On the 12th of March 2014, BLENNZ Taranaki held an in-service course for the teachers and teacher’s aides working with learners who are blind, have low vision or with complex… Read more
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New Zealand Sign Language Week
Free taster classes To celebrate NZSL Week 2014 (12 – 18 May), Deaf Aotearoa is giving schools, healthcare professionals, businesses and organisations the opportunity to get a taste of NZSL… Read more
Ngā Puora O Te Reo – Māori Jolly Phonics
The BLENNZ Gisborne Visual Resource Centre have three ORS learners with low vision attending Te Kura Kaupapa Māori in the Wairoa/Gisborne areas. To enable these learners to quickly learn how… Read more
Freedom reflects on Career and Future Planning Immersion Course
Transcript Karen: Freedom, what are you hoping to get out of this Career and Future Planning Immersion Course? Freedom: I hope to get a full plan proof from, to act… Read more
Homai Early Childhood Centre
Group music and movement sessions form part of the programme at Homai Early Childhood Centre. During some sessions we engage the children through Clonker Board activities (figure 1) and children… Read more
BLENNZ Auckland – Early Childhood Team
“Give me time” Approximately 70% of the Auckland Early Childhood roll have multiple complex needs as well as a vision impairment. They need to make sense of the world around… Read more
BLENNZ Assessment and Teaching Services – VRC Regional Days
Regional Days in 2013 took place at the end of Term 3. This was an opportunity for all Resource Teachers: Vision, in the three regions – North, Central and South,… Read more
BLENNZ DOM Specialist Services
2013 has been a whirlwind of implementation for the new BLENNZ Developmental Orientation & Mobility (DOM) Service. February saw my appointment as the Co-ordinator for the service followed by the… Read more
BLENNZ Tauranga visit the Symphony Orchestra
Hannah’s story about an amazing outing that was organised by the BLENNZ Tauranga staff. The event was arranged to encouraging student awareness and enjoyment of orchestral music and to provide… Read more
BLENNZ Wellington – Building braille skills
In Wellington we have three braille learners at the intermediate and secondary school levels. The girls are each at a different stage of their schooling, and in their learning and… Read more
