A very successful seminar was held at Vaughan Park Anglican Retreat and Conference Centre in Browns Bay Auckland. We thank our presenters and sponsors for their support.

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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

8 April 2020 They are deaf and blind, and social distancing has now taken their ability to touch

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

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