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Deafblind Awareness Week – Call for Artwork
We’re excited to share that Deafblind Awareness Week will take place from 22–28 June 2026. We are calling on Deafblind people from all over Australia to send in their art or craft to be part of a special Deafblind Art Exhibition. The artwork will be displayed and sold to help raise funds for Deafblind Victoria…
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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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Craft group – card making and beanie making
On Wednesday 13th of April, DBV had our monthly craft activity day. DBV members Debbie and Kathy taught the group how to make beautiful art cards. We also had art therapist Kim visiting from Camberwell Community Centre to show the group how to knit their own beanies. Enjoy the gallery of photos below. We look…
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What’s on in Deafblind Awareness Week 2021
Deafblind Awareness Week is held each year around Helen Keller’s birthday (June 27). This year the dates are June 21 to June 27. DBV has planned a number of activities to celebrate. Yarn bombing. DBV members have been meeting every fortnight to crochet, knit and make pom poms for a tactile art project that symbolises…
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International day of People with Disability – Dec 3
December 3 is the United Nations’ International Day for People with Disability (IDPwD), a day to increase awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability. To celebrate IDPwD, the ABC has a wonderful project to tell stories by and about people with disability across ABC Online, Radio, TV and iView. One of the stories told…
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Gina Pontelandolfo’s story about macramé and crafts
I’m Gina and I have Usher Syndrome. Now my eyesight is getting worse, things look foggy. I had an operation two years ago but my eyes have changed. It’s sad. However, my hobby for many years has been doing craft – macramé, mosaic, knitting, crochet, etc. I love making different things with my hands and…