Dual Sensory Impairment Project
Capturing the hidden epidemic
Dual Sensory Impairment Project
Capturing the hidden epidemic
Moira recently represented the DUAL-SIP team at the Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation conference in beautiful Florence, Italy. Not the first time she’s presented in Italy – the last time was in Lake Como in 2012 for the Vision-Hearing Project led by Julie – so its been a while between visits. Florence did not disappoint! First, the conference – it …
The University of Sydney hosted an event on Monday, 8th September. We invited Professor Tom Shakespeare from the UK via Zoom to address the state of affairs in disability thinking and experience engaging us today. Tom is a renowned social scientist and a Professor of Disability Research at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. He has published over a …
Thursday 27th November, Friday 28th November 2025 REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/national-deafblind-conference-tickets-1459528391709 This two-day, lived experience-led conference is a collaboration between the University of Sydney and Macquarie University. It is directly informed by the insights of people living with combined sight and hearing loss, gathered through the 2024 survey on community needs and wants, as well as by input from professionals, practitioners, and organisations …
At NextSense, Macquarie University, the Hunter Deafblind Project from CDAH and Newcastle Deafblind members came down from Newcastle to run their Deafblind Awareness Week 2025 event. Community members Carleeta, Lisa and Pat shared their lived experience. They spoke on how their deafblindness turned their world upside down, some of the many challenges they face, and how they remain positive as …
While in Helsinki, Annmaree Watharow, Skye Wallace, Amanda Francis and Tony Yee met with Russ Palmer, Riitta Lahtinen and interpreter Stina Ojala at the Hotel Lilla Roberts to conduct a Social-Haptic Masterclass. Russ is a deafblind person with Usher syndrome, and he and his wife Riitta began developing social-haptic communication in 1991. For over 30 years, they have been working …
Annmaree Watharow, Susannah McNally, Skye Wallace and Amanda Francis Annmaree, Amanda and Skye from the Dual Sensory Impairment Project travelled to Helsinki for the Nordic Network for Disability Research conference held at the University of Helsinki in Finland. Annmaree, assisted by Amanda (social-haptic communication) and Skye (driving the tech devices and communication), presented on one aspect of the survey we …
Filling in the gaps and joining the dots The Dual Sensory Impairment Project is delighted to announce the upcoming National Dual Sensory Impairment-Deafblindness Conference, taking place this November at the University of Sydney.We are co-convening this important awareness-raising, experience-sharing and skills-building event with the Dual Sensory Impairment Fellowship at Macquarie University. Support and sponsorship have also been provided by: This …
The Dual Sensory Impairment Project held an annual Christmas party in mid-December! We celebrated 2024’s achievements, discussed challenges, solutions and big plans for 2025 projects, chatted about our holiday fun and ate a delicious array of food! Our chief cheerleader Suzie was absent, although we mustn’t feel sorry for this as she was in France enjoying her beautiful new house, …
Save the Date for the First National Dual Sensory Impairment – Deafblindness Conference: November 27th – 28th, 2025 This two-day conference aims to fill in the gaps in our data, knowledge and services. Co-Convened by The University Of Sydney and Macquarie UniversityIn partnership with SensesWA & others ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS WILL OPEN 1ST FEBRUARY 2025 For sponsorship enquiries and other queries, …
By Annmaree Watharow and Skye Wallace We have travelled to Perth to do a number of multi-purpose activities: Interviews Skye and I spent time with amazing consumers to get their insights on what deafblind or dual sensory impaired people and their families need and want. This information is then used to inform our partnerships, research programs and awareness raising and …