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SENSAS Escape Room in South Yarra
In May 2025, the DBV Recreation Program visited SENSAS, an escape room designed to be inclusive and accessible for people with disability. Each room had its own challenge – laser mazes, tasting food, guessing smells, digging through a ball pit, and even playing charades. The space had tactile features and was welcoming for deafblind people.…
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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 17 – Phone stands and phone lanyard
Have you ever been on a video call and couldn’t find anything to hold up your phone? Or have you lost your phone and wondered if there’s a way to keep it secure? Today, Andrew Howard shares some handy gadgets that may help. Video translation: Hello, my name is Andrew Howard. Today I want to…
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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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DBV Tech Expo July 2025
During July 23 Deafblind Victoria Café held an exciting technology day for the Victorian Deafblind community. There were many people who attended the event and the fourth floor meeting room was very busy with many Deafblind members looking at various types of technologies. The events team along with Michelle worked very hard to put this…
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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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Tech Talk 15 – Explore 12 portable video magnifier
Video Translation Hi, my name is Andrew Howard. Today I’m talking about Explore 12. It’s larger than the Explore 8. They both have different coloured backgrounds, and Explore 12 has some additional features. Let’s have a look. [Andrew sets up the stand for the magnifier on a table] Once you set it up you slide…
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Victoria’s first raising of the Disability Pride Flag
Hello! This is Jasper Cleland. We are at the end of July, which was Disability Pride Month. On Tuesday July 8th, I went to St Albans Community Centre for the first raising of a disability pride flag to ever happen in Victoria! The event was organised by our neighbours here in Ross House, DRC (Disability…
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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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First aid
Recently, a group of Deafblind Victoria members and staff took part in Basic Life Support training and received a nationally-recognised certificate in first aid. The trainer, Nick Holden from Livcor, was exceptional. Nick has a deaf family member and understands the frustration of being excluded. He was determined to make every part of the training…
