Family Support
Early Learning Program – Vision Impairment Family Handbook now available
The link below gives you access to the RIDBC Family Handbook which has lots of information about the Early Learning Program (ELP) which aims to support children who are blind or vision impaired....
read moreReport on International Symposium on Usher Syndrome USH2018
International Symposium on Usher Syndrome USH2018 July 19th-21st 2018 in Mainz, Germany Over 250 people from the Usher community joined together for 3 days in Mainz, Germany this month. The first 2 days of the Symposium focused on the latest Usher syndrome...
read moreStatewide Vision Resource Centre (for families) Victoria
Sometimes it's good to be reminded of resources available. Don't forget to click on Resources and browse through the different tabs. There is so much great information available. Click on the link below to have a look at this resource:...
read moreDown’s Syndrome website – fabulous information
Down Syndrome Australia has more information available on their website. Visit and find some great national resources on Down syndrome information. Click on any of the links below: General Information Prenatal New parents Education and learning Health Employment Make...
read moreCataract Kids Australia – New organisation to support families of kids with cataracts
Cataract Kids is designed to help families of children with cataracts find useful information. There are some great tips and tricks, links to events, doctors, etc. To find out more about this organisation, click on the link below:...
read moreEarly Childhood Intervention Australia ECIA – lots of information regarding services and resources
Some very useful links to services and assistance for young children with a disability or learning disability....
read moreCENTRE FOR EYE HEALTH – providing an extensive range of advanced eye imaging and diagnostic services
Click here to go to this useful website Funded by Guide Dogs Association NSW - partnering with The University of New South Wales Centre for Eye Health (CFEH) is an initiative of Guide Dogs NSW/ACT and The University of New South Wales. It is Australia’s first eye-care...
read moreCYDA – Children and Young People with Disability Australia
http://www.cyda.org.au/ Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) is the national peak body which represents children and young people (aged 0-25) with disability. CYDA is a not for profit, community organisation. CYDA receives its core funding under...
read moreBlind Sports Australia
http://blindsportsaustralia.com.au/ Blind Sports Australia is a national not-for-profit organisation whose members are blind sporting organisations. Blind Sports Australia has three main roles: To promote blind and vision impaired sports to all members...
read moreUEB Online – learn braille for free using RIDBC Renwick Centre’s online training program
RIDBC Renwick Centre is providing a free online UEB training program for sighted learners. The program is entitled UEB Online and the website is http://uebonline.org. During the month of April for example, we had 8600 visits to the UEB Online website by just over 3000...
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