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Young advocate’s win recognises the cause for tactile banknotes
Media Releases
Vision Australia client and advocate, 15-year-old Connor McLeod, jointly won the Emerging Leader in Disability Awareness Award for campaigning for the introduction of tactile features on Australian banknotes.
North Sydney voters who are blind or have low vision can now reg...
Vision Australia
With early voting now underway, voters who are blind or have low vision can register to access a telephone voting service for the 2015 North Sydney by-election.
Braille: a Vital Companion for Any Age
Vision Australia
Has Braille been left behind in this digital age? Have smartphones and tablets replaced this old-fashioned reading and writing tool? I, an avid and passionate braille user, am here to assure you that braille is not only just as important as it ever was, but that it has kept up with developments in technology and even enhances it.
Woolworths announced as Vision Australia’s Carols by Candlelight ...
Vision Australia
Vision Australia has today announced Woolworths as its new Carols by Candlelight presenting partner for 2015.
Support children who are blind or have low vision this Christmas
Vision Australia
Max’s family have high hopes for his future, but there are many other children who will need our help in the coming year.
Vision pass boosts travel accessibility
Media Releases
Vision Australia is celebrating another advocacy success with the Queensland Government’s announcement of the introduction of an upgraded permanent go access Vision Impairment Travel Pass (VITP).
New app makes reading easier
Vision Australia
Vision Australia Connect, our newest app, is now available.
Congratulations to Maryanne Diamond on CNIB Award
Vision Australia
Congratulations to Maryanne Diamond for being selected as the winner of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind’s Dayton Forman Award for 2015.
Queensland ‘leads’ the way for Assistance Dogs
Vision Australia
Vision Australia congratulates the Queensland Parliament for improving access for people with a disability in the company of an assistance dog.