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SKYWORKS 2019: AUDIO DESCRIBED EVENT – PERTH
DADAA will be at Skyworks 2019 for the third year in a row. We will be providing an Audio Described service for people who are blind or vision-impaired. Audio Description will be provided live, as the action happens. An Auslan Interpreter service will also be offered....
read moreAFB (American Foundation for the Blind) November/December newsletter now available
With a focus on Albinism, this newsletter has so much information. Take time to have a look and perhaps subscribe if you would like to receive the newsletter regularly. click on the link below to read the full newsletter:...
read moreRIDBC E-newsletter now available
The accessible format E-newsletter is available using the link below: https://mailchi.mp/ridbc.org.au/enewsdecember?e=75b50115e5
read moreFree January art classes at the art gallery of NSW
Some great, free children's art classes will be held during January. No bookings required. Click on the link below for more details:...
read moreDecember Issue of Link Magazine now available
Click on the link below to access this informative magazine. Be sure to save this link to your favourites or subscribe to the magazine - it's free and has so much useful information to read. http://linkonline.com.au/
read moreLearn to Code! Blind kids learn to code with new Ballyland app
Learn to Code! Blind kids learn to code with new Ballyland app Ballyland Code 1: Say Hello is the first ever app for iPad that introduces blind and visually impaired kids (5+) to computational thinking and coding. The app uses Audio Based Coding©. Get it now! ...
read moreArt Gallery of NSW – Audio-description tour: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage
Audio-description tour: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage For visitors who are blind or with low vision Explore highlights in Masters of modern art from the Hermitage and enjoy the artworks with detailed audio descriptions and tactile support material. This...
read moreArt Gallery of NSW – Free artmaking activity for children with specific needs and their families and carers January 2019
Children's access workshop: Colour, pattern, rhythm and shape Free artmaking activity for children with specific needs and their families and carers Join us for a dynamic artmaking workshop, taking your cue from the artworks on display in Masters of modern art from...
read moreFREE – Auslan tour: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage – NSW Art Gallery
Auslan tour: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage For visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing Join Stefan Kater, an artist from the Deaf community, for a tour of Masters of modern art from the Hermitage. The tour will be delivered in Auslan and interpreted into...
read moreModifying Charts for Students with Visual Impairments
Another fabulous resource, accessed on the Paths to Literacy website, which is designed for use by educators but most parents/carers would also find this very useful. Charts are often inaccessible to a student with visual impairments. This page offers some practical...
read moreStories for Beginning Braille Readers
Stories for Beginning Braille Readers by Ann Gelles This series of stories was created to help Braille students focus on the alphabet characters and contractions before introducing them to more complex Braille signs. Alphabet exclusive contractions include n for not,...
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