Kia ora tatou, Hello to all of us, This morning I am writing to you from Nelson Tasman Bay Hospice where I am with Peter. Guide Dog, Wallace, wanders around supervising everyone and, of course, is much welcomed and admired. The garden here is beautiful and has water features and a mosaic totem pole of […]

Kia ora tatou, Hello to all of us, This week Amanda’s attentions are required elsewhere so unfortunately we do not have access to the usual range of news and updates. So this is kia ora tatou from Sarah in the Christchurch South Library. It is an interesting place to be as the range of people

Kia ora tatou, Hello to all of us, Ngā mihi maioha – regards and appreciation – to Blind Citizens NZ discuss list for some of the information in this mail out. Here are three highlights in respect of yesterday’s budget release that may positively affect our community from Paul Brown from that list, also Director

Kia ora tatou, Hello to all of us, It’s New Zealand Sign Language week! It’s a great opportunity to express thanks and I can’t even begin to number the people who support us, are interested in deafblind needs, and who value our input. When I am in a meeting, or at a café, or just

Kia ora tatou, Hello to all of us, Well, it’s batten down the hatches time again this weekend against more rain so we are thinking of you across the motu and keeping your wellbeing in mind. Sarah has now booked a room at Braille House, Wellington for our Annual General Meeting and so the date

The Board of Deafblind Association New Zealand regretfully announces the resignation of our President, Vaughan Dodd. Vaughan has been a tireless advocate for deafblind New Zealanders over many years, including during his time on our Board. We know that commitment and hard work will continue as he moves on. Vaughan joined our Board in September

Kia ora tatou, Hello to all of us, Today I am taking time to reflect on what we were doing two years ago in Auckland. That was our first Be Seen Be Heard Be Connected Seminar held over ANZAC weekend. We were delighted with the outcomes and also with our recent successes of Seminar in

Kia ora tatou, Hello to all of us, The Board of Deafblind Association New Zealand regretfully announces the resignation of our President, Vaughan Dodd. Vaughan has been a tireless advocate for deafblind New Zealanders over many years, including during his time on our Board. We know that commitment and hard work will continue as he

Kia ora tatou, Hello to all of us, Sarah and I hope you had a great long weekend and ate all the chocolate appropriate to want and need! While we took a break the rest of the world moved on and so there are many interesting snippets and links this week. I was most interested

Kia ora tatou, Hello to all of us, Deafblind Association NZ’s tag line is Be Seen Be Heard Be Connected. It’s that last word that I have been thinking about during the week as I have noted the discussion unfolding on the Blind Discuss List, hosted by Blind Citizens NZ, around the feeling about people

This was originally sent out by email on 26 March 2023. If you’d like to join our mailing list, please contact us. Kia ora tatou, Hello to all of us, It’s beginning to feel a little autumnal and so things feel a little quiet. Let’s not have it that for us though. Invercargill have reached

This was originally sent out by email on 25 Feb 2023. If you’d like to join our mailing list, please contact us. Kia ora tatou, Hello to all of us, Tatou, as I use it every week, means all of us. I am sure right now that we are all thinking of our connected friends

From this week, we’ll be posting our weekly email update here too. If you’d like to sign up for the emails, please contact us. Kia ora Tatou, Hello to all of us, In all of the worst of what the natural world is throwing at some of us at the moment please know the Board,

Sydney, Sunday, 7 May – Tuesday, 9 May 2023. In-person conference. Closing date for abstracts was Monday, 14 November 2022. You can find out more at the link below, including program details. 2023 Round Table Conference – “Universal Information Access: Pathways to an Equitable Future”

Tuesday 21 February from 1 – 4 pm. RSVP to christchurch@dpa.org.nz, or phone 03 379 8525. You can find out more on the DPA (Disabled Persons Assembly NZ) website at the link below. DPA Christchurch and Enabling Good Lives Waitaha Leadership Group Employment Forum

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,

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

Face masks are a way we can protect ourselves and others. You should wear one whenever you can. At some traffic light settings, there are some place you must wear one. As a general rule, you should wear a face mask whenever you are indoors. The exceptions are at your home or your place of

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

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.