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Hello, I’m Jen Blyth, CEO of Deaf Australia. I wanted to provide with you an update.
I’ve worked at Deaf Australia for the past 3 years. It has truly been an amazing experience to work with the Australian Deaf community across the country. This includes the Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing and Deaf and Disabled communities all over Australia. Building relationships with you all, including the First Nations Mob in Far North Queensland, with young Deaf people, the older Deaf community and everyone in between across the country. Also the many collaborations with various organisations, businesses, small businesses and a range of people and groups over the last 3 years.
In that time, we have achieved many things, including being a witness at the Disability Royal Commission, the Deaf Census, which is now available, E-learning training packages, multiple policies and submissions made, and partnering with organisations such as Deaf Connect for the Parliament Breakfast. There have been many achievements in the last 3 years, a long list, and that was all possible because of the wonderful team I’ve had with me here at Deaf Australia. I couldn’t have done my job without them. They are incredible. Also, Thank you to the Deaf community of Australia. Your feedback, both positive and negative has helped guide me and Deaf Australia to achieve many things. So thank you so much.
So earlier this year, in January I was presented with an opportunity to go overseas to the Solomon Islands to work with another Disability organisation there, and with the Solomon Island Deaf Community. I consulted with the Board, as I have the skills and experience that I can contribute as well as the desire to share with our Pacific neighbours. As the Solomon Islands are part of the WFD Oceania region. The Board approved my request, and I went to the Solomon Islands. I was away from February until June. I returned to Melbourne where the Board and I agreed that it was time to go our separate ways.
The Board will be looking ahead at things they can look to achieve with a new CEO. And I am going to follow my own path and do my own thing. I’m still around, I still welcome you all to contact me at any time. Also, you can still contact Deaf Australia too. As you know from the recent update, the team at Deaf Australia has reduced in size. For now, please understand that Deaf Australia and the board will be considering its future plans and how it will continue to achieve its outcomes for Deaf Community going forward.
I’m not going anywhere, I’m still living here in Melbourne, please reach out to me anytime.
Thank you and Goodbye.