Hunter Valley Program

Arrival 10am

Day 1 Arrival

10.00am-10.45am Arrival - Tea and Coffee

10.45am-11.05am Conference Welcome

11.05am-11.20am Welcome to Country

11.20am-11.35am Welcome by Minister for Disability Services

11.35am-12.15pm Keynote Presentation - Communication - the need for a multidiscipinary approach - Sampada Shevde, Heather Lawson and Melanie Robartson

12:20 - 12:45 PM

Communication training for interpreters and support workers working with deafblind people – Results of international survey Louisa Willoughby 

12:45 - 1:15 PM

Lunch

1:15 - 2:15 PM

1.15pm-1.40pm Hospital in the time of Covid 19: what is happening, why and what can we do  Anmaree Watherow and Roslyn Barnes
 

1.50pm-2.15pm The Challenge of Social Distancing – A review of four technologies  Cindy Wilson and Dianne Shaddock

2:15 - 3:15 PM

Afternoon tea

3:15 - 4:15 PM

3.15pm-3.40pm Building the Bridge with a Common Language – Communication pathways and support for deafblind students in Queensland Schools
Catriona Pine

3.50pm-4.15pm Balancing a work life, social life and study life during COVID
Matt Cameron

4:15 - 4:45 PM

Break

4:45 - 5: 25PM

 Deafblind People and Covid-19: a population impacted, yet making an impact  Peter Simcock

5.30pm Day 1 Close

Arrival 10am

Day 2 - Arrival

10.00am-10.45am Arrival - Tea and Coffee

10.45am-11.00am Conference Welcome

11.00am-11.40am Keynote Presentation - 5 Good Communication Standards: 5 Service Applications: 1000s of Opportunities for Interaction Success?  Sheridan Forster

11.40am-12.20pm Panel Discussion - Key Successes and Learnings: Deafblind led awareness raising, peer support and advocacy

12:20 - 12:50 PM

Lunch

12:50 - 2:25 PM

12.50pm-1.15pm Exploring the potential of mainstream technology to assist those with deafblindness to achieve their individual goals  Liz Doyle

1.25pm-1.50pm How to be Seen and Heard – Deafblind Australia
Anne Ruwoldt and David Murray

2.00pm-2.25pm DBWA “Stronger Together” Mental Health Project
Karen Wickham

2:25 - 3:25 PM

Afternoon Tea

3:30 - 4:30 PM

3.30pm-3.55pm  Making a house a home: Individualised supported living and people with deafblindness  Meredith Prain, Bec Swansson and Jasper Cleland

4.05pm-4.30pm Peer driven learning in the deafblind community
Erika Webb and Kirsty Lim

4:40 - 5:10 PM

Break

5:10 - 5:35 PM

How Deafblind People Run Our Own Organisation Deafblind Victoria

5:35 - 5:40 PM

Conference Close