An appointment with an eye specialist can be daunting, particularly if you have only recently experienced changes to your vision or the changes are significant. Vision Australia Orthoptist Khoa Nguyen shares some advice to help you gain the most from your visit.
For Kylie Edwards the National Insurance Disability Scheme (NDIS) will be an important part of her efforts to find full-time employment and increase her overall independence.
He started out as blind cricket sceptic, but Steffan Nero has gone on to be the youngest member of the Australian squad for the Blind Cricket Twenty20 World Cup beginning in India later this week.
After some time away from the sport, Christine Casey is set to make her international blind cricket debut in India later this month.
Appointed to the Vision Australia board at last year’s annual general meeting, Darren Fittler comes from a strong background of disability advocacy.
Kate takes us through her recent four-year employment journey starting as a mature-aged university student to her current role as a policy advisor at Vision Australia.
Vision Australia clients have kicked up their heels with the hottest tickets in town to see the award-winning ex-Broadway musical Kinky Boots.More than 20 people with low or no vision gathered at Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre on Saturday, 7 January, to experience the show with the help of Vision Australia’s Audio Description Team.
A decision to change up his sport of choice has paid dividends for Ned Brewer Maiga, with the 20 year-old soon set to represent his country on an international stage.
Matt Cameron’s rise through the ranks of blind cricket in Australia has been a rapid one.
Katie Best had no second thoughts about learning Braille after losing her vision as a teenager.