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Daniel Kish on echolocation and its potential to increase indepen...

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...

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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Helping navigate the gap between education and purposeful work

• It takes young people 4.7 years to enter full-time work after leaving full-time education. • Unemployment, job insecurity and poor work conditions are the three biggest work-related risk factors for mental illness. • For young people who are blind or have low vision, this can be compounded by issues such as accessibility and employer perceptions.

Government continues to fail the blindness and low vision communi...

The release of the Audio Description Working Group report this week by the Department of Communications and the Arts illustrates the Australian Government’s clear inability to provide services for the blindness and low vision community.

Sound thinking behind new Vision Australia audio logo

Vision Australia has developed a new audio logo, based on the three-link visual logo developed as part of the organisation's 2016 re-branding project.

Vision Australia joins National Simultaneous Storytime fun

Vision Australia is set to join schools, libraries, bookstores and more tomorrow for National Simultaneous Storytime, thanks to the combined efforts of Vision Australia Radio and the Vision Australia Library.

Push to improve public transport experience for people who are bl...

Public transport is a vital part of everyday life for people who are blind or have low vision, which is why Vision Australia is committed to improving accessibility and the travel experience for people with vision loss.

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