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New $5 banknote bumps into circulation
Media Releases
The release of the new $5 banknote – which for the first time in Australian currency history includes a tactile feature – is considered a significant win for the blindness and low vision community, as it will support people to independently and accurately identify the cash they are handling.
Australia is coming last in the race to provide audio description...
Media Releases
Blindness and low vision advocates are asking the Federal Government when audio-described content will be made permanently available on Australian television.
Racing from the outback to the city
News Categories
Crossing the finishing line of the Dirt N Dust Tri in April has only whet 16-year-old Tristan Bowen’s appetite for future sporting challenges.
Vision Australia recognised in NSW Parliament
Government News
“I take this opportunity to reflect on the work of Vision Australia. It is a great charity that makes an outstanding contribution to the community."
Vision Australia Canberra opens to its doors
Media Releases
Vision Australia Canberra has a new, modern office located with Sydney Ave's health precinct in Canberra.
Your thoughts on the ABC iview trial
Government News
Vision Australia is leading the preparation of a joint report to provide feedback on the ABC iview audio description trial.
Time to advance electronic voting
Media Releases
With the final results from the 2016 federal election about to be confirmed by the Australian Electoral Commission, Vision Australia is asking the 45th Parliament to reconsider electronic voting.
Enjoy the benefits of running and walking
Client Stories
Majella Knobel, from Sydney’s Lower North Shore is an ambitious and driven career woman who is currently working as a Project Manager for Westpac.
Dancing in the air
Vision Australia
Vildana Praljak is an aerialist with the women’s circus in Victoria climbing up on silks, or fabric, that hang some five to 10 metres from the ceiling to perform a series of acrobatics that she likens to ‘dance in the air’.