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Training

Deafblind Information Australia has four different ways to learn about deafblindness.

  1. Read our website
  2. Watch our webinars
  3. Attend our practical workshops
  4. Do our online Deafblind Introductory Training Course

Read our website

Our website has lots of information about deafblindness. We explore issues that are important to people with deafblindness.

For help finding your way around our website Download our website orientation guide (Word docx, 216KB)

Watch our webinars

Our webinar recordings give you an in depth understanding about a topic.  We share practical ideas about ways to support people with deafblindness.

Find out more about our webinars. In a new tab open Watch our webinars page

Attend our practical workshops

We deliver our practical workshops in every State and Territory. The workshop title is ‘Deafblindness and developmental disability’. This workshop is face to face, so you can meet other people from the deafblind community. You will also experience hands on learning. We adapt our workshop to the needs of the group. Explore key concepts relating to people born with deafblindness in the workshop.

We work hard to make sure that we support your access needs. Please let us know about your support needs when you book a place.

In a new tab open Developmental disability and deafblindness workshop page

Online Deafblind Introductory Training Course

Our online Deafblind Introductory Training Course is the first online course in Australia. The course is designed to support initial training in working with people with deafblindness. The online course runs in groups. Each group is open for between 6-8 weeks. You have to complete the course when the group is open.

You have to pay to complete this course. Deafblind Information Australia sponsor places. This means you can do the course for free and DBIA pay the cost of the course for you.
We work hard to make sure that we support your access needs. Please let us know about your support needs when you book a place.

In a new tab open Online Introductory Training course page