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Christine Simpson: 2018 Tammy Axelsen Lifetime Achievement Award ...
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Christine Simpson is the 2018 recipient of The Tammy Axelsen Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented by the Roundtable for Information Access, the award recognises people who have made outstanding contributions to the print disability sector.
Victorian MPs lobbied for remote electronic voting
In order to safeguard the voting rights of Victorians who are blind or have low vision, Vision Australia is lobbying Victorian MLCs to encourage an amendment to the Electoral Legislative Amendment Bill 2018, currently being debated in the upper house.
IrisVision helps Vision Australia clients experience Sydney attra...
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Thanks to some of the latest assistive technology available, a group of Vision Australia clients were given the opportunity to experience two of Sydney’s biggest attractions.
Vision Australia Library launches YA Book Chat
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The Vision Australia Library Service recently surveyed young adult borrowers to get an idea of what they would like from the service.
Feedback needed on silent cars and pedestrian safety
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Monash University Accident Research Centre, in conjunction with Vision Australia are currently conducting research to understand the impact of silent cars and bicycles on people who are blind or have low vision.
Daniel Kish on echolocation and its potential to increase indepen...
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It’s an orientation and mobility technique that is growing in popularity and Daniel Kish believes echolocation has huge potential to improve the lives of people who are blind or have low vision.
Recognising diversity on National Reconciliation Week
National Reconciliation Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories, and the rich tradition of storytelling can play an important part in that.
Deafblind community still pushing for change 50 years after Helen...
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Fifty years after the death of advocate Helen Keller, Vision Australia's Bruce Maguire believes plenty more still needs to be do to make society fairer and more accessible for people who are deafblind
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