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- Dr Kevin Murfitt AM, past Vision Australia director and Chair, has today been recognised for his services to the blindness and low vision community in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
- Vision Australia, in partnership with The Learning Hook and CoTe Software & Solutions, has won the 2017 Platinum Award for Best Accessibility in the LearnX Impact Awards for the development of a fully accessible suite of eLearning courses
- Vision Australia has responded to an Inquiry by the Australian Government into public transport, ramping up pressure on them to make meaningful changes that improve ‘Whole of Journey’ public transport experiences across the nation.
- Mary Amor is legally blind because of age-related macular degeneration, but Vision Australia is supporting her to live in her own home.
- The blindness sector is asking why funding for pay television is being prioritised over funding for audio description on free to air television.
- Vision Australia has joined calls for the Australian Government to include initiatives in the 2017 Budget to increase the participation of people with disability in the Australian Public Service.
- Mary Dillon has received assistance to access My Aged Care via Vision Australia.
- Vision Australia is hosting a fundraiser, Dinner in the Dark, that aims to educate the sighted community about the challenges for people who are blind or have low vision face when eating out.
- Many people who are blind or have low vision enjoy travel and travel widely, and by Virgin Australia continuing to improve the accessibility of its IFE technology guests have the opportunity to enjoy the latest entertainment.
- Australia's first blind tennis team is heading to Spain to compete in the soprt's first International Blind Tennis Tournament.