2023
DBV’s craft group started in 2021 with support from a small grant, to prepare yarn bombing crafts for Deafblind Awareness Week that year. The craft group was very popular and is still running in 2023, on the second Wednesday every month. All Deafblind are welcome! This year the group is again preparing crafts for Deafblind…
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Deafblind guest speaker Jael from USA
Today 15th Feb 2023 at Deafblind Café, 15 Deafblind people were introduced to new member Jael, who is also Deafblind and has moved to Melbourne from Texas, USA. Jael talked about the services available for Deafblind community in the States. Funding for supports in America varies, depending on which state you live in. Jael worked…
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Joe’s Exhibition and Time Out café
On 8th Feb 2023, 15 Deafblind Victorians with supports went to Time Out café to share lunch and see Deafblind artist Joe Monteleone’s exhibition. 31 people attended, including commguides, DBV volunteers and a couple of Deaf guests from interstate. Joe is a DBV member and currently has his second art exhibition at Federation Square. It’s…
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DBV AGM & Christmas Party 2022
On Wednesday 30th November 2022 Deafblind Victoria ran a combined event with our first AGM and Christmas party to coincide with DBV’s 15-year anniversary! It was held at Richmond Rowing Club and the weather was perfect for a big turnout of over 20 DBV members, along with many commguides, volunteers & interpreters. DBV’s new strategic…
