Membership

On this page you will find information on how to become a member of DBWA.

DBWA Logo. Map of WA as dots with DBWA as Braille dots and the words Deafblind West Australians under the Braille as white words and images on a Navy background
DBWA Logo. Map of WA as dots with DBWA as Braille dots and the words Deafblind West Australians under the Braille as white words and images on a Navy background.

Who can be a member?

Anyone who has a dual sensory loss or who supports the aims of the group can be a member of DBWA.

Sitting around the campfire on the Bibbulmun Track

Membership is divided into four categories, Ordinary membership $25, Associate membership $25, Family (immediate) membership $50 and Organisational membership $100.

  • Ordinary Members are those that have paid their membership fees and are Deafblind or have a dual sensory loss.
  • Associate members are those that have paid their membership fee but are not Deafblind or have a dual sensory loss.

Who has voting rights at meetings?

Whilst all members can take part in discussion only full members (people who are deafblind) can vote.

What are the membership Fees?

Ordinary membership $25, Associate membership $25, Family (immediate) membership $50 and Organisational membership $100 per year.

If you would like to contact our Membership Officer, please email:
membership@dbwa.org.au

Membership Application forms

You can either download, complete and return our downloadable membership application form or complete the online membership form below.

Deafblind WA Membership

Deafblind West Australians Membership Application Form

  • Yearly fee - Please select your membership option
  • Thank you for filling out our membership form. Please use the submit button below to submit your form. If you are not presented with a confirmation page there are errors in your form. Please go through your form again. Errors will be indicated.

Membership Payment

Pay using Funds Transfer

For direct deposit into the DBWA bank account please use these details:

Account Name: Deaf Blind West Australians
Bank: Commonwealth Bank
BSB Number: 066128
Account Number: 10739656

Payment description for electronic funds payments:

To identify your payment and ensure that we enter it in our database correctly, please make sure to include the descriptor “Mship” and the initial of your first name, and your full last name in the payee description provided by your bank. If your bank does not allow this type of descriptor, please use your phone number instead.