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Mito Foundation hosts Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy (ADOHA) Webinar on 23rd February 2026
Have you or those you work with or care for been impacted by Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy (ADOA) or ADOA+? Understanding ADOA Webinar On Monday, 23rd February 2026, The Mito Foundation will be hosting this webinar to provide information about ADOA in a way that empowers people affected. The event
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Deafblind and deaf people say no to cochlear implants choosing ‘different way of seeing the world’
Jessica Cosgrove says deafness is “not a tragedy”. (ABC News: Keana Naughton) Jessica Cosgrove was only three years old when she had surgery to insert a cochlear implant hearing device. The Australian Sign Language (Auslan) lecturer still remembers the shock of what happened when it was turned on a year later.
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Deafblind Australia’s 30th Annual General Meeting 22nd November 2024
DBA held it’s “30th” AGM in Perth, Western Australia at the Hilton on Perth’s foreshore. The tireless work of my team including Sian Wilson for co-ordinated supports made this AGM event day of success. Despite the technical delays with captioning and PowerPoint issues, we managed to get through an amazing
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Deafblind Australia visits Spain
David Murray attended the Deafblind Census Conference in Spain to contribute to the development of core sets for Deafblindness as part of the International Classification of Functioning framework. This event gathered Deafblind individuals, researchers, and professionals from around the world to finalise these core sets. The knowledge David gained will
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News from Commonwealth Department of Social Services
The Commonwealth Department of Social Services (DSS) is gathering feedback from people with disabilities about “Foundational Supports,” new services being introduced outside the NDIS across all states and territories. They want to hear where people with disabilities go to find information and learn new skills, like attending peer groups or
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New Reference Group Opportunity
For Deafblind people who have applied or are interested in joining the new reference group, DBA has created a YouTube playlist with Auslan videos to explain more about this opportunity. The videos share how and why DBA uses a reference group. You can watch the full set of resources, starting