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BLENNZ Coordinator team 2019

June 6, 2019

the 3 VRC Coordinators standing around the globe at Homai.

This is the new Visual Resource Centre Coordinator Team. We welcome Saul Taylor back to BLENNZ from Deaf Education sector, he brings a wealth of knowledge with him with a… Read more

Momo Challenge

March 8, 2019

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There have been a number of reports in the media recently about an online ‘game’ which is known as the Momo Challenge. Most recently these reports have been focused on… Read more

BLENNZ Christchurch ākonga learn to play the ukulele and marimba

September 10, 2018

Four students with music teacher Virginia playing ukuleles at Christchurch festival

This year a third music class was started, catering to ORS Vision Only students. The main drive behind this group was to learn the marimba and ukulele repertoire so to… Read more

PVI Conference 2019

June 28, 2018

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PVI are holding their annual Parent Conference this year in Wellington from 26th – 28th  October. This is the registration form for parents to complete. At present they are over halfway… Read more

Curriculum, Progression & Achievement

June 27, 2018

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Emerging Ideas Videos The Curriculum, Progress and Achievement Ministerial Advisory Group want an education system where all students and ākonga have the opportunity to learn – to be successful in… Read more

Making friends with people my age at Immersion Courses

June 27, 2018

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A learner’s voice…..an extract from her school speech. I’ve been told that my eyes twitch a lot, but I don’t notice it. This causes headaches and visual fatigue. I sit… Read more

BLENNZ DOM Service Team Sharing and Learning Together

June 22, 2018

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The BLENNZ DOM team continues to grow and learn together throughout 2018.  The team meets 4 times a year for professional and service stream development. Recently members of the BLENNZ DOM… Read more

7th Global Accessibility Awareness Day

May 17, 2018

Today is the 7th Global Accessibility Awareness Day or GAAD for short. This is the day to talk, think and learn about digital access and what this means to people… Read more

International Support Staff Day

May 16, 2018

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Today we celebrate our wonderful support staff around New Zealand who are such a valued part of the team at BLENNZ. To all of our amazing support staff we thank… Read more

A national approach to accessible digital assessments in New Zealand

December 11, 2017

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Together BLENNZ, the Blind Foundation and NZQA are working towards developing accessible online assessments that take into account a range of learner needs and assistive technology packages. It has been… Read more

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