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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.

DBV craft group members showing their crocheted squares
  1. Yarn bombing. DBV members have been meeting every fortnight to crochet, knit and make pom poms for a tactile art project that symbolises the coming together of the Deafblind community. From 23 June in Flinders Lane, outside from the DBV office, two trees and other objects will be wrapped with the colorful creations made by the group. This is part of an international event to raise Deafblind Awareness.

  2. An exhibition of photo portraits of Deafblind Victorians from June 27 to Aug 3, at the Capsule art space in Cambell Arcade, the pedestrian underpass that connects Flinders Street station and Degraves st. The photographer is Jessica Leane, and subjects include Gina Pontelandolfo, Joe Monteleone, Paola Avila, Heather Lawson and Trudy Ryall. The photos show something that each individual has achieved.

  3. A celebration for DBV members on Wed 23 June at Ross House. RSVP is essential due to Covid restrictions – limits apply. Members will enjoy pizza, cake, a tour of the yarn bombing installation and a preview of the photo exhibition.

  4. A Deafblind World workshop for Auslan students at Melbourne Polytechnic will take place on Monday 21 June.

  5. Videos from members posted on the DBV Facebook page throughout the week to promote visibility and show the diversity of the wonderful Deafblind people in our community.

  6. Deafblind awareness T-shirt fundraiser – click here for a video in Auslan with a voiceover and transcript

T shirt fundraising for Deafblind Awareness Week

Happy Deafblind Awareness Week 2020!

Image of T-shirt design: “Hear by Touch, Speak by Sign”, and the Auslan alphabet

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 Deafblind community are challenged with in everyday life.

The shirts promote community awareness of Deafblind communication, with the slogan “Hear by Touch, Speak by Sign”, a picture of tactile signing and the Auslan alphabet (see photo below). This shows that we can communicate with anyone who is Deafblind – for families, friends, professionals, interpreters, communication guides, volunteers and people from the general community who are interested.

T-shirts $20; Long-sleeved polo shirt $35

Both in navy blue with white print.

To order shirts or for more information, email dbvfinance@gmail.com

Please help support the Deafblind community by sharing with your networks so we can make a positive change for Deafblind people.

Thank you for supporting Deafblind Victoria.

Auslan video about DBV T-shirts