Opinion pieces

As a supporting partner of Perth Festival, Vision Australia is committed to supporting events to be accessible to people who are blind or low vision.   As such we will be providing FREE orientation and mobility sessions in advance of the Festival to the venues providing audio described and tactile tour events.

An accessible Australian made Connect 4 is now on the market, with self-sorting, tactile tokens and an improved gameplay.

After six years as president of Blind Citizens Australia (BCA), John Simpson AM is stepping back.

The cost of buying purpose-built products for users who are blind or have low vision can be overwhelming. David Woodbridge reviews the in-built screen reader and magnifier options on Windows, Apple and Android.

Partnering with Transport for NSW (TfNSW) to ensure Taxi Transport Subsidy Scheme (TTSS) participants can access the new TTSS Smartcard

2021 Tokyo Paralympic runner Sam Harding is this week’s guest on Studio 1’s podcast.

Volunteer led organisation This Is Me is looking for women of all backgrounds including those who are blind or have low vision to feature in their catwalk event for International Women’s Day.

This week on Talking Tech David Woodbridge is trialling a new sit/stand desk.

The announcement that iVote will be unavailable for state and local government by-elections in 2022 and no guarantee it will be available for the NSW state election in 2023 is of serious concern to Vision Australia.

Playing sports with vision loss is as easy as adapting a few pieces of equipment. This summer, why not pick up a new hobby like soccer or AFL with the help of some audible balls.