Opinion pieces

Our aim at Vision Australia is to support our clients to live the life they choose and this month it’s our opportunity to thank the amazing people that give their time, knowledge and skills to help us make that possible.

Vision Australia is seeking children and young people to take part in a new school holiday experience, Camp Gecko.

Flinders University has released its 'Evaluation of the NDIS' final report this week and it reflects Vision Australia's experience of the NDIS – both the positive and the negative.

Today is World Veterinary Day, and to celebrate we announce the speakers for the International Veterinary Symposium (September 11&12) and take a look behind the curtain at those unsung heroes who put in that extra mile to assure the best treatment for their patients: Our in-house veterinary team.

Seeing Eye Dogs have two bountiful bundles of new born pups who will be needing homes in the coming weeks as they begin their training to become the next generation of Seeing Eye Dogs.

There's been three New York City Marathons, a race up the more than 1,500 stairs of the Empire State Building and a 90km ultra marathon in South Africa, a hiking and climbing trip through New Zealand, a trek across the Simpson Desert and expeditions to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro and Everest Base Camp.

April marks the start of a significant program of military commemorations in Australia and overseas, with 2018 culminating in the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.

The team at Monash University's Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) are hosting a Scientific Discovery Day specifically designed to be accessible for the blind and low vision community with tactile, sound, olfactory and low vision accessible displays and exhibits. The Infection and Immunity Program at BDI are inviting all members of the blind and low vision community to discover more about infection, immunity and the work performed by researchers in this area.

The region's blind and low vision community have benefitted from a generous donation from a dedicated group of Kiama volunteers. Leading blindness and low vision service provider Vision Australia was recently presented with a cheque for $3700 by The Kiama Friends of Vision Australia, which will go towards the not-for-profit's work in supporting people who live with vision loss.

Australia's leading provider of services to the blindness and low vision community, Vision Australia, have recently refurbished their national head office in Kooyong, Victoria implementing best practice in accessible design.