The Bulletin 2008
(Fortnightly newsletter of the 'Statewide Vision Resource Centre')
- Professional Development: SVRC PD activities, ICEVI Conference, Round Table Conference, SPEVI Conference, Albinism Conference, Teacher Study Days, Australian Blindness Forum & What is NULM?
- Recreation, Camps and Activities: Braille Window Project, Premier’s Reading Challenge, Tandem Bike, Priscilla, Rowing, Sailing, Future Recreational Activities, Parenting with a VI, BCA DeafBlind Meeting
- Feature Article: Water Skiing for People who are Blind or have a Vision Impairment
- Access Technology: MS Reader – Voice Output with Highlighted Text
- News: Learn Braille in Southern, Brailling Aide Needed, Staff & Student News, SVRC Staff List
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- Professional Development: SVRC PD for Term 1, Report on VT PD Day, 2008 the Year to Learn Braille, SPEVI Victoria News, Museum of disAbility, Online Newsletter, Blind Climber
- Recreation and Activities: Recreation in Geelong and Bendigo, VA Residential Training Programs
- Feature Article: Some Advice for Students Entering Tertiary Study
- Access Technology: Direct Braille with Perky Duck, Audio Books Direct, Bierley Shopper
- News: Premier's Reading Challenge, Vacancy
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- Professional Development: SVRC PD - Term 1 and 2, PD Preparation at the Renwick Centre North Rocks, Melbourne in April – ICEB / Round Table / Braille Window Project, Access Tech Workshop EXPOS, National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)
- Activities and Recreation (for students and/or parents): Space Camp 2008, Guide Dogs News, Gap Year, Art Workshops in the Brimbank Area, Blind Cricket, New Movie: The Black Balloon, Albinism Survey, Glaucoma Australia, NULM Parent Summit, National Parenting Group
- Access Technology: Spot Dot: Braille and Print on the Same Page!, ABF Recycled Equipment, Direct Braille with Quick Paw, Read Documents with your Mobile Phone
- Feature Article #1: Ten Top Tips for VTs
- Feature Article #2: Getting Ready to Work
- News: Handy Hints – Cutting/Pasting, Drawing in Dots – Stick Figures, Student Writing, Student News
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- Provision of Materials in Alternative Format
- Professional Development: SVRC PD, RIDBC PD, David Hornsby/Debbie Sukarna Reading/Writing Workshops
- Access Technology: Preparing Etext for the BrailleNote, UEB Cheat Sheets, Making Reading from the Web Easier, Natty Notes Recorder
- Feature Article: What Research Tells Teachers About Vision Impairment and Bullying
- From the Field: Victorian Premier's Reading Challenge 2008, Self Esteem: A Case Study, Round Table News, VA Study Groups 2008, National Disability Awards, MD Week, International Guide Dog Day, Web Resource for Families, New Toy and Nursery Safety Line, Fashion and/or Makeup!, My Vision Works Art Exhibition
- News: SVRC News
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- Professional Development: SVRC PD, Conference Snippets, Visiting Teacher Tool Kit, JVIB
- Access Technology: Freedom Scientific Invitation
- Feature Article: Touching Tales
- Recreation, Camps and Activities: Tandem Bike Ride to St.Kilda, Crafty Idea, Seven Marathons in Seven Days
- From the Field: Braille News, Bicentenary of Louis Braille’s Birth, Making Sense of Tactile Graphics
- News: SVRC News
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- Professional Development: SVRC PD, Gene Therapy for Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis, Professional Learning at Renwick, Getting Things Done
- Access Technology: Free Audio Books, Customising the System Tray on Your Task Bar, Tactile Map Software
- Feature Article: Interview with Lee Kumutat
- Recreation, Camps and Activities: Cycling Paralympic Talent Search, Braille Music Camp,
- From the Field: Blind Citizens Australia Has Moved, Braille Teddy Bear, Plan now to celebrate 200 Years of Braille, For Sale
Recycled Equipment Website, Highlights from the Guide Dog's Get About Newsletter,- News: SVRC News
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- Professional Development: SVRC PD, Friends of SPEVI, Further Studies in Vision Impairment
- Access Technology: VoiceOver Screen Reader, Enlarging Cursors in Apple Macs, UEB and BrailleNote
- Feature Article: Macintosh Accessibility Options for Vision Impaired Users
- Recreation, Camps and Activities: Space Camp 2008, Honour the Gift of Louis Braille, Tandem Bike Riding
- From the Field: Vision Kits
- News: SVRC News, Visiting Teacher Position
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- Professional Development: Skill Power Workshops: 1.Using the Computer Without the Mouse 2.Zoomtext Enlarging Software and 3.TCalc Calculating Software, Learning Braille Music, Understanding the Basics of Braille
- Access Technology: iZoom, Electronic Magnifiers
- Feature Article: iZoom and iZoom2go
- Recreation, Camps and Activities: Camp Howqua, Braille Music Camp, Vision Loss Support Group
- From the Field: Susan Spungin’s Retirement, Call for Papers, ABC Book-Accessible for All, Hands-on Handwriting
- News: Positions for braille and etext transcibers, Free to a good home, SVRC News,
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- Professional Development: PD Term 3,German Scientists Develop Bionic Eye, SPEVI Dates for your diaries
- Access Technology: Accessibility in Mathematics, TypeAbility:The Typing Program for the Blind, Mini PC
- Feature Article: Family Connect
- Recreation, Camps and Activities:School Holidays: Inclusive Recreation Respite Program, Art deco:1910-1939, Goalball, Adapted and Inclusive PE, Online Games, Play and Learn, Gimmick or Ambassadors for Blind People?
- From the Field: Cheap Spectacles Online, Premier’s Reading Challenge-Update, Braille Puzzle
- News: SVRC News
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- Professional Development: PD Term 3, VTAC Information Sessions for Students With Disabilities, Practical Professional Development, Teacher Professional Leave, SPEVI News
- Access Technology: I.B.M. Software Enhances Web Accessibility for the Blind, Quantum Events
- Feature Article: First U.S. Coin with Braille
- Recreation, Camps and Activities: Car Camp 2008, Paralympic Talent Search Program, HREOC welcomes announcement to improve captioning and audio description for local cinemas
- From the Field: New Braille Resources, More Cheap Specs, Did you know? Nobody Knows Who Invented Spectacles
- News: SVRC News, Braille Puzzle Winner, Word of the Year
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