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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…
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Deafblind World for parents and family at Newmark Primary school
A third workshop for Newmark Primary school was delivered to the parents and families of students on the 19th of September 2024. The aim was to build empathy, share knowledge, and increase understanding on the value of learning Auslan. Rachel Stock (Deaf) and Heather Lawson (Deafblind) presented about their lives. Rachel uses Auslan and spoken…
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DBV at the Deaf Festival 24th Nov 2024!
DBV will be at the Expression Australia Deaf Festival on the 24th of November 2024! Heather: Hello. Deafblind Victoria will go to the Expression Deaf Festival. We’ll have a stall. You’re all welcome to come have a look and chat. Jackie: We’ll have resources for you to look at and we’ll also have a fun…
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Tech Talk 11 – Accessible Keyboards
Video Translation: Andrew: Hello, my name is Andrew Howard. I’m working here at DBV and today I’ll show you some keyboard technology. My favourite keyboard, the one I’m most comfortable with, has black letters on a yellow background. You can buy it at Vision Australia or Quantum. It can connect to a Windows computer via…
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Deafblind World workshop at Newmark Primary school for teachers
Hillary Nguyen is a primary school teacher at Newmark Primary in Williamstown, a school on the waterfront in Melbourne’s inner west. Like more and more schools, Newmark chose Auslan as a second language to teach to their students. Hillary explained why she approached Deafblind Victoria to train their staff: “We have just started building an…
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Deafblind World Workshop in Bendigo on the 25th of October!
Deafblind Victoria with Bendigo Deaf Hub and Expression Australia present a training workshop run by Deafblind people to raise awareness of living Deafblind. Topics include: Deafblind communication, technology used by Deafblind people, barriers & access, guiding demonstrations and more. When: Friday the 25th of October from 10:00 to 12:00 (arrive at 9:30 for a 10:00…
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Deafblind tips 19 – Picnic Table and Bag
Video translation: Heather Lawson: Hello, I have another tip. Going for a picnic at lunchtime is lovely, but sometimes the floor is wet or dirty and you want to protect your bag. I did some investigating and here’s a tip I found, I’ll show you. The table I’m sitting at is made from wooden slats,…
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CHARGE Syndrome Conference 2024
Report from Michelle Stevens: I attended the Australasian CHARGE Syndrome Conference 2024 in Sydney last week. I learnt a huge amount about CHARGE Syndrome. The majority of people with CHARGE have hearing and vision loss, ranging from moderate to profound. It was a great opportunity to connect DBV with other organisations, deafblind people with CHARGE, and their families. I…
