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World Orthoptic Day is on Monday 2 June 2014. The day, which is run by the International Orthoptic Association, is an opportunity to heighten the visibility of the orthoptic profession and to promote the activities of orthoptists locally, nationally, and internationally.
Vision Australia
Vision Australia sees the role of the Disability Discrimination Commissioner as a critical one. Whilst there are other bodies that advocate on disability issues, including Vision Australia, the Disability Discrimination Commissioner has been a catalyst for reducing discrimination towards people with a disability.
Vision Australia
Vision Australia Orientation and Mobility Specialists, in conjunction with Yarra Tram and Public Transport Victoria, are holding two travel safety programs on June 19 and July 1.
Government News
Preserve the ABC Ramp Up website. The only consistent voice for people with disability in the mainstream media.
Vision Australia
At the Annual Conference Dinner on Monday May 19 in Brisbane, of the Round Table on Information Access for People with a Print Disability, the 2014 Life Achievement Awards were presented. This year’s winners are Janet Reynolds and Bill Jolley.
Vision Australia
Victoria’s Minister for Police and Emergency Services, the Hon Kim Wells MP, and Neville Taylor, Acting Assistant Commissioner Road Policing from Victoria Police, officially announced the operation of a traffic camera at the intersection of Macaulay Rd and Stubbs St, opposite Vision Australia premises, yesterday
Vision Australia
In the program for the week of April 10, we dip in to a wealth of content available from Vision 2014, the international conference on low vision held in Melbourne from March 31 through to April 3.
Government News
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network and the Australian Human Rights Commission have today launched the inaugural Apps For All Challenge 2014, a competition to find Australia’s most accessible apps.
Vision Australia
In the program of March 31, there is news of an initiative to have more orientation and mobility specialists around the country and we pay another of our occasional visits to Vision Australia’s equipment shop.
Vision Australia
According to the World Health Organisation, more than 246 million people worldwide have low vision. Here in Australia, that figure is estimated to be around 330,000, a number that is set to increase dramatically as the population ages.
