Opinion pieces

Australia’s best goalball players are preparing to head to Melbourne for the Australian Goalball Championships.

Vision Australia has applauded the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) for taking a major step in making information accessible to people who are blind or have low vision.

Vision Australia has continued to advocate on behalf of the blind and low vision community for the Marriage Equality survey to be fully accessible.

Since its release in 2015, the free Vision Australia Connect app has seen several enhancements.

Vision Australia has joined more than 20 other organisations from across the world in urging all levels of government to support the procurement of accessible technology so that workplaces are more inclusive to people living with a disability, such as blindness or low vision.

While Australian currency is now more accessible than ever with today’s launch of the new tactile $10 note, concerns remain that technology being introduced by the commercial banking sector could leave people from the blind and low vision community behind.

Jacana Kids is hosting a fundraiser in which kids can design their own cotton t-shirts or drawstring backpacks, with 60% of proceeds to Vision Australia's children's services.

Leading blindness and low vision service provider Vision Australia has called on the Australian Government to adopt the recommendations made by a review into the aged care system.

Five Vision Australia staff members were part of 30 early-career professionals across optometry, ophthalmology, and low vision and rehabilitation services who were recognised at a Vision 2020 Australia event at Parliament House this week.

Vision Australia Library staff have recorded a book reading to support efforts to get Australians to read books.