These courses are delivered Face to Face and are open to everyone to attend; parents, teachers, school executives, principals, allied health and medical professionals as well as students. These courses are held at RIDBC Renwick Centre, around Australia and in some international locations.
Many of these sessions are available through remote access from around the country and world.
These sessions offer the research and practical skills as well as networking opportunities.
2019: Auslan 1 – An Introduction
In this three day workshop participants will engage in interactive and fun activities to learn how to communicate using Auslan.
The first five years: Inclusive practices for young children with vision impairment
This two-day workshop provides professionals and parents with knowledge and practice in including children with vision impairment in early childhood settings. Topics will include early braille literacy and numeracy and resources production, technology options, orientation and mobility techniques, and strategies to promote inclusion in the day-to-day interactions, experiences, activities and routines that occur in home and early childhood settings
2019 Teacher Aide: Supporting students who are blind or have low vision in your class
The course is intended to provide participants with the skills and competencies required to assist them in supporting students who are blind or have low vision in their school.
2019: Auslan 2
This interactive course provides participants with an opportunity to build on the foundations that they learnt in Auslan 1.
Auslan Assessment
This assessment is offered to those participants that have completed the Auslan 1 and 2 course. The assessment is a practical and takes about one hour to complete with an external assessor.
Braille Examination Techniques and Student Strategies
This workshop will explore all the practical elements of an examination in Braille from the various perspectives of the student, the producer and the teacher
2019 VISCON
This biennial two days conference is designed for educators, school support staff, therapists and stakeholders who support students who are blind or have low vision.
