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What's New
Give us your books!
Now is the time to donate your unwanted books, toys, CDs and DVDs to the RIDBC Book, Toy and Music Fair which will be held on 18-19 July. Find out more about the RIDBC Book, Toy and Music Fair.
A degree of difference for Yasmin and Tracey
Tracey Johnston and Yasmin Sykes are two of 57 professionals who were recently awarded post graduate qualifications through the RIDBC Renwick Centre.
Scholarship program helps deaf HSC students like Joshua
A HSC scholarship program between RIDBC and The Hills Grammar School is helping students like 18-year-old Joshua Sealy reach their academic goals.
Hard work pays off for Sarah
Sarah Duncan was recently presented with the Frederick Gregory-Roberts Prize for being the RIDBC student with vision impairment with the highest 2008 UAI score
RIDBC’s Charlie Dimech recognised for outstanding workmanship
RIDBC Receptionist, Charlie Dimech, was recently awarded the internationally recognised Rotary Pride of Workmanship award for consistently outstanding work. Congratulations Charlie!
New multimedia tool helps families learn sign language anywhere, anytime
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, The Hon Bill Shorten MP, launched a new multimedia tool at the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children recently that will help hearing parents to communicate with their deaf child.
Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC), Australia’s premier provider of educational services to children with hearing and/or vision impairment.
2009 Charity Flight to Queenstown, New Zealand
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Bookings now open for the 2009 Qantas Pathfinders Charity Flight.
Bookings now open for the 2009 Qantas Pathfinders Charity Flight.
Queenstown, New Zealand
Saturday 24 October
More details to come.
Contact Kaye Bailey on 02 9872 0329
Kaye.Bailey@ridbc.org.au
RIDBC on Channel Ten news
RIDBC on Channel Ten News!
The RIDBC Auslan Tutor and RIDBC Teleschool were both featured nationally on Channel Ten’s News bulletins.
Click here to watch the segment.
RIDBC Auslan Tutor
RIDBC Auslan Tutor
The RIDBC Auslan Tutor is a portable video-based Australian Sign Language (Auslan) teaching resource developed specifically for the iPhone and iPod touch.
It is designed for families of young deaf children to assist them to learn Auslan and promote early communication between parent and child. Over 500 signs are included. These signs were carefully chosen as those most needed by families in their interactions with, and teaching of, their young deaf children.
» Read the RIDBC Auslan Tutor press release
» RIDBC Auslan Tutor support page
Featuring
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Kiara's Next Big Step
When Kiara was only two months old, doctors confirmed what her mother Elisabeth was already suspecting — Kiara was going blind.
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Read Kiara's story
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How you can help children like Kiara
RIDBC Teleschool
New service for regional and rural families
RIDBC is pleased to announce a new program known as RIDBC Teleschool, which combines the existing Remote Early Learning Programs for vision impairment and hearing impairment.
RIDBC Teleschool is also building on the success of these existing programs by now offering a school age service to children aged 6-18 with hearing impairment. The service is partially funded by the Commonwealth Government under the Invest to Grow initiative.
» Find out more about RIDBC Teleschool.
» Case study: Bella loves to talk!
For Parents
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Advice and information for parents of a child with
a hearing impairment, vision
impairment, or both.
Educating
Your children
Find out more about RIDBC's schools and services, how we work with parents, and RIDBC Teleschool.
Does your child have a vision impairment? Ask about joining the Australian Childhood Vision Impairment Register: Oz-Viskids, a free information service for you and your child.
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