Talking Vision is Vision Australia's national radio program on blindness and low vision.
In the program for the week of October 13, it’s the cane that links participants as we celebrate on October 15, International White Cane Day. We drop in on an event at Vision Australia Kooyong in Melbourne for children and their families and then hear from an elite athlete who is a strong advocate for the cane. At the White Cane Day event, Vision Australia Ambassador Gorgi Coghlan observes how children must be supported to maximise life opportunities. Children and parents explain the benefits of an occasion like this where they can get to meet and share experience. Then, Winter Paralympian Melissa Perrine tells of her alpine skiing and how the cane has made a positive difference for her.
Program participants are:
You can listen here to the program or go to the Talking Vision web page for broadcast details, an outline of past programs and links to the associated audio.
Keep in touch with the program through Twitter by following talkingvision1.
In the program for the week of October 13, it’s the cane that links participants as we celebrate on October 15, International White Cane Day. We drop in on an event at Vision Australia Kooyong in Melbourne for children and their families and then hear from an elite athlete who is a strong advocate for the cane. At the White Cane Day event, Vision Australia Ambassador Gorgi Coghlan observes how children must be supported to maximise life opportunities. Children and parents explain the benefits of an occasion like this where they can get to meet and share experience. Then, Winter Paralympian Melissa Perrine tells of her alpine skiing and how the cane has made a positive difference for her.
Program participants are:
- Gorgi Coghlan, TV personality, vocal performer and Vision Australia ambassador;
- Than Autran, 11 year old student who is blind;
- Kelly Goodfellow, mother of a child who is blind;
- Sam Valavanis, a 12 year old student who is blind;
- Melissa Perrine, a Winter Paralympian from Mittagong in NSW.
You can listen here to the program or go to the Talking Vision web page for broadcast details, an outline of past programs and links to the associated audio.
Keep in touch with the program through Twitter by following talkingvision1.