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The Association

The DeafBlind Association is a small, not for profit organisation assisting people with deafblindness or dual sensory impairment (vision AND hearing impairment). The Association is committed to many areas, such as (but not limited to): information dissemination, awareness, advocacy and referral, peer and social supports. The Association also distributes newsletters on a regular basis and maintains a small resource library.

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Association’s Executive Committee is made up of up to eight elected members, who give their time and support voluntarily. Committee members may be deafblind, dual sensory impaired (D.S.I), sensory impaired, representatives of relevant organisations, relatives of deafblind or d.s.i perons or persons who may have an interest in the DeafBlind and d.s.i field.

The Executive are nominated and elected at the Annual General Meeting. The Executive then meets monthly.

The current Executive committee are:

• Emma Gordon (President)
• Phil Vandepeer (Vice President)
• John Crawford (Treasurer)
• Kelly Ferguson (DeafSA Rep)
• Jan Mobbs
• Craig Gordon

We currently have two vacancies on the committee.

We would like to encourage anyone who would like to be a part of our Committee (at any time of the year) to contact us for more information.

Acknowledgements

A great many people make our Association possible. It is difficult to thank everyone who supports us, but every contribution is appreciated and assist us in our operations in some way.
However, special thanks must be noted……

We would like to thank Techdesk for their support and hosting of this website.

We would like to thank Deaf SA for allowing us to make use of their premises to hold our meetings and events and the provision of their exceptional interperters.

Huge thanks go to Guide Dogs Association SA & NT who provide us with office space and much in kind support. This contribution is assisting us become a stronger, more identifiable Association.

We would like to thank Michael Bugg for his work in producing the graphics for this site.

We would like to thank Craig Gordon for producing this website.

Finally, we must give huge thanks to the many people who make donations. These donations are what keep the Association afloat and thriving, allow us to print and distribute newsletters and flyers, run information sessions and generally contribute to the ongoing costs of the Association.