Nothing could stop Nikki Hind, Australia's first fashion designer who is blind, from following her dream. Peter Greco hears Niki’s story and about her featuring in Vision Australia's next Big Visions book “Dress for Success”. 

The book is available for purchase online via the Vision Australia website:

Big Vision Books Nikki Hind - Dress For Success

More about Nikki here: Blindgrit

Nothing could stop Nikki Hind, Australia's first fashion designer who is blind, from following her dream. Peter Greco hears Niki’s story and about her featuring in Vision Australia's next Big Visions book “Dress for Success”. 
The book is available for purchase online via the Vision Australia website:
<a href="https://shop.visionaustralia.org/big-vision-books-nikki-hind-dress-for-success.html">Big Vision Books Nikki Hind - Dress For Success</a>
More about Nikki here: <a href="https://www.blindgrit.com/">Blindgrit</a>

Disability News is a podcast feed dedicated to sharing interview content from Vision Australia Radio's various on-air radio programs and podcast feeds that are of a disability nature. To learn more about Vision Australia Radio and the work we do as a reading print handicap radio service, visit www.varadio.org

Disability News is a podcast feed dedicated to sharing interview content from Vision Australia Radio's various on-air radio programs and podcast feeds that are of a disability nature. To learn more about Vision Australia Radio and the work we do as a reading print handicap radio service, visit www.varadio.org

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Interview Highlight: Nikki Hind

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Welcome to Vision Australia Radio's (VAR) Disability Sport and Recreation Festival (DSRF) 2023 Preview Show. Each year VAR promotes the DSRF by presenting a range of interviews featuring organisers of the annual event, community groups, sporting organisations, and members of the community who are actively involved in sporting and recreation groups.

On this year's show we feature; 
Liz Tesone, CEO of Disability Sport and Recreation
'Power Couple' Jason Whiter and Phoebe Jane, who partake in a range of 'blind sports'
 Nicholas Colicchia, Acting Manager, Carer Services, Merri Health, representing Carer Gateway
Brooke Carter, President of the Victorian Goalball Association
Claudia Stevenson, member of Achilles Melbourne.  

Welcome to Vision Australia Radio's (VAR) Disability Sport and Recreation Festival (DSRF) 2023 Preview Show. Each year VAR promotes the DSRF by presenting a range of interviews featuring organisers of the annual event, community groups, sporting organisations, and members of the community who are actively involved in sporting and recreation groups.
On this year's show we feature; 
<ul>
<li>Liz Tesone, CEO of Disability Sport and Recreation</li>
<li>'Power Couple' Jason Whiter and Phoebe Jane, who partake in a range of 'blind sports'</li>
<li> Nicholas Colicchia, Acting Manager, Carer Services, Merri Health, representing Carer Gateway</li>
<li>Brooke Carter, President of the Victorian Goalball Association</li>
<li>Claudia Stevenson, member of Achilles Melbourne.  
 
</li>
</ul>

Disability Sport and Recreation Festival 2023  Preview

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Does background noise bother you? Peter Greco hears about the latest solutions from Katie Wyatt, Coles Head of Diversity and Inclusion. Coles has expanded its low-sensory shopping experience – Quiet Hour - to five days a week, at a time that better suits many customers and working parents. Reduced sound has been extended for customers from 6:00pm to 7:00pm, Monday through Friday at Coles stores nationally.

More info: Quiet hour in supermarkets

Does background noise bother you? Peter Greco hears about the latest solutions from Katie Wyatt, Coles Head of Diversity and Inclusion. Coles has expanded its low-sensory shopping experience – Quiet Hour - to five days a week, at a time that better suits many customers and working parents. Reduced sound has been extended for customers from 6:00pm to 7:00pm, Monday through Friday at Coles stores nationally.
More info: <a href="https://www.colesgroup.com.au/media-releases/?page=coles-expands-quiet-hour-in-supermarkets-nationwide-to-increase-accessibility-for-customers-">Quiet hour in supermarkets</a>

Interview Highlight: Katie Wyatt - Quiet Hour

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The Other Film Festival and Arts Access Victoria present Resistance – a free online, accessible film program available for streaming nationally on demand via ACMI’s Cinema 3. To view the program, watch the films and find out more about festival, visit: https://cinema3.acmi.net.au/page/the-other-film-festival/

Resistance is a program of international and Australian films screening until Thursday 7 December. All Resistance films are made by Deaf and Disabled people either as key creatives, collaborators, and/or performers. All films are free to watch, audio described and captioned.

The Other Film Festival (TOFF) is proudly disability-led, with a festival team including Artistic Director Fiona Tuomy who joined Conrad Browne to discuss the festival, the importance of representation and more. As mentioned in the interview, to reserve your place for the in-person and online for the free red carpet event at ACMI, register at: https://www.artsaccess.com.au/whats-on/resistance-red-carpet/

Arts Access Victoria and The Other Film Festival is a sponsor of Vision Australia Radio.

The Other Film Festival and Arts Access Victoria present Resistance – a free online, accessible film program available for streaming nationally on demand via ACMI’s Cinema 3. To view the program, watch the films and find out more about festival, visit: <a href="https://cinema3.acmi.net.au/page/the-other-film-festival/">https://cinema3.acmi.net.au/page/the-other-film-festival/</a>
Resistance is a program of international and Australian films screening until Thursday 7 December. All Resistance films are made by Deaf and Disabled people either as key creatives, collaborators, and/or performers. All films are free to watch, audio described and captioned.
The Other Film Festival (TOFF) is proudly disability-led, with a festival team including Artistic Director Fiona Tuomy who joined Conrad Browne to discuss the festival, the importance of representation and more. As mentioned in the interview, to reserve your place for the in-person and online for the free red carpet event at ACMI, register at: <a href="https://www.artsaccess.com.au/whats-on/resistance-red-carpet/">https://www.artsaccess.com.au/whats-on/resistance-red-carpet/</a>
Arts Access Victoria and The Other Film Festival is a sponsor of Vision Australia Radio.

Interview: Fiona Tuomy, Artistic Director of The Other Film Festival.

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/fa7924ac-d4fd-4bff-b1b4-ac7f006dda87/clips/18fdb1ed-9be3-4514-99f6-b0c9005e4527/transcript

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