July/ August News

       

2009 Ushers and Deafblind Camp...

 
 
November 20 - 22 2009
 
                                     Allan & Gina cook up a storm!
 
                            
 
Allan and Gina who access Able Australia's Deafblind Services participated in a cooking session at their home on Monday 17 August. The session was filmed as part of an ongoing project which is planned to see recipes put together by the deafblind community collated in a book.
Footage from the session will be available soon on the Able Australia website!
 
Click here to download a copy of the Deafblind Alphabet.
 
   8th National Deafblind Conference 2010 – CALL FOR ABSTRACTS. Click here!
                            Penny celebrates her birthday in fine style
 
             
 
Penny, a resident from our supported accommodation house in Alice place, Tasmania, recently celebrated her 22nd birthday amongst family and friends.
Guests shared in a beautiful cake and Penny had the chance to catch up with her former housemates Priscilla and Susie and her current housemate Kyle.
We wish Penny many happy returns and thanks to all who make the party a success.
 
                    Deafblind Education Program officially launched
 
The Able Australia community, including staff, volunteers and the people we support gathered on Thursday 25 June to celebrate the official launch of the Deafblind Education Program.
 
Teresa Zolnierkiewicz, Head of Philanthropy, ANZ Trustees, commented that "The William Buckland Foundation seeks to fund projects that can only flourish with the support of charitable foundations, and that are tackling social issues systemically. This program reaches out to all primary school students in Victoria to raise awareness of the needs and the strengths of the deaflblind, and the importance of supporting integration into the community."

             

 
Able Australia CEO, Celestine Hare said that “Deafblind Awareness Week is celebrated internationally each year, to coincide with Helen Keller’s birthday which was on June 27 1880. Helen Keller was an American author, activist and lecturer and the first deafblind person to graduate from college.
“Deafblind Awareness Week runs from June 20 to June 27 this year.  The event aims to raise general awareness in the community about issues relating to the dual disability of deafblindness. 
 
The development of the Able Australia Deafblind Education Programs was to achieve exactly that. To raise awareness of deafblindness and to communicate to a large cross section of people; students, parents, the educational sector and government.
 
We are very grateful for the support of the William Buckland Foundation and the ANZ Trustees.
                 Able Australia on 9am with David and Kim on Channel 10!
 
Able Australia CEO Celestine Hare appeared with Celebrity Ambassador Duncan Armstrong on the National lifestyle program, 9am with David & Kim on Thursday 25 June.
Click on the link below and search for the segment which is promoting Deafblind Awareness Week.

   

 
               Duncan Armstrong visits Able Australia in Victoria
   
 
Duncan Armstrong, the Australian Gold Medallist who provided Australians with one of our most memorable Olympic moments, visited Able Australia Head Office on Thursday June 25 to throw his support behind Deafblind Awareness Week.  
 
Staff and clients alike were impressed by the compassion and spirit of Duncan, who spoke candidly about his experiences as an elite athlete and his commitment to use his profile to raise awareness of causes like our own.