Opinion pieces

Vision Australia is moving to a new and exciting location in Gosford. From Monday, January 17 2022, Vision Australia will be located at Suite G02, 40 Mann Street, Gosford. Our current location at 3/237 Mann Street, Gosford, will be permanently closed as of 5pm Thursday, December 23. 

Thomas Reid has created his own podcast series Reid My Mind to link others with low vision or blindness.

On International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), Vision Australia CEO Ron Hooton reflects on the need for Australian employers to move beyond just boasting about disability employment targets and do more to ensure people with disability are able to fully participate and succeed in workplaces across Australia.

More than 100 Australians have a Seeing Eye Dog by their side thanks to Petbarn Foundation and their partnership with Vision Australia. That support has been acknowledged, with the Petbarn Foundation reciving the 2021 Vision Australia Corporate Award.

Kate Harry has been one of Seeing Eye Dogs’ longest running puppy carers, caring for more than 20 puppies over two decades. Her dedication is being honoured as a recipient of a 2021 Vision Australia Award.

We’re on the lookout for someone who is blind or have low vision, aged 20-30yrs, to be part of a positive behaviour change commercial!

Braille specialist, journalist and soprano Ria Andriani host of a four-part series How Music Works on ABC Classical, interviewing musicians with a disability.

Talking Tech host and Apple fan David Woodbridge has got his hands on the second generation of the Amazon Echo Buds to review, and says he still has access to his Hey Siri functions.

The Vision Australia Library is proud to announce a number of new books by writers who are blind or have low vision have recently been added to the library collection. There are also new titles written by prominent disabled writers such as Adam Hills and Kurt Fearnley.

Artist Mary Esler's artwork adorns the popular Vision Austrlaia 2022 Diary. Read what inspired her and how she manages to use her remaining vision to keep painting.