The Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) provides quality and innovative education and other services to achieve the best outcomes for current and future generations with hearing and/or vision loss throughout Australia.
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National Volunteer Week
The Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) would like to thank its more than 250 registered volunteers during National Volunteer Week, May 14 – 20.
RIDBC student excels in reading.
Seven-year-old Isam Gurung, who is deaf and attends the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children’s (RIDBC) Thomas Pattison School, has impressed his teachers with a reading age well above average for his year.
Year 1 students start at their mainstream school.
Year 1 students from the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children’s (RIDBC) Garfield Barwick School are excited to begin integrating into a mainstream school as part of RIDBC’s Integration Program for deaf students.
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Services / Schools
We provide a wide range of innovative educational programs for children with hearing and/or vision impairment, including services for children with additional disabilities.
RIDBC services include:
How to help
Would you like to make a difference in the lives of deaf and blind children?
People contribute in the best way they know how. Here are some ways you can help:
Better Start initiative
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Better Start for Children with a Disability
» What does the Better Start initiative mean for your family?
» Download the Better Start fact sheet
For more information visit www.fahcsia.gov.au/betterstart
or call 1800 989 530