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Deafblind World workshop for Greater Western Water, 11th February 2025
Greater Western Water is a large business that provides important services to our community and employs many staff. We are delighted to be booked by GWW to help their staff learn about deafblindness. On Tuesday 11th February 2025, we delivered our third on-site Deafblind World workshop for 17 GWW staff members. Three deafblind presenters – Alison Rawson,…
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Tech Talk 13 – Portable charger (power bank)
Many of us know the stress of our phone or braille display battery going flat when we are out and about. As deafblind people, we might feel isolated, and even unsafe in that situation. In the video below, DBV member Andrew talks about a cheap portable charger that can help. Translation of video: Hi. My…
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Deafblind tips 21 – Blind seating for sporting events
Can Deafblind people enjoy live sporting events too? Deafblind Victoria member Robert Lokmer shares his story in Auslan about getting close to the action at the Australian Open tennis tournament. TRANSLATION: Hello, it’s Robert Lokmer here from DBV. I was looking around to book a ticket to the tennis. I called them, gave my concession…
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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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Deafblind awareness workshop for Occupational Therapists, 28th October 2024
Occupational therapists (OT’s) often work with deafblind people to help us adapt our environment, improve daily living skills, use technology, develop communication strategies and build independence. We were really pleased that a group of OT’s approached DBV to find out more about Deafblind people, what we need and how we communicate. We delivered a special…
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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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Tech Talk 12 – Phone stands for video calls in sign language
Video 1 translation: Hi, it’s Andrew Howard here. I want to show you my phone case with a ring on the back. The ring folds out and becomes a stand for the phone. I prefer to use it in “landscape” orientation; I don’t like it in “portrait”. I also have a red case with a…
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DBV Christmas party and AGM
The 2024 AGM and Christmas party was a wonderful chance to come together as a community and celebrate. We got the business out of the way first: annual report (click here to download) and committee elections. We are excited to announce the new Committee: Welcome Kathy, Jackie and Jael! We’re excited to have you on…
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Deafblind workshop at Heritage College Knox, 17th October 2024
The collaboration between Deafblind Victoria (DBV) and Heritage Knox College began in May 2022, when DBV ran a Deafblind workshop for the students. The following year, on the 2nd November 2023, some of the students who had learned Auslan visited the DBV office to meet Deafblind members. Recently, on 17th October 2024, DBV delivered another…
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Tree of Kindness
In support of mental health month, DBV members gathered together on the 9th of October to create leaves for the Schizy Inc ‘Tree of Kindness’ at Ross House. Each person brought their unique perspective to their paper cut-out leaves with art and messages about things for good mental health that are important to them. The…
