Opinion pieces

Vision Australia’s first workshop to support Arabic speaking families with children living with vision loss or blindness, held on Saturday 8 August has been hailed a success by participants and community leaders.

As part of the Program of Engagement, Vision Australia is establishing a Client Reference Group and is looking for a number of suitable volunteers with lived experience of blindness or low vision to provide input and advice on our core objectives and service areas.

Vision Australia is changing the way that it connects with clients and the blind and low vision community.

On this week’s show Stella speaks with Public Transport Victoria CEO Mark Wild, who was also the keynote speaker at Vision Australia’s recent Employment Pathways Expo. Mark and Public Transport Victoria have made a commitment to employment diversity inclusive of all abilities.

Albury cyclists who are blind or have low vision can now enjoy this relaxing pastime, thanks to a generous donation from a fundraising auxiliary group, almost six hours away.

In partnership with Wollongong City Council Cultural Services and local artists, our team in Wollongong held five community art workshops on felt-making, mosaics and sculpture using recycled materials.

As part of International Assistance Dog week Stella speaks with Jacquie Stevens about her hard working Guide Dog, Dana.

On Wednesday July 29 at 7.30pm AEST, Vision Australia held its first webinar for members of the blind and low vision community. The Dreaming of Streaming webinar focused on how people who are blind or have low vision could access online video streaming services such as Netflix, iView and Apple TV.

On Wednesday, 22 July, about 100 people gathered at the NAB Village in Melbourne for the Employment Pathways Exhibition.

This week we’re on the Road to Rio! We speak with rowers Kate Murdoch and Sara Waitzer who are heading to the championships in Europe this August with the aim of qualifying for the Paralympics in 2016