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The 2023 Census

Census Day is Tuesday, 7 March 2023. Read the Census information as a Word doc (.docx 62 KB) Census is a nationwide survey of everyone and every dwelling (places where people live or stay) in Aotearoa New Zealand. The information is used by community, iwi, councils, businesses and government to make decisions that affect you, …

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Second biannual seminar: Be Seen Be Heard Be Connected

Theme: Reconnecting Find out more, read speeches and presentations, and look at images from the seminar The Deafblind Association New Zealand second biannual seminar is being held in Ōtautahi, Christchurch in late January 2023. Dates: Sunday, 22 January – Wednesday, 25 January. Venue: College House, Ilam. Registrations for in-person attendance have now closed, but you …

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September 2021 newsletter

2021 September Quarterly newsletter – Be Seen Be Heard Be Connected (.docx 67 KB) Welcome to the September quarterly newsletter for 2021 of Deafblind Association NZ Charitable Trust. This newsletter is about us, for us, and specific to deafblind needs. It could be any season inside but it’s definitely spring outside so no matter what challenges …

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Newsletters

The February 2021 newsletter is available in standard print for download here or for large print version download this one

iHearit: A review of MFi-supported hearing aids from a voiceover user’s perspective

by Scott Davert, posted June 2019 on the website of American Foundation for the Blind Original article on AFB website I used my first pair of programmable hearing aids in 1998. These allowed audiologists to use computer software to tailor programs to meet patients’ specific needs. Using a remote control, users could select the program …

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Helen Keller Day 2018

Helen Keller Day, 27 June 2018, was celebrated around New Zealand! Nelson               Waikato The Waikato Deafblind Support group had a wonderful day at Clock World and Longitude Café in Ohaupo. Peter and Christine were fantastic hosts and treated us to fascinating facts about the clocks, and we shared …

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Covid-19 and deafblindness: Recommendations on inclusive policies from the global deafblind community

Covid-19 update, 13 April 2018 In these times of turmoil, with the whole world severely affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, combined with other critical incidents like the recent earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia, we must ensure that those who are the most left behind, neglected, vulnerable, and exposed to double isolation in any crisis, persons …

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