DBV SGM 2023

DeafBlind Victoria - Special General Meeting (SGM)
Special Announcement to DBV Members:
The Deafblind Victoria committee wants DBV to register as a charity with the federal government. This can help us raise money, and donations to DBV will be tax deductible.
The government will agree to register DBV as a charity with tax deductible donations, only if we make two small changes to our DBV rules or “constitution”. To change our constitution, the members must be asked to vote yes or no. There will be a short meeting to vote on this at DBV café in May. You are invited! We will explain in Auslan at the meeting. Let me know if you have any questions.
When​: May 17th., Time: 12:00pm
Where​: 4th Floor meeting room Hayden Smith Meeting Room: Interpreters provided. This will be a short meeting. No other items will be raised.
Agenda and Proxy voting form will be provided nearer to the meeting date.
Proposed changes:
1. Aims/Purposes:
Deafblind Victoria aims to support the Victorian Deafblind community, and to relieve distress and disadvantage experienced as a result of social and communication isolation. This is achieved through Deafblind community activities that provide connection and strengthen our unique language and culture, and by raising awareness in the wider community.
2. Motion to add Winding up clause.
If the organisation is wound up or its endorsement as a deductible gift recipient is revoked (whichever occurs first), any surplus of the following assets shall be transferred to another organisation with similar objects, which is charitable at law, to which income tax deductible gifts can be made:
(a) gifts of money or property for the principal purpose of the organisation,
(b) contributions made in relation to an eligible fundraising event held for the principal purpose of the organisation,
(c) money received by the organisation because of such gifts and contributions.
The Deafblind Community - Growing Together project is supported by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.
Go to www.dss.gov.au for more information.
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[@thewebmusician690]

Why is there no audio or transcript of this video? I understand that this is for DeafBlind people who use Auslan, but there are different levels of DeafBlindness - some of us can still hear or use a braille display to read the transcript.
Could you please look at making these videos more accessible for the wide sectrum of people who are DeafBlind?
Thank you.

[@deafblindvictoria3253]

Hi Stephanie. Thanks for your comment and interest in videos from Deafblind Victoria! To answer your question, Deafblind Victoria is a self-advocacy group run by and for Deafblind people in Victoria. Many of us are totally blind and profoundly deaf and we cannot always make translations immediately. We sometimes upload videos here so we can show them elsewhere at an event that is interpreted live, or alongside an announcement in text on social media or email. We would love for all communications to be available in Auslan and plain English (spoken, large print, braille) and welcome volunteers or funding that would help make this possible! Please get in touch if you would like to help. There is a lot more work to be done. In this case we have now added a text translation to the video description above. I see you've posted this comment on several other videos on this channel; I'll paste this reply there too.

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