Talking Vision: International Assistance Dog Week
News Categories
As part of International Assistance Dog week Stella speaks with Jacquie Stevens about her hard working Guide Dog, Dana.
Vision Australia’s first webinar for the blind and low vision community held 29th July
Vision Australia
On Wednesday July 29 at 7.30pm AEST, Vision Australia held its first webinar for members of the blind and low vision community. The Dreaming of Streaming webinar focused on how people who are blind or have low vision could access online video streaming services such as Netflix, iView and Apple TV.
Employment Pathways Expo a resounding success
Vision Australia
On Wednesday, 22 July, about 100 people gathered at the NAB Village in Melbourne for the Employment Pathways Exhibition.
Talking Vision: The Road to Rio
Vision Australia
This week we’re on the Road to Rio! We speak with rowers Kate Murdoch and Sara Waitzer who are heading to the championships in Europe this August with the aim of qualifying for the Paralympics in 2016
Talking Vision: Employment
Vision Australia
Neslihan Sari was unemployed for a number of years until recently gaining employment as a paralegal at Transport Victoria. She shares her story as a skilled vision-impaired person negotiating the job market, with her tips for staying motivated while job hunting and her views on the importance of networking.
Talking Vision: Celebrate NAIDOC Week
Vision Australia
In celebration of NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week, we speak with Suzy Engert, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander - Community Engagement Worker at Vision Australia. Suzy, a proud Aboriginal woman, talks about NAIDOC Week’s importance and how organisations can become more culturally sensitive.
Vision Australia wins the Voice Project Change Challenge Award for 2015
Vision Australia
The Change Challenge Awards recognise teams and organisations that have created measurable and meaningful change at work. The Voice Project began as a research program at Macquarie University, exploring the impact of employee and client “voice” on engagement, leadership and service quality.
Talking Vision: Michael Vaiasinni
Vision Australia
A special interview with young and talented opera singer Michael Vaiasinni whose eye condition has lead him to work with many blindness and low vision organisations in Australia.
The lighting of the sails - Vivid Sydney 2015
Fundraising & Volunteering
Vivid Sydney is an 18-day festival of light, music and ideas. Here, Vision Australia client, staff member and volunteer, Ria Andriani, gives her personal account of the annual festival.
Talking Vision: Bionic Eye update
Vision Australia
On this week's program we talk about the latest bionic eye research developments and this week's inaugural International Albinism awareness day, on Saturday June 13.