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Daena-June benefits from skilled teaching

Melissa and her husband were eagerly awaiting the birth of their first child. When their beautiful daughter Daena-June arrived, it was a normal, full-term birth. So both parents were totally surprised when the first setback occurred just 24 hours after her birth.

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For families

RIDBC believes that parents and family are the major influences and primary educators in a child's life. Find out details in the following areas, including how a disability impacts you and your child, advice, and services available:

» Vision impairment

» Hearing impairment

» Multiple disabilities

» Deafblindness

For school students

Browse information and links to help primary, secondary and tertiary students with assignments, as well as details about work experience and community service placements, at RIDBC:

» Project information

» Work experience / Community service placements

» Tertiary students

For the media

Browse the collection of news and background about RIDBC, as well as who to contact for comment and information on issues to do with vision and hearing impairment:

» Press releases

» Backgrounders

» Describing people with disabilities

» Experts available for comment

» Significant events