DeafBlind New Zealand arose from the need seen in the NZ Foundation of the Blind, for a separate Society run by DeafBlind people themselves.

We became an Incorporated Society in January 1989, and have gone from strength to strength.

Read about our milestones

People to contact in New Zealand

Our newsletter SEE HEAR keeps members up-to-date.

Some of these are:

• World Federation of the Deafblind
  
• American resources for deafblind children
  
• British sites for deafblind organisations, journals, courses, and resource people
  
• Australian DeafBlind Council
  
• Deafblind resources (Minnesota)
  
• Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind
  
• Services to Deafblind New Zealanders