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Tasmania - Event

Arthur Young Review of Services (1986)

From
1986
To
1986
Website
http://tasdeaf.org.au/

The Arthur Young Review of Services recommended that the Society for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb be separated into two organisations, one to offer services to people with visual disabilities and the other for those with hearing impairments. In 1987, the Society split into the Royal Guide Dogs and the Tasmanian Deaf Society or Tasdeaf.

Related Organisations

  • Blind, Deaf and Dumb Institution (1898 - 1987)

    In 1986, the Arthur Young Review of Services recommended that the Society for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb, which ran the Blind, Deaf and Dumb Institution, be split into two.

  • Royal Guide Dogs Tasmania (1987 - )

    The Arthur Young Review of Services recommended the division into two of the Society for the Blind Deaf and Dumb which led to the formation of the Royal Guide Dogs.

  • Society for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb (1887 - 1987)

    In 1986, the Arthur Young Review of Services recommended that the Society for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb be split into two.

  • Tasdeaf (1987 - )

    The Arthur Young Review of Services recommended the division into two of the Society for the Blind Deaf and Dumb which led to the formation of the Tasmanian Deaf Society.

Prepared by: Caroline Evans