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Braille: a vital companion for any age
Vision Australia
Has Braille been left behind in this digital age? Have smartphones and tablets replaced this old-fashioned reading and writing tool? I, an avid and passionate braille user, am here to assure you that braille is not only just as important as it ever was, but that it has kept up with developments in technology and even enhances it.
The getting of wisdom
Vision Australia
Vision loss at the age of 24 had changed the course of my life. The undergraduate degree in film and television that I had completed when I was fully sighted, was no longer of much use or interest to me.
Using your ears to hear
News Categories
Imagine being able to learn information about your surroundings from sound. Similar to a system used by bats to help them find their prey in the dark, people who practice echolocation, or flash sonar, have developed an ability to use sound to help them navigate.
Opening doors for working dogs
Media Releases
As a blind person, I have been turned away from restaurants and even airlines. Why? Because I have a seeing eye dog.
No sight, no problem
Vision Australia
Being vision impaired isn’t an obstacle for a group of active Vision Australia clients in Mildura who have recently taken up cricket.
VIC training opportunities at Vision Australia
Vision Australia
We've got lots of opportunities available at the moment to help you expand on your current skills, or learn new ones.
Voting at the 2016 federal election
Government News
Voters who are blind or have low vision have a choice of two options: assisted voted at the polling place or telephone voting. Votes cannot be placed at Vision Australia offices.
Putting audio description on the agenda
Vision Australia
Vision Australia is asking all parties in the 2016 federal election to commit to better audio description services.
Keep Community Radio campaign launched as funding is cut
Vision Australia
The Federal Budget released on Tuesday, 3 May, contains cuts of $1.4m p.a., funding that currently keeps community radio stations broadcasting on digital in 5 capital cities.