Donations
Your generous donation will support us to create positive pathways, break down barriers, and improve the health and wellbeing of deaf and hearing of hearing people in our communities.
Deaf Victoria advocates on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing Victorians aiming to make Victoria more inclusive and accessible.
We are funded by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing to provide free individual advocacy services. We undertake systemic advocacy and provide education and consultancy services.
Focusing on one person’s rights and needs and advocating with and for them. Examples include workplace, legal and educational issues.
Focusing on the whole community’s rights and needs. Examples include the Hospital Review and Community Consultations on the NDIS.
Your generous donation will support us to create positive pathways, break down barriers, and improve the health and wellbeing of deaf and hearing of hearing people in our communities.
Some highlights from our 43rd AGM, held last Friday at the Victoria Hotel. What a fantastic turnout we had, in addition to two outstanding guest presenters:
• Dr Alastair McEwin AM - Deaf disability and human rights consultant
• Paul Edbrooke MP - Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
A huge thank you to our valued members and community for joining us, contributing your ideas, and helping shape the future of Deaf Victoria. We hope you enjoyed the evening and look forward to seeing you again next year! ... See MoreSee Less
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Congratulations to VCE students at VCD! So pleasing to see students progressing and we wish them all the best in the future. ... See MoreSee Less
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Open captions update! Only 1.85% of all sessions in one week by Hoyts were Open Captioned! Yes, less than 2%!
Foreign language sessions were available at 9% of all sessions. This is five times more!
Thank you to all the volunteers who did the number crunching for us.
Christmas and the holidays is coming up but still no substantial improvements for us.
Still no news from VCAT, they have a long list of cases. ... See MoreSee Less
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