- Deafblind communication posters and booklets (“How to Communicate with Me”)
- Auslan alphabet (including deafblind fingerspelling)
- How to Guide a Deafblind Person (videos)
- Deafblind Awareness (videos)
- How Deafblind people run our own organisation (poster and handout)
- Issues and solutions in essential services (housing, transport, education, physical and mental health, telecommunications, emergency services, legal services, etc.)
- Our Right to Safety and Respect (available in large print, Auslan and braille)
- Hospital kits for deafblind patients
- Guide to Zoom meetings for deafblind Braille-users
Other resources on our website:
1. Deafblind Communication posters and booklets
Posters and booklets with helpful advice about deafblind communication.
These resources were produced by DBV with support from the City of Melbourne.
The posters and booklets include information on how to guide, how to alert a Deafblind person to an emergency, and some simple signs in Auslan.
Contact DBV for more information.
2. Auslan alphabet (text description & photos)
This resource was developed by DBV for blind and deafblind learners. Access the resource as a webpage on our site, now updated with images.
Click below to download each alphabet’s text description as a Word document:
- Download the right-handed Auslan alphabet (text description)
- Download the left-handed Auslan alphabet (text description)
- Download the deafblind Auslan alphabet (text description)
3. Guiding – instructional videos
Short introduction to guiding a Deafblind person indoors and in an emergency. > make link
4. Deafblind Awareness videos
Two 7-minute Deafblind Awareness videos in Auslan and English, interpreted, audio described and subtitled.
Produced in collaboration with Deafblind Information Australia, Deafblind West Australians, Deafblind SA, Hunter Deafblind Group, June 2022.
5. Our Right to Safety and Respect, a resource for women with disabilities
This resource is about violence, abuse, safety and respect. It is by and for women with disabilities. Versions are available in plain English, Easy English, Auslan, braille (grades 1 & 2), audio and audio-described video. It was developed by Women With Disabilities Victoria. Deafblind Victoria consulted with WDV on braille versions of the guide. See the DBV website article for more information.
6. Hospital kits
Communication resources for Deafblind people who are hospital patients and may not always have access to communication with staff.
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https://deafblindvictoria.com/2022/05/25/deafblind-tips-7-hospital-communication-by-heather-lawson/
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7. Poster: “We are Deafblind. We run our own organisation. How do we make it happen?”
This poster was developed as a resource for other deafblind self-advocacy groups, or anyone thinking of setting one up. It was presented at the 18th Deafblind International Conference in Canada (2023).
- click here to download the full poster (1m x 1m)
- click here to download an A4 handout version of the poster (4 pages)
8. Guide to Zoom meetings for deafblind Braille users
DBV’s Michelle Stevens wrote a document to help deafblind Braille users get started with Zoom teleconferencing.
Download the Zoom meetings guide, or contact DBV for more information.