Opinion pieces

With a strong drama background Jo George may seem like a perfect candidate to volunteer for Vision Australia’s audio description team, but the high school teacher believes anybody who is willing could fill the role.

To say Lorin Nicholson is an inspiration doesn’t do him justice. A loving husband, father to four children, an award-winning musician, best-selling author, compelling keynote speaker, record-breaking cyclist, experienced remedial therapist and successful businessman, Lorin has accomplished more in his 47 years than most would ever dream of.

By-elections will be held in the New South Wales state government seats of Canterbury, Woollongong and Orange on November 12 2016. iVote makes voting in elections accessible for the blind and low vision community by allowing you to vote online or over the phone.

As the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters considers submissions into the Inquiry on the 2016 Federal Election, Vision Australia is calling for a re-examination of the benefits that accessible electronic voting could deliver to the blindness and low vision community.

June 2016 marked a significant milestone for Cliff Jackson, as the 91 year-old celebrated his 20th anniversary of volunteering with Vision Australia.

At today’s Annual General Meeting the following people were recognised with a Vision Australia Award for their service and support of the blindness and low vision community.

Landon is a typical seven-year-old boy who loves spending time with his friends, building worlds in Minecraft and playing baseball. He is a member of the Under 8’s Mets Viking team with the Mets Baseball Club in Catherine Field, NSW.

Vision Australia has today launched See Like Me, a campaign to showcase the incredible things people with low vision are achieving as part of this week’s World Sight Day and International White Cane Day.

Vision Australia would like to hear from you about how accessible you think the voting experience was at the recent federal election, and whether you have any recommendations for improving this service. Your experiences will be used to inform our submission to the Inquiry, and help to promote the voting rights of the blindness and low vision community.

Vision Australia’s 11th Annual General Meeting was held at 11.00am (AEDT) on Thursday, 29 October 2015 in Melbourne at 454 Glenferrie Road, Kooyong, Victoria.