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Talking Vision preview: Fatherhood and blindness
Fatherhood already comes with its challenges, but adding blindness to the mix can amplify the worry.
Talking Tech update: David Woodbridge’s top gadgets of the year (...
Vision Australia’s blind tech guru, David Woodbridge details his favourite pieces of technology he’s got his hands on so far this year in the latest Talking Tech podcast.
Talking Vision preview: Triathlete Katie Kelly reflects on Paraly...
Triathlete Katie Kelly says the Tokyo games "took everything out of me”.
Talking Tech update: register now for Apple Watch webinar
For blind and low vision users, a smart watch like the Apple Watch is a handy gadget for the accessibility toolbox.
‘I was not of value to society’: New survey finds employment disc...
Sydney man Conor Smith is no stranger to the sound of a job interviewer’s voice changing the second he tells them he is legally blind. From feeling like a cost or a problem to a workplace to being asked if he thinks he can even do a job – Conor has spent more time searching for jobs in his life than working. But he is not alone – thousands of blind or low vision Australians are facing discrimination and ignorance every single day in a job market that does not favour them simply down to their disability.
Talking Tech update: Low cost fitness tech
Our blind tech gurus David Woodbridge and Stephen Jolley are here to get you off the couch with the best fitness tech and apps.
Talking Vision preview: Overcoming COVID restrictions to Tokyo Pa...
Paralympics Australia’s Scott Nicholas says it has been a tough lead up to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
Demystifying how vision classification works for the Paralympics
At the Paralympics, there are three broad areas of classification with many subcategories within each broad area. Vision Australia orthoptist Cem Oztan has been involved in sports classification for athletes who are blind or have low vision for more than 10 years.
Let the Vision Australia Library lighten your mood
Maybe a book won’t cure all your ills but, as any book worm knows, during the hard times reading can provide a great escape, especially if it’s packed with laughs. Whether it be a spotty angst-ridden teenage boy, a lonely thirty something ‘singleton’, or something nasty in the woodshed, the Vision Australia Library might just have the book to lift your spirits and show you the lighter side of life.