Upcoming events
CONFERENCE
Conference theme: Empowering Every Learner: Technology, Inclusive Resources, Bold Ideasby
Date: 21-22 August 2025
Time: 9.00am to 3:00pm
Location: NextSense Central, 2 Gymnasium Road, Macquarie University
Cost: Full access $300
Catering: catered
Website: Nextsense Professional Learning
National Braille Music Camp
The National Braille Music Camp is a fantastic opportunity for braille readers to learn, improve, share, transcribe and teach braille music. It is held at Frensham School, Mittagong, New South Wales over a week, usually in June each year.
Each evening, a mini concert is held. It’s a wonderful opportunity for children to connect musically with friends and perform individually or in groups. The final concert for the week is a performance for the public. Families can travel up to Mittagong and enjoy the performance. Local music lovers look forward to coming each year and hearing beautiful harmonies made by our senior and junior choirs, and individual and small group performances that we have been rehearsing all week. Musical children enjoy the excellent accommodation and delicious meals provided at the Frensham Girls Boarding School, and make friends for life!
Date: 2025 TBC
Location: Frensham Girls Boarding School, Mittagong, NSW
Contact: For more information, including registration details, please contact Roma Dix at romad@westnet.com.au, Ben Clare or Ashleigh Malone.
Facebook Group: National Braille Music Camp Australia. This is a closed group – you will need admin approval to join.
Donations: Donations are invited to help support blind children’s travel and accommodation costs to attend the camp. Please see the Chuffed campaign for more information and to make a tax-deductible donation.
Braille Music Camp Video – YouTube
A recording of Tzena Tzena, performed by participants at the Braille Music Camp at the closing night concert in 2013, is provided below.
NSW Braille Writing Competition Award Night
The Sydney Braille Forum conducts an annual Braille Writing Competition for New South Wales school students who use braille as their literary medium. Students, parents, teachers and friends are invited to this celebration of achievements made possible through braille.
Date: November 19th 2025
Braille Literacy Month
January is Braille Literacy Month.
World Braille Day
World Braille Day is celebrated on 4 January each year, in commemoration of the birth of Louis Braille in 1809. The United Nations has affirmed World Braille Day, asking its members to celebrate World Braille Day by promoting the use of braille as an important means of communication.
Date: 4 January 2025
Regular events
Regional Braille Forum meetings
The ABA Regional Braille Forums meet quarterly, often hosting guest speakers or special events. Please contact your local RBF representatives for details or watch this page for news of upcoming meetings.
Past events
NSW Braille Writing Competition
The NSW Braille Writing Competition is held annually.
The Australian Braille Authority is a subcommittee of the Round Table on Information Access for People with a Print Disability Inc.
Last updated: June 14, 2025 at 13:43 pm