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Jacky (audio described)
Jacky (audio described)
Melbourne, VIC - 06:30pm-08:30pm
Declan Furber Gillick brings his voice to Melbourne Theatre Company' mainstage with Jacky, a sharp, quick-witted play about family, community, work and culture.

Preschool Goes Oldschool: Cooking Up a Storm!
Preschool Goes Oldschool: Cooking Up a Storm!
Kooyong, VIC - 10:30am-12:00pm
Celebrate good food, friendship, and the launch of the latest book in the Vision Australia Big Visions picture book series.

Goddess - Power, Glamour, Rebellion (audio described)
Goddess - Power, Glamour, Rebellion (audio described)
Melbourne, VIC - 10:00am-12:00pm
Goddess honours the artists who have challenged narratives, defied expectations and transcended tropes from over 120 years of the moving image.

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap (audio described)
Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap (audio described)
Parramatta, NSW - 01:00pm-03:20pm
THE genre-defining murder mystery from the best-selling novelist of all time…case closed!

Vision Australia Radio Albury Open Day
Vision Australia Radio Albury Open Day
Albury, NSW - 09:30am-11:30am
Come along to our Open Day to meet the team and go behind the scenes of this fantastic community radio service.

Dark Memory Lane - Melbourne Now Exhibition
Dark Memory Lane - Melbourne Now Exhibition
Melbourne, VIC - 01:00pm-03:00pm
We are excited to partner with the National Gallery of Victoria to present two different experiences as part of the Melbourne Now Exhibition.

“It honestly made me feel there was life after blindness.”
How Brittnee got her groove back
Real stories
For Brittnee it was the shock of the early onset of her vision loss that caused the most distress.
“When you are 22, you don’t think you are going to get the diseases of an 80-year-old,” she says. “My darkest point was Australia Day 2017. I woke up in the morning and I was totally blind. The morning that I woke up with no sight, I then lost my job, I lost my career, my boss told me there was no point in me coming back. And that was probably the time I did lock myself in the house for about a week.”
Brittnee contacted Vision Australia and learned about the Quality Living Groups. The groups helped Brittnee cope with her vision loss.
“I honestly didn’t think the groups would be so much fun, I laughed more than I cried in these groups,” she says. “It honestly made me feel there was life after blindness.”
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Frequently asked questions
Our clients have told us they have gained many things from the support they received via our groups including the confidence to take on new challenges, learning new ways to complete everyday tasks and developing a social support network.
Vision Australia have a range of general support and specific interest groups available. Each group requires a commitment of just a few hours each week. Call us on 1300 84 74 66 to find out more.
Services from Vision Australia do incur a fee. There are several ways you can fund the support, services and products you need including your NDIS plan. We can support you with your funding application. Please contact us on 1300 84 74 66 to discuss your funding options.