Welcome.
What is Deafblindness?
Deafblindness is described as a unique and isolating sensory disability resulting from the combination of both a hearing and vision loss or impairment which significantly affects communication, socialisation, mobility and daily living.

Who we are.
OUR BEGINNING
In 1978, parents of deaf and blind children established their own organisation in collaboration with founders Tom and Jean Grunsell. Today there are 8 independent group homes supported by 35 full-time, part-time and casual staff caring for 32 adults with sensory and additional disabilities, offering choices and producing outcomes their parents could only dream about in 1978.

OUR PURPOSE
To provide quality accommodation support services and facilitate training and employment for adults who are deaf and blind with additional disabilities, enhancing and enriching their lives.

What we do.
OUR OBJECTIVES
• To promote, encourage, foster and develop the care, accommodation, communication and training of adults who are deaf and blind with multiple disabilities.
• To assist residents to interact with others in the community and to protect their rights and dignity as members of the community.
• To facilitate counselling, supported employment and day programs for our residents and to provide them with opportunities for learning communication skills for daily living and recreation.
• To assist residents to lead satisfying lives and as far as possible become self determining.
• To consolidate world knowledge and to encourage sponsorship for research.
• To become a model of best practice in the provision of services for adults who are deaf and blind with multiple disabilities.

OUR PHILOSOPHY
Staff working at Forsight Foundation group homes believe each adult is a unique individual.The Board, staff, adults, their families and advocates foster a mutual respect model. Staff adopt a person-centred approach to all aspects of the Accommodation Support Program driven by a sensory focused personalised plan (P.P.).