The Australian Deafblind Council (ADBC) in conjunction with Able Australia has just completed running the National Deafblind Conference in Melbourne from 27th - 30th April. During the conference there were many intriguing speeches and workshops. One in particular was presented about the Deafblind Link, a technology room for Deafblind people hosted in Victoria, Australia. In particular the comments about accessing and using current media to further struck me as interesting.
So I would like to welcome you all the Deafblind Australian. A blog about Deafblindness in Australia and an opportunity to provide a link between the committee of the ADBC and its members. A way of opening up doors and allowing for further input from community members and committee alike. Hopefully this medium will be accessible and offer more transparency of the actual Council and a direct route to the general public.
I beleive that transparency and allowing the members of the Deafblind sector more equal and accessible input into the running of an organisation that is supposed to represent them is important for the coming months. Deafblindness in Australia is moving forward and standing on the verge of some large leaps as opposed to the baby steps we have had to take in the past.
A brief introduction to ADBC
The Australian Deafblind council is a National committee that advocates for and on behalf of Deafblind Issues on a National scale. It is a voluntary organisation that comprises a variety of representatives including 3 Deafblind Individuals, a Professional, a Parent, Secretary and Public Officer. Generally we attempt to ensure a decent distribution of representation from each state and territory.
The ADBC works with State, National and International organisations
For more information about the Australian Deafblind COuncil and Deafblindness in general please see our website.
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