Australian Deaf Blind Council The
Australian Deaf Blind Council was set up following the National Deafblind Conference in
Melbourne in 1993 as a network for deafblind people or other interested people. The
purpose of ADBC is to be a national council representing people who are deafblind, their
support networks and organisations working in the field.
The Deaf-Blind Association - Victoria
The Deaf-Blind Association was formed in Victoria in 1967 as a self-help group by families
with children with a deafblind disability. The major reason for its establishment was the
lack of services for people with a multi-sensory impairment. The basic objectives of
the Association are to represent the interests of people with a multi-sensory impairment.
Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind Australia
RVIB provides employment, training, rehabilitation and education services to children
and adults who are blind and vision impaired throughout Victoria. In addition the RVIB
Talking Book Library provides books magazines and newspapers to people who are unable to
read standard print because of a vision impairment or any other physical or learning
disability.
Association for the Blind of Western Australia The Association for the Blind seeks to maximise the quality of life
for Western Australians with vision disabilities. To achieve its mission, the Association
for the Blind offers services which teach, enhance or maintain skills; promote or
encourage well-being, independence and community participation; and facilitate access to
information.
Royal
New Zealand Foundation for the Blind
The Foundation provides services which aim to ensure that blind or visually
impaired people have access to the training, equipment and support they need in order to
create the lives they choose. Children are supported from birth through individual
development programmes. They learn skills like getting about safely with the use of a cane
and gain literacy skills by learning Braille.
