Daniel Daulton, a student in Computer Science has been awarded a very prestigious Further Education bursary from Vision Australia, as well as a Fairhall Memorial Scholarship.
“I was able to upgrade my computer and now have a laptop with refreshable braille display and Omnipage OCR software. This allows me to interact in class, which has been really good,” Daniel said.
See the full article on Monash News.
Happy Friday every body!
Sun and a Joke Make Me Happy – Stephen Berry
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IMPORTANT:
Due to the implementation of a new library system, there will be interruptions to the loans, holds, renewals and reading lists services and to Search,between the 17th August to 4th September.
See here for more information on how this may have an effect you.
In response to some enquiries we’d had over here at the DLU regarding clubs and societies on campus, we decided to share with you the process of how you can start your own Monash associated club.
Firstly, you’ll need to see the Development Officer in the Club and Societies Office on Level 1 of the Campus Centre to discuss your options and the formal application process.
Be warned, it can take almost a semester to start up a new club. This includes the time taken for the aims and objectives to be submitted and approved; the club constitution written; 20 names (minimum) of Clayton enrolled Monash students collected on the ‘Expression of Interest’ form; convening the Inaugural Meeting; and new club committee training.
For more information on how to start a club, or to get involved with one of the many existing clubs, see the Monash Clubs and Societies page.
Hi everyone! It’s Friday again….!
Your vote is important, no matter who you are. We here at the DLU are encouraging all registered students to voice their opinion on September 7th.
For those who are blind or have a vision impairment, the Australian Electoral Council has set up telephone voting and assisted voting services.
Registration for these services opens on the 19th of August, and will be open up until election day.
Happy Friday every one!
I hope you’re keeping warm out dry, it sure is blustery out there.
Some disability news from around the interwebs:
Almost the weeeeekend! (via cute n tiny)
Welcome back every body!
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Have a wonderful, cosy weekend!
For August and September only, HumanWare is lowering The price of the Accessible, hand-held, easy-to-use Trekker Breeze talking GPS.
The GPS is now only $695.
Trekker Breeze automatically verbally announces names of streets, intersections and landmarks as you walk. You always know where you are and where you are going on foot or in a vehicle and you can easily find out what is around in your location (public services and businesses).The Trekker Breeze gives you the step-by-step instructions from start to end for following a route to a destination.
At the Vision Australia Texpo exhibition there will be a HumanWare stand and where you can go and have a good feel of, and look at the Trekker Breeze and ask any questions you may have about how it can help your particular travel circumstances.
Humanware can be contacted on 02 9686 2600 or emailed at au.sales@humanware.com if you have any questions about Trekker Breeze or wish to place an order.
Hi everyone!
It’s O-Week, I hope you’re all enjoying your one last week of holidays before classes start again on Monday!
It’s a pretty slow news week over here, but let us know if you see or hear of any great disability news!
Also – check out these Food Flags made by advertising company WHYBINTBWA for the Sydney International Food Festival!
