The news articles linked to below feature the achievements of people who are deafblind and issues faced by the community.
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Interpreters at Prime Minister’s Press Conferences – We need access too
Blind, deaf, 88yo grandfather launches music career on YouTube to beat isolation blues
400,000-step challenge for Usher syndrome
Deafblind artist connects to Indigenous culture through sea creatures
Meet the Deaf-Blind Lawyer Fighting For People With Disabilities
National Parent Center on Transition and Employment, January 2018
NDIS funding win for deaf-blind Springwood man
Blue Mountains Gazette, September 2017
Deaf-blind artist finds comfort in paint work
Deafblind woman overcoming challenges with dream of becoming journalist
Deafblind Perth artist refuses to yield to Usher Syndrome
Perth deafblind teen chooses to live in silence
Deafblind performance pushes audience to experience art through feeling
Japanese Deafblind, Dr Nobuyuki Takahashi visits Australia
App makes smartphone accessible for deafblind people
Deafblind Australian makes historic call with breakthrough Braille phone
Tender for Auslan language is hopeful sign for deaf-blind
The Age, Melbourne, 4 December 2012
Inspiring pianist plays on without sight or sound
The Age, Melbourne, 26 February 2012
Michelle Stevens Graduates from University
March 2011 La Trobe University
Senate Inquiry into Hearing Health in Australia
Recommendations
Recommendation 12
5.402 “The committee recommends that the Office of Hearing Services review its policy with regard to the replacement of damaged, lost or obsolete cochlear implant speech processors for eligible clients over 21 years of age, and if possible, align it with the replacement policy for eligible clients less than 21 years of age.”