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Talking Vision: talking sport
Vision Australia
The cricket season in Australia is over but the interest in blind cricket takes no break with the national team preparing for an Ashes contest in the UK in June. We speak this week with two members of the Australian squad and with a young woman who reflects on her first season of club cricket. Also, we speak with an outstanding vision impaired Paralympic swimmer who has recently broken a world record.
Tilly Aston, Poet and Activist
Vision Australia
One of the most important activists in the history of disability in Australia was Matilda (Tilly) Aston.
Vision Australia's Annual General Meeting 2011
Vision Australia
Vision Australia's AGM is an opportunity to get a snapshot of the past year - the challenges and the high points. This year Gerard talked about the National Disability Insurance Scheme - how we are endeavouring to understand the proposed implications and be prepared for a scheme that has the potential to change the landscape for all of us.
Vale Esme Dunell
Vision Australia
Vision Australia was sad to hear of the recent passing of Esme Weldon Dunell MBE. Esme was a much-loved personality at the former Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind School where she was Matron for 17 years.
Winners of Vision Australia’s 2012 Dickinson Literary Awards
Vision Australia
Vision Australia would like to congratulate the following winners of our 2012 Dickinson Literary Awards.
Your Vision Australia June 2012 is out
Vision Australia
This edition hosted by Stephen Jolley, reviews the May 26 meeting of the CRC and contains informing and interesting conversations with people involved with Vision Australia's various Client Consultative bodies.
Vision Australia’s Quality Living Group help Susie regain her con...
Vision Australia
Susie made contact with Vision Australia and, through the support of a Quality Living Group she regained her confidence and effervescent personality.
Research calls for renewed focus on eye safety equipment
Eye Health
The Centre for Eye Research Australia has found that more than half of the people presenting to the emergency department for eye damage caused by metal fragments were not wearing eye safety glasses at the time of their accident.
Saving sight in people with diabetes
Eye Health
Tania Withers has type 1 diabetes and started to lose her sight due to diabetic retinopathy at the age of 23.