Opinion pieces

Vision Australia calls on the Minister for Social Services, Scott Morrison to immediately return funding to Blind Citizens Australia (BCA).

On Saturday 28 March 2015 NSW will head to the polls for the NSW State Election.

Dawson, knows only too well what it’s like to be a young person with vision impairment and to feel isolated. Diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease at just 15 years old, Dawson was blind within just five years.

A robotic soccer ball is set to improve social ball game participation for people with visual impairment, thanks to a team of University of Queensland engineers and Vision Australia.

In the program for the week of January 26, we hear of research to develop an interactive sound emitting ball and meet an Australia Day ambassador.

In the program for the week of January 26, we hear from a guest who was a caller of horse racing for over 50 years.

Congratulations to all those who received awards in the Australia Day Awards.

Queensland’s leading provider of services to people who are blind or have low vision, is calling on candidates and their parties to ensure funding is directed to support Queenslanders with vision-impairment, particularly seniors.

Vision Australia has developed a list of Election Priorities in the lead up to the Queensland election on 31 January.

In the program for the week of January 19, we have information for the Queensland blind and low vision community in the run up to the state election and a TEDx address from a blind Australian at a United Nations event in Geneva.