deafblind victoria
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Auslan Community Deafblind workshop, 29th June 2024 during Deafblind Awareness Week.
Deafblind Victoria delivered a Deafblind World workshop at Ross House for people who use Auslan. Three Deafblind presenters planned to deliver the workshop, but due to a problem with the lift, the venue wasn’t wheelchair accessible. The other presenter pulled out due to a family commitment, so Heather delivered the workshop solo. The day ran…
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Tech Talk 9 – El Braille
Michelle and John review the El Braille portable braille computer: Michelle: Hi, John. Welcome back to DBV! What did you think of the El Braille? John: I tried it with the Perkins style keyboard but it froze up. Then I tried connecting the El Braille to a QWERTY keyboard and it worked well, but when…
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Deafblind workshop, Newmark Primary School
School visit for Deafblind workshop, Newmark Primary on 30th May 2024. Three of us Heather, commguide Ruth and interpreter Gen travelled by train to Williamstown to deliver a workshop to the Year 1 children, aged about 6 years old. Upon arrival, we were greeted by 30 very cute, excited children. Heather presented about her life, how she was…
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Deafblind Awareness month 2024
For Deafblind Awareness month at Deafblind Victoria, we ran a number of activities: A special thanks to Vision Australia, Able Australia, Charge Syndrome Australasia, UsherKids Australia, Ross House and the wider Deafblind community for collaborating with Deafblind Victoria on DBAW activities. We look forward to many more exciting partnerships in the future!
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Deafblind World workshop, Melbourne Polytechnic on Saturday 4th May 2024
Early this year, Melbourne Polytechnic moved from Prahran to Collingwood. On 4th May 2024 Deafblind presenters from DBV visited the Collingwood campus with our commguides to present a Deafblind World workshop. 55 Auslan students attended, from Melbourne and regional areas. This was a huge number of participants! The three Deafblind presenters – Alison, Rodney, and…
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Connect to Act: DBV joins community groups to yarn bomb politicians
As part of Deafblind Awareness Week celebrations held across the month of June, Deafblind Victoria joined a group of leading service, research and community organisations on the steps of Parliament House on Spring Street. They braved the cold Melbourne morning to raise awareness among Victorian politicians and across the wider public about deafblindness, what this…
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Sensory science exhibition
Do you know what a skin cell looks like? Do you know how the immune system works? How do Deafblind people learn about what’s inside our bodies? At DBV café on 18th of October, Erica Tandori (Monash University) and Stuart Favilla (Swinburne University) brought beautiful tactile 3D models of parts of the immune system, viruses,…
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DBV meets with the NDIS Review
The NDIS is currently being reviewed. The review looks at how the NDIS is working, and makes recommendations for changes. DBV believes that the NDIS should fund self-advocacy groups like DBV; these groups are very important for people with disability. On Thursday 13th of July, Trudy Ryall represented DBV at a meeting with the NDIS…
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DBV and Able Australia partner to train Deaf Children Australia
On 19th June, Deafblind Victoria in partnership with Able Australia ran Deafblind Awareness Training session for Deaf Children Australia staff. Trainers were Heather Lawson, Joe Monteleone and Meredith Prain. The session started with the Deafblind world activity. Topics covered included impact of deafblindness, communication and technology. We got a lot of very positive feedback. Some…
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Deafblind Awareness Month 2023
This year, the theme for Deafblind Awareness week is “In touch with Community”. During the month of June, DBV ran many activities to celebrate: The DBAW celebration was attended by over 60 people. Visitors learned braille through fun activities in one corner. Bethany, a young attendee, typed the following message on a Perkins brailler: “Coming…
