Deafblind awareness
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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 World Workshop: Connecting in the Deafblind Community
Celebrate Deafblind Awareness Week 2024 with a special Deafblind World workshop – Connecting in the Deafblind Community. This workshop aims to raise awareness among the Auslan signing community. It is run by people who are deafblind. All welcome, including Deaf, hard of hearing, hearing, CODA, Auslan learners, Auslan teachers, Auslan friends. Topics include: integrating activities,…
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Deafblind awareness training for Auslan students, 28 Oct 2022
Deafblind Victoria ran the second Deafblind World workshop to 15 Auslan students at Melbourne Polytechnic in Prahran on Friday 28th October 2022. There were two deafblind presenters, Alison Rawson and Heather Lawson, who provided the immersive live experience to students with earplugs, tiny-hole goggles and blindfolds. It was great to watch the students’ efforts to…
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Deafblind Awareness at Heritage College Knox
On 5th May, DBV presented a workshop for secondary school students at Heritage College Knox, a private school in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. Here is a link to an article about the workshop with some wonderful photos, on the school’s Facebook page:
