Opinion pieces

Talking Vision is Vision Australia Radio’s flagship program, discussing the latest news and issues from a blindness and low vision perspective.

It’s a special episode of Talking Vision this week, as we celebrate International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) on December 3.

Gabriel Gervasoni's incredible passion and efforts to support the blind and low vision community have seen him awarded Vision Australia's Youth Award for 2022.

Australia Post is assisting Santa by enabling children to write him letters, and helping his responses get back to them in accessible formats.

Talking Vision is Vision Australia Radio’s flagship program, discussing the latest news and issues from a blindness and low vision perspective.

Sam is joined this week on the program by Loc Tang, a participant in Speak My Language, an online podcast series which features hundreds of Australians with disability from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Swinburne University of Technology students will be reporting on the Victorian state election with a live radio broadcast on Saturday 26 November.  Journalism students will host the broadcast on the Vision Australia Radio network across Victoria including on the digital radio station IRIS in Melbourne.      

If you’ve ever seen a clown jumping up and down in your peripheral vision, or maybe a cow, penguin or elephant in your living room, you may have Charles Bonnet syndrome.

Talking Vision is Vision Australia Radio’s flagship program, discussing the latest news and issues from a blindness and low vision perspective. On the show this week Sam had the opportunity to catch up with Vision Australia manager of government relations and advocacy, Chris Edwards, to chat about Vision Australia’s election priorities for an incoming Victorian government to be elected on November 26.

Ideally suited for children in grades 2 – 6 (ages 5 – 12) these renowned books use a systemic approach to learning phonics which helps young readers to ‘decode’ words.
When children learn to decode text, they are learning how letters (and groups of letters) relate to a particular sound.

Like many people Rhonda was a bit unsure about learning to use new technology, but thanks to the right support her Amazon Echo Dot smart speaker has become invaluable.

Talking Vision is Vision Australia Radio’s flagship program, discussing the latest news and issues from a blindness and low vision perspective.

This week Peter Greco caught up with Sue Lang, the director of communication and engagement from the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC), who provided all the latest information for the upcoming Victorian election.