Grace
Grace has been totally blind since birth. Grace is a big part of the Arts community in Perth and is a singer and likes to perform herself.
The Blind community is very close knit in Perth. People in her community often seek her assistance to find support services.
Graces loves that the Disability Gateway website is accessible and can be used by people who are blind and use screen readers, and that you can call the 1800 number and talk things out.
Grace thinks it’s really empowering to have all of this information in one place, and that she can access it when she needs to.
[Music plays and an image appears of the city of Perth, and then the image changes to show a close view of Grace talking to the camera]
Grace: I am a big part of the arts community here in Perth.
[Images move through to show Grace working with a variety of musical instruments on a table, and then the image changes to show Grace talking to the camera]
Also I’ve recently been studying sound healing which is the use of sound to improve your physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing.
[Music plays and images move through to show a close view of Grace tapping an ornate bell, moving turning forks around each other, and then Grace talking to the camera, and text appears: Grace]
My name is Grace and I live in Perth, Western Australia.
[Image changes to show a close view of Grace talking to the camera]
I have been totally blind since birth.
[Music plays and images move through to show Grace and a blind female companion walking along a footpath with white canes, and the camera moves up from the canes to their smiling faces]
The blind community is very close knit in Perth.
[Image changes to show a medium view of Grace and her friend walking along the footpath]
We have a lot of activities that we can do together.
[Image changes to show Grace dressed in a costume as a king giving a performance]
So, I am a singer and I like to do some performing myself.
[Images move through to show Grace and a friend having a meal together at a restaurant]
Often people will come to me from the community and ask for help.
[Image changes to show Grace talking to the camera, and then the image changes to show Grace seated at a table working on a laptop]
I would use the Disability Gateway if I wasn’t sure what could help them or where to send them to just have a little look.
[Images move through to show the Disability Gateway website on the laptop screen, Grace’s fingers on the Braille keyboard, Grace talking to the camera, and Grace using a Smartphone to make a call]
The really nice thing about the Disability Gateway is that it is accessible and can be used by people who are blind who are using screen readers online. But there’s also a phone number for you to call so you can talk to somebody if you are one of those people that may not be as tech savvy or just would rather talk things out.
[Image changes to show Grace talking to the camera, and then images move through of Grace working on her laptop]
It feels really empowering to have all of this information in one place and be able to go and look at the website 24 hours a day when I want the information.
[Image changes to show Grace talking to the camera]
I don’t have to wait for someone to be available to me.
[Image changes to show a close view of Grace talking to the camera, and then the image changes to show Grace turning and smiling at the camera]
It’s all here and it’s all things that I can access when I need to.
[Image changes to show text: For more information please visit disabilitygateway.gov.au, Or call 1800 643 787]
You can find the Disability Gateway at disabilitygateway.gov.au, or you can call 1800 643 787.
[Music plays and the image changes to show the Disability Gateway logo, and text appears: 1800 643 787, disability.gov.au]
[Music plays and an image appears of the city of Perth, and then the image changes to show a close view of Grace talking to the camera]
Grace: I am a big part of the arts community here in Perth.
[Images move through to show Grace working with a variety of musical instruments on a table, and then the image changes to show Grace talking to the camera]
Also I’ve recently been studying sound healing which is the use of sound to improve your physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing.
[Music plays and images move through to show a close view of Grace tapping an ornate bell, moving turning forks around each other, and then Grace talking to the camera, and text appears: Grace]
My name is Grace and I live in Perth, Western Australia.
[Image changes to show a close view of Grace talking to the camera]
I have been totally blind since birth.
[Music plays and images move through to show Grace and a blind female companion walking along a footpath with white canes, and the camera moves up from the canes to their smiling faces]
The blind community is very close knit in Perth.
[Image changes to show a medium view of Grace and her friend walking along the footpath]
We have a lot of activities that we can do together.
[Image changes to show Grace dressed in a costume as a king giving a performance]
So, I am a singer and I like to do some performing myself.
[Images move through to show Grace and a friend having a meal together at a restaurant]
Often people will come to me from the community and ask for help.
[Image changes to show Grace talking to the camera, and then the image changes to show Grace seated at a table working on a laptop]
I would use the Disability Gateway if I wasn’t sure what could help them or where to send them to just have a little look.
[Images move through to show the Disability Gateway website on the laptop screen, Grace’s fingers on the Braille keyboard, Grace talking to the camera, and Grace using a Smartphone to make a call]
The really nice thing about the Disability Gateway is that it is accessible and can be used by people who are blind who are using screen readers online. But there’s also a phone number for you to call so you can talk to somebody if you are one of those people that may not be as tech savvy or just would rather talk things out.
[Image changes to show Grace talking to the camera, and then images move through of Grace working on her laptop]
It feels really empowering to have all of this information in one place and be able to go and look at the website 24 hours a day when I want the information.
[Image changes to show Grace talking to the camera]
I don’t have to wait for someone to be available to me.
[Image changes to show a close view of Grace talking to the camera, and then the image changes to show Grace turning and smiling at the camera]
It’s all here and it’s all things that I can access when I need to.
[Image changes to show text: For more information please visit disabilitygateway.gov.au, Or call 1800 643 787]
You can find the Disability Gateway at disabilitygateway.gov.au, or you can call 1800 643 787.
[Music plays and the image changes to show the Disability Gateway logo, and text appears: 1800 643 787, disability.gov.au]