Opinion pieces

Thanks to some of the latest assistive technology available, a group of Vision Australia clients were given the opportunity to experience two of Sydney’s biggest attractions.

The Vision Australia Library Service recently surveyed young adult borrowers to get an idea of what they would like from the service.

Monash University Accident Research Centre, in conjunction with Vision Australia are currently conducting research to understand the impact of silent cars and bicycles on people who are blind or have low vision.

It’s an orientation and mobility technique that is growing in popularity and Daniel Kish believes echolocation has huge potential to improve the lives of people who are blind or have low vision.

National Reconciliation Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories, and the rich tradition of storytelling can play an important part in that.

Fifty years after the death of advocate Helen Keller, Vision Australia's Bruce Maguire believes plenty more still needs to be do to make society fairer and more accessible for people who are deafblind

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• It takes young people 4.7 years to enter full-time work after leaving full-time education.
• Unemployment, job insecurity and poor work conditions are the three biggest work-related risk factors for mental illness.
• For young people who are blind or have low vision, this can be compounded by issues such as accessibility and employer perceptions.

The release of the Audio Description Working Group report this week by the Department of Communications and the Arts illustrates the Australian Government’s clear inability to provide services for the blindness and low vision community.

Vision Australia has developed a new audio logo, based on the three-link visual logo developed as part of the organisation's 2016 re-branding project.