High hopes for a bright future
Vision Australia
Charlestown teenager Connor Wink has released his first single on iTunes.
Talking Vision: Education, looking towards a brighter future
Vision Australia
This week we hear an interview Peter Greco conducted with Jonathon Groelach, a member of the Australian paratriathlon team and recipient of the University of Canberra's 2014 Athlete of The Year, and we also hear from Susie Barrington, a recipient of one of Vision Australia's Further Education Bursaries who tells Peter Greco about her experience with higher education.
Education is the pathway to employment
Vision Australia
Education is essential to improving opportunities and choices for people who are blind or have low vision. With official figures released this month by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, showing a decline in workforce participation among people with disability, and a strong link between education as a pathway to employment – support for education is vital.
Vision Australia campaigns to keep footpaths for feet
Government News
The South Australia Government has announced that new legislation will be debated to allow people of all ages to ride bicycles on the footpath. We will be writing to all South Australian politicians this week asking them to vote against this Bill.
Vision Australia launches 2015 NSW Election Priorities
Vision Australia
Vision Australia is reaching out to NSW election candidates to ask for their commitment on six key election priorities: education, employment, getting around, access to information, service continuity and accessible voting through iVote.
Talking Vision: Macular vision loss
Vision Australia
This week we hear an interview Stephen Jolley conducted with Patrick Moore - the President of the Macular Vision Loss Support Society about the work of the society and their 20 year anniversary.
Talking Vision: Blind people explain their education
Vision Australia
This week in the final program presented by Stephen Jolley, we talk education. A number of prominent blind Australians and New Zealanders reflect on special learning in their formative years.
Vote Secretly and Independently with iVote in the upcoming NSW election
Vision Australia
On Saturday 28 March 2015 NSW will head to the polls for the NSW State Election.
Dawson accesses a world of information
Vision Australia
Dawson, knows only too well what it’s like to be a young person with vision impairment and to feel isolated. Diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease at just 15 years old, Dawson was blind within just five years.
Talking Vision: A sound emitting soccer ball
Vision Australia
In the program for the week of January 26, we hear of research to develop an interactive sound emitting ball and meet an Australia Day ambassador.