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As part of #DeafblindAwarenessWeek, we're sharing the stories of people in our community to help build understanding of what it means to live with Deafblindness. Meet Kirsty! Born with Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS), Kirsty is an advocate, educator and active member of the Deafblind community. From working part-time and teaching, to running her own business, crafting and cooking, Kirsty's story highlights that people who are Deafblind can live full, independent and meaningful lives. She also recognises that everyone's experience is different, and that the right supports can make all the difference in helping people achieve their goals. For almost nine years, Kirsty has been connected with SensesWA, accessing specialist supports and building connections with professionals who help her navigate daily life and continue doing the things she loves. Video description: Kirsty is filmed at a local café sharing her experience of living with Deafblindness. Throughout the video, she communicates using Auslan, with a voiceover provided. The video includes footage of Kirsty working on her laptop, chatting with others and speaking about her work, hobbies and connection with SensesWA. Audio Description: Deafblind people can do anything. My name is Kirsty Lim, and I was born with CRS. I am deafblind. I can actually do a lot of things independently, even things like doing work part-time. I'll look at different activities for craft. Plus I've also taught, um, deafcraft as well. You know, I love cooking, and I know that there's some other deafblind people who can't do things, um, they're not able to do things independently. So it's more about, you know, finding those supports, like support workers who will help with cooking and cleaning and all that sort of stuff. When we were able to connect with Senses, that's where I was able to connect with a lot of different professionals, like the OT and, uh, a lot of my support group as well. And, you know, that's been around 9 years now, and I'm really happy with that.

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