Another bumper edition of the #Deafblind Association newsletter is out, with heaps of news, roles, information, events and ways to engage :D Check it out!
https://mailchi.mp/2301af0d3bbe/be-seen-be-heard-be-connected-rmere-friday-21-march-2025
Another bumper edition of the #Deafblind Association newsletter is out, with heaps of news, roles, information, events and ways to engage :D Check it out!
https://mailchi.mp/2301af0d3bbe/be-seen-be-heard-be-connected-rmere-friday-21-march-2025
Sanna menetti kuulonsa lapsena ja sokeutui kaksikymppisenä – kertoo nyt, miksi ei halunnut näköä palauttavaa leikkausta
Sanna Paasonen, 45, menetti lapsena kuulonsa, nuorena aikuisena myös näkönsä. Harvinaisesta sairaudesta huolimatta hän toteutti unelmansa ja opiskeli opettajaksi.
Some awesome stuff in the latest #Deafblind Association NZ newsletter, including a new feature, something for those in the North Region, your chance to test and help improve an #AI-enabled audio description tool, School of Rock and more!
https://mailchi.mp/544404ef5074/be-seen-be-heard-be-connected-rmere-friday-14-march-2025
I'm visiting the #USA for the #CSUNATC25 conference. Buying coffee, I got the perfect #coin in change for a #blindness / #accessibility related conference: a 2003 Alabama quarter featuring Helen Keller.
This was the first US circulating coin to feature a representation of Braille (there was a non-circulating 1996 Paralympics coin).
A little on Helen Keller from Wikipedia: "American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old.
Keller attended Radcliffe College of Harvard University and became the first deafblind person in the United States to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Keller
#numismatics #CoinCollecting #Braille #deafblind @numismatics @accessibility
Another EPIC #Deafblind Association New Zealand newsletter!
#Hearing Day, new #disability #stats / #findings, #scholarships, #prize #nominations, #governance opportunities, awesome new #events and event reminders, links to other #newsletters, and #feedback requested reminders too. As well as the usual ongoing events / programmes.
SO MUCH :D
Go check it out! And feedback always welcome :)
https://mailchi.mp/4555d4a8ce5d/be-seen-be-heard-be-connected-rmere-friday-28-february-2025
Gosh, there is SO much to check out in this week's #Deafblind Association NZ newsletter.
Multiple ways to raise one's voice and get involved, from working groups to submissions, New events (including audio described Te Matatini finals), awards, open Council meetings, improved access to over 99,500 books on the #Accessible Books Consortium, and more!
Head over to https://mailchi.mp/0a8854cb5d4a/be-seen-be-heard-be-connected-rmere-friday-21-february-2025, and wishing you and yours a lovely weekend :)
And it's out! The latest edition of the #Deafblind Association NZ newsletter, with updates about Conference 2025, the #consultation, the #RNZFB AGM, and the upcoming #Innovation in #Retina #Research symposium :)
https://mailchi.mp/63097ad8af64/be-seen-be-heard-be-connected-rmere-friday-7-february-2025
And the latest #Deafblind #Association #NZ newsletter is out, featuring thanks, a reminder about the Conference in June (as well as other great events including the upcoming New Zealand Foundation of the Blind board meeting) and more!
https://mailchi.mp/13da4c32be0c/be-seen-be-heard-be-connected-rmere-friday-24-january-2025
Ok, here it is! My new tattoo, a self-portrait. I didn't like any of the AI Alt text so I'm writing it based on how I told the artist to do it. So if there are errors feel free to speak up! #Deafblind #Witchcraft
And the first #Deafblind Association NZ newsletter of the year is out, including some grand news about gatherings, and a new website!
https://mailchi.mp/c1a1bb4669f9/be-seen-be-heard-be-connected-rmere-friday-17-january-2025
Vaahtosammuttimen kokoiset lapset ovat niin söpöjä, kun tarkkailevat intensiivisesti simmut suurina minun ja @rolle keskustelua. Kahvilassa erotumme joukosta, kun kommunikoimme suomalaisella viittomakielellä.
Lots of super cool stuff in the last #Deafblind Association NZ newsletter of 2024...including #robot #dogs!
<3
https://mailchi.mp/7adb85576b9a/be-seen-be-heard-be-connected-rmere-friday-20-december-2024
As always, some awesome stuff in this week's #Deafblind Association New Zealand newsletter - the penultimate of the year - including a first-of-its-kind Academy Award-nominated short film about deafblindness, and some cool #jobs (one of which is in Ōtautahi Christchurch!).
http://deafblindassociation.nz/events/weekly-update-13-december-2024/
As it is the start of the month I shall do some shameless promoting of https://ourblind.com/ for all the #blind, #deafblind, #lowvision, and #visuallyimpaired people around. @mastoblind
I generally post about #Disability, #MCAS, #EhlersDanlosSyndrome, #EDS, and #Celiac.
Due to EDS, I use a #PowerChair.
I also enjoy #Writing and #Reading. I will occasionally mention when one of my books are free on Amazon. If you need a copy, please let me know.
I am #DeafBlind, and write about #Accessibility.
Things I miss: Gardening, Sewing, Crafting, Crocheting, Cooking, Baking, Knitting, Walking, Hiking, Exploring.
Photos are rare, as words are easier to use to explain concepts.
Olen jyväskyläläinen kuurosokea ja kahden CODA-lapsen äiti. Puhun suomea ja toinen äidinkieleni on suomalainen viittomakieli. Käytän päivittäin valkoista keppiä ja minulla on käytössä sisäkorvaistutteet ja viiton myös taktiilisti, eli kädestä käteen. Minulla on Usherin oireyhtymä, tyyppi 3.
Tykkään neulontajutuista, juoda hyvää teetä, katsella hyviä TV-sarjoja ja elokuvia. Pelaan tietokoneella Genshin Impactia ja Nintendolla Animal Crossingia.
Lisäksi voit bongata meikän #pulina-kanavalta IRCstä.
PS. En osaa braillea.