Latest Posts
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Member story – Maree Heenan and swimming
Some of you may or may not be aware that there are many inspirational people with Deafblindness in the world. What a pleasure to see another inspirational story about a Deafblind woman in Victoria who is one of our DBV members, Maree Heenan. She is well known in the Deafblind community. Here is an amazing…
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Tech talk 2 – Speech to text
Hi everyone! For those who may not know me, my name is Michelle Stevens. I am the Policy and Grants Officer for DBV. Each month I hope to write an article on adaptive technology and answer your questions. I have used adaptive technology for many years. On my computer I use JAWS screen reader for…
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Newsletter edition 2 – Sep 2020
The second monthly DBV newsletter is out now! It has a new segment, Tech Talk by Michelle, and another Deafblind tip from Heather with a clever idea for knowing what colour your jeans are. There is also an exciting update about DBV and other news for the Deafblind community in Australia. You can download the…
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DBV remembers: Meeting the PM
On the 17th April 2013, it was an exciting moment for three members from DBV – Trudy, Heather, Michelle who met with the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard and Federal community services and Jenny Macklin at the 50th Community Cabinet Meeting, the fifth Community Cabinet in Victoria. At the start, they had a private meeting with…
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Deafblind tips 2 – Jean buttons
I have three jeans in the same design. The jeans feel the same, but I have a way of labelling them so I know which colour I am choosing. I create a label by stamping the colour code in braille onto Dymo tape then stick the tape onto the button of the jeans. I read…
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Deafblind tips 1 – Bananas
DBV’s Heather Lawson has some useful suggestions for living as a Deafblind person. You can read her regular section in the DBV newsletter. Here is the first tip, in English and Auslan: Hello, I would love to share one of many tips with you all to learn of my tricks. I have my commguides or…
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DBV lockdown newsletter – first edition
We are pleased to announce the launch of DBV’s new monthly newsletter! We wrote the newsletter to keep members connected while we can’t meet face-to-face. This edition has an update about a DBV project with a job opportunity for Deafblind people, and a home tip for knowing which of your bananas are ripe. You can…
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Donation from Hardware Lane Costumes
A lovely lady, Zoe who is the owner from a fancy costume shop called Hardware Lane Costumes contacted DBV to donate some costumes! She is sadly closing up her store, but because she has had many Deafblind clients over the years that came for costumes for the Deafblind camp, she wanted to reach out to…
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New resource for blind and deafblind women: ‘Our Right to Safety and Respect’
In 2018, Women With Disabilities Victoria (WDV) developed a guide about violence, abuse, safety and respect. The guide was made by and for women with disabilities. Versions were made in plain English, Easy English and Auslan. WDV saw that the resources may not be accessible to women who are blind or deafblind. These women already…
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T shirt fundraising for Deafblind Awareness Week
Happy Deafblind Awareness Week 2020! Deafblind Victoria (DBV) are raising funds to advocate for the Deafblind community, to improve awareness of deafblindness and to promote our rights with the government, the NDIS, technology, Auslan communicators and the wider community. DBV are working towards creating a more inclusive community and reducing isolation and barriers that the…