Opinion pieces

Australians who are blind or have low vision are the first in the world to benefit from the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled through the symbolic exchange of book titles between Vision Australia and CNIB (Canada).

Vision Australia client, staff member and fashionista Vildana, shares her very cool yet practical tips on how to dress with flare and style.

It is time for people with disability to be given a voice within the Australian parliament and to reflect the diversity of the community whom our parliamentarians represent.

Tickets for Vision Australia’s 79th Carols by Candlelight will go on sale today from Ticketmaster.

Kate has low vision from Macular Dystrophy with around 15% usable vision. Read how she keeps fashionable and tricks in store for keeping "on trend".

Edna Allen has been volunteering at Ballarat Vision Australia for 47 years.

Vision Australia Mildura has teamed up with SuniTAFE to help improve the lives of people with low vision.

Vision Australia today urged a Victorian Parliamentary hearing to implement regulations related to accessibility, fare subsidies and driver training to enable over 90,000 Victorians, who are blind or have low vision, to participate fully in the ridesharing economy.

Today, the launch of the new $5 banknote, which has a tactile feature, is a significant outcome for the Australian blindness and low vision community, to which, I belong.

The release of the new $5 banknote – which for the first time in Australian currency history includes a tactile feature – is considered a significant win for the blindness and low vision community, as it will support people to independently and accurately identify the cash they are handling.