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Discovery Centre – GuideDogs SA
The Discovery Centre is Australia's first interactive vision and hearing education facility. It was founded by Guide Dogs SA/NT using a generous bequest donation, which was left with the purpose of building an educational centre offering insights into the challenges of living with vision and hearing loss. The Centre is located in the CBD and it's a 10-minute stroll from the Adelaide Central Market.
Usually, only open to schools, community and corporates for group bookings, the general public is also welcome to visit during the school holidays. There are nine interactive exhibits on display, which promote the prevention of vision and hearing loss and simulate the daily challenges of people living with a vision or hearing loss. Some activities include:
Using vision loss simulation glasses to play basketball and catch public transport
Learning braille alphabet and cracking a code
Using a white cane to cross the road
Determining safe listening levels
My personal favourites were shooting hoops with the glasses on and checking how loud was my music. I was shocked to find out how damaging loud music is to our hearing.
It was fascinating to learn about puppy breeding, who names the puppies and how they are trained to become Guide Dogs or Autism Assistance Dogs. The cherry on top was meeting a gorgeous Guide Dog at the end of the tour.
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191237 - 2023-06-16 03:33:22