About the Dual Sensory Impairment Project

The dual sensory impairment project’s strategic objective is a happier, healthier and safer life for people with DSI and their carers/families. Given the current lack of acceptance in law, policy and practice in Australia of DSI as a unique and distinct disability, we don’t have a national and funded dedicated service/s for recognition and support of those living with and impacted by DSI. So there is much work to be done:

• ADVOCACY for recognition of the unique and distinct disability, for dedicated support, for funding and including everyone impacted individuals, carers/families, community and society
• AWARENESS RAISING (individuals, carers/families, community, practitioners and professionals)
• BUILDING BETTER DATA AND KNOWLEDGE THROUGH RESEARCH
• CODESIGNING AND COLLABORATING IN RESEARCH
• CONTINUING DUAL SENSORY IMPAIRMENT SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP
• CREATING SHORT COURSES
• DEVELOPING RESOURCES FOR CONSUMERS AND CARERS
• EMBRACING DIVERSE OUTPUTS: new knowledge, useful resources, artistic works

And in everything we plan and do, lived experiences inform all. Our group’s collective experiences are diverse: person with DSI, carers, researchers, educators, professionals, practitioners, clinicians, and writers.