News from Victoria: It is with sadness that I must start this post with the news that Leigh Garwood, former General Manager of Seeing Eye Dogs/Orientation & Mobility Services at Vision Australia, passed away yesterday from cancer. Leigh was at the helm of Seeing Eye Dogs when that agency merged with Vision Australia,…
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Senses Australia Research Project Senses Australia are seeking 15 candidates for a research project into how Blind/Vision impaired people move about their homes, travel to and from destinations and navigate inside and around unfamiliar and unknown buildings and spaces. As a token of appreciation for your time, study participants will receive a $100 gift voucher (eligibility…
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West side representing at the WA OMAA dinner last night! Held in Mandurah, it is so good to see our field expanding and sharing O&M knowledge and experience from all over the globe. Great food, great conversation and a whole lot of laughs! Thanks for the awesome turn out, and many thanks to our ‘friends…
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OMAA news Me Myself Eye is an important new educational resource, designed by VisAbility to give people an insight into what life is like for children living with vision impairment and blindness. This is an interactive website that puts empathy at its heart. It encourages us to step into the shoes of these children and…
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OMAA News Last week in Melbourne, Able Australia and Independent Options for Mobility ran a workshop on Best Practice Principles for teaching O&M to people with deafblindness. This was part of a 12 month project and resulted in the development of a DVD and booklet – you can find more details, including links to the…