Read the latest news and stories from CBM Australia’s work helping people with disabilities living in the world’s poorest places.
Life with loss of vision: misconceptions and disabled compliments
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are...
How we can reduce the impact of disaster events on people with disabilities
Close to 200 million people globally are affected by...
World Mental Health Day 2019
This article contains sensitive and potentially triggering content. For anyone thinking about suicide, seek help immediately by talking to someone you trust or call...
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness – Trachoma Campaign
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB),...
Can time outdoors improve your eyesight and mental health?
According to the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), by the year...
World Sight Day
Established in 2000 by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), World Sight Day is a global event created to draw attention...
Improving outcomes for women in maternal health
Julie Wilshire is currently working as CBM’s quality officer. She previously spent ten years living in Uganda supporting maternal...
Dignity and choice: sexual and reproductive health rights for women and girls with disabilities
Women and girls with disabilities experience complex layers of...
Surrender conference: Adelaide 2019
CBM Australia is a partner of Surrender, an annual conference for Christians passionate about justice, mission and discipleship. The theme of this year’s conference is...
International Day of Older Persons
Today we celebrate International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) and this year’s theme is The Journey to Age Equality. The first objective of the 2019...
For over 15 years Glenys Sigley has been a patron of CBM Australia
For over 15 years Glenys has been a patron...
Glenys meets the courageous women over-coming fistula
Glenys’ desire to help people with disabilities in poor countries began in her 20s...
Making sure people with disabilities can vote – our work in India
People with disabilities have the right to vote along...
Auslan in the workplace – creating inclusion through sign language
CBM Australia is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace....
International Week of the Deaf 2019
This week is International Week of the Deaf (IWD). What started off as an initiative of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) in 1958...
SDG Summit 23 September 2019
This week, Heads of State and Government gather at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to comprehensively review progress of the 2030 Agenda...
Including the Deaf Community
From the world’s largest cities to some of its smallest villages, the experience of deafness has united people and provided a source of shared cultural...
Kwemal and Maina’s Story
Kwemal, 55, and Maina, 24, are a mother and daughter living in Vanuatu. Both are deaf. Like most countries in the Pacific, Vanuatu has...
CBM Australia calls for Government to Leave No One Behind
CBM Australia’s new report Leave No One Behind: Mobilising for Inclusion calls for sustained...
Wadud
My name is Wadud. I’m forty years old and live in Saidpur. When I was one year old I had typhoid and became deaf. Growing up, it was not...