Stories

Outcomes from DOM discussion

November 5, 2020

A highlight for BLENNZ DOM in 2020, was the inclusion of the service in the Lower North Island MOE Property Team meeting in May. Members of the BLENNZ team, Central Region Managers from Taranaki… Read more

Braille literacy and braille skills

November 3, 2020

This year in Tauranga we have had a big push on our braille skills and teaching braille literacy. We have four staff members who have completed the BANZAT Transcribers exam over… Read more

Communication techniques during Lockdown

October 21, 2020

During the Lockdown and across Term 2, our team at BLENNZ Tūranga-nui-a Kiwa/Gisborne Visual Resource Centre thought of innovative ways to communicate with schools, ākonga, whānau and each other, improving our digital skills along the way. Some examples of… Read more

Goalball session with learner’s class

September 7, 2020

In the last week of term 2, two BLENNZ learners and their classes from Glen Eden Intermediate experienced a goalball session facilitated by Casey from Blind Sport NZ. Both classes prepared for the session by… Read more

A Newly Revised and Updated Tactual Map Reading Programme

September 3, 2020

The Tactile Map Reading Programme was originally developed by Jane Wells in the 1980s. In 2019, Jan Thorburn and Lyndsey Starkey decided they were keen to update the resource. Jan… Read more

Teaming with DOM

August 24, 2020

RTV supported the DOM initiated programme by implementing and practising the use of strategies for safe navigation of the school environment with the learner using all of his sensory skills. The learning goal for this student is for the development of purposeful and… Read more