This is Heather. You may have been introduced to her through the Deafblind Education Program at your school. Heather is completely deafblind. That means she has no vision or hearing. But there are still many things Heather can do.

Can you imagine how hard it would be communicate without speech? Well, Heather can talk through tactile sign language (see picture above).

Heather still can do many of the things that you and I do. Despite the obvious challenges, Heather has found ways with support, practice and technology to do things like go shopping, cook her dinner, access the internet and chat to friends on the phone!

Amazingly, Heather has even been skydiving!

To learn more, ask Heather a question by clicking on the following email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Click here to download a copy of the Auslan alphabet.