Services
From January 2019 – July 2020, a free Deafblind Consultancy service is available to all Australians with deafblindness (and family members) aged 0 – 65 See Ask a deafblind consultant for more information.
There is a large amount of information on this website provided free of charge to people with deafblindness, their families, support networks, and organisations. The below services are all provided for a fee. All individual services can be provided if these services are included in the individual’s NDIS plan.
Western Australia
For individuals
- Deafblind Consultancy (Link to Ask a deafblind consultant)
- Orientation and mobility
- Speech Pathology
- Occupational Therapy
- Social work
- Orthoptist – Functional Vision Assessment
- Communication skills training
- Assistive technology assessment and training
- Communication guidance (Support worker trained to work with people who have deafblindness)
- Interpreting
- Deafblind Mentoring program. More information about this program coming soon. If you would like to register your interest email deafblind.consultant@senses.org.au
For organisations
Training in
- Deafblind awareness
- Working as a communication guide
- Working with older people with combined vision and hearing loss
- Tailored training to support staff to work with a specific client
NSW / Vic / SA / NT/ Tas / Qld / ACT
For individuals
- Deafblind consultancy (if self-managing NDIS plan)
- Deafblind Mentoring program. More information about this program coming soon. If you would like to register your interest email deafblind.consultant@senses.org.au
For organisations
Training in
- Deafblind awareness
- Working as a communication guide
- Working with older people with combined vision and hearing loss
- Tailored training to support staff to work with a specific client
For more information, contact deafblind.consultant@senses.org.au
