Opinion pieces

Technology is an integral aspect of our world. It touches nearly every activity in our lives. But despite this, not everyone is able to access it.

Carols by Candlelight has been an Australian tradition for 77 years. On Christmas Eve families gather around the television, or visit the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne to watch well-known celebrities sing our favourite songs.But how much do you know about what goes on behind the scenes to put on the show?

Has Braille been left behind in this digital age? Have smartphones and tablets replaced this old-fashioned reading and writing tool? I, an avid and passionate braille user, am here to assure you that braille is not only just as important as it ever was, but that it has kept up with developments in technology and even enhances it.

Vision loss at the age of 24 had changed the course of my life. The undergraduate degree in film and television that I had completed when I was fully sighted, was no longer of much use or interest to me.

Imagine being able to learn information about your surroundings from sound. Similar to a system used by bats to help them find their prey in the dark, people who practice echolocation, or flash sonar, have developed an ability to use sound to help them navigate.

As a blind person, I have been turned away from restaurants and even airlines. Why? Because I have a seeing eye dog.

Being vision impaired isn’t an obstacle for a group of active Vision Australia clients in Mildura who have recently taken up cricket.

We've got lots of opportunities available at the moment to help you expand on your current skills, or learn new ones.

Voters who are blind or have low vision have a choice of two options: assisted voted at the polling place or telephone voting. Votes cannot be placed at Vision Australia offices.

Vision Australia is asking all parties in the 2016 federal election to commit to better audio description services.