Zafiro Parnos wanted to become a teacher in her native Greece, but they wouldn’t even let her take the entry test because of her low vision.

Listen to how she was able to follow her career dreams in Australia.

Eye to Eye is Vision Australia’s limited in-language podcast series. It aims to give migrants with lived experience the chance to talk about living with blindness and low vision in an adoptive country.

The shows are produced in Hindi, Greek, Sinhalese, Arabic and Farsi.

Interviewer – Helen Velissaris

Interviewee/client – Zafiro Parnos

Show notes: Greek transcript (Download PDF) 

Zafiro Parnos wanted to become a teacher in her native Greece, but they wouldn&rsquo;t even let her take the entry test because of her low vision.
Listen to how she was able to follow her career dreams in Australia.
Eye to Eye is Vision Australia&rsquo;s limited in-language podcast series. It aims to give migrants with lived experience the chance to talk about living with blindness and low vision in an adoptive country.
The shows are produced in Hindi, Greek, Sinhalese, Arabic and Farsi.
Interviewer &ndash; Helen Velissaris
Interviewee/client &ndash; Zafiro Parnos
<a href="https://www.visionaustralia.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/Greek%20Transcript%20-%20Eye%20to%20Eye.pdf">Show notes: Greek transcript&nbsp;(Download PDF)</a>&nbsp;

Tackling blindness stigma in migrant communities. Eye to Eye is a podcast series sharing the stories of five migrants with vision loss.

The episodes are produced in Hindi, Greek, Sinhalese, Arabic and Farsi, and tackle the topics of community stigma, perceptions and the struggles of navigating a new country with minimal or no vision.

Eye to Eye showcases what has helped these people lead independent and fulfilling lives in their adopted country: from learning to walk with white canes, using technology like screen readers and electronic magnifiers to navigating the NDIS and government funding.

Vision Australia also offers weekly in-language social support groups for people with low vision or blindness in these languages:
Arabic
Greek
Vietnamese
Mandarin
Italian
Cantonese
Spanish
Polish

The groups are free and conducted over the phone.

Tackling blindness stigma in migrant communities. Eye to Eye is a podcast series sharing the stories of five migrants with vision loss.
The episodes are produced in Hindi, Greek, Sinhalese, Arabic and Farsi, and tackle the topics of community stigma, perceptions and the struggles of navigating a new country with minimal or no vision.
Eye to Eye showcases what has helped these people lead independent and fulfilling lives in their adopted country: from learning to walk with white canes, using technology like screen readers and electronic magnifiers to navigating the NDIS and government funding.
Vision Australia also offers weekly <a href="https://www.visionaustralia.org/community/groups/telelink/programs">in-language social support groups</a> for people with low vision or blindness in these languages:
<ul>
<li>Arabic</li>
<li>Greek</li>
<li>Vietnamese</li>
<li>Mandarin</li>
<li>Italian</li>
<li>Cantonese</li>
<li>Spanish</li>
<li>Polish</li>
</ul>
The groups are free and conducted over the phone.

Eye to Eye

Tackling blindness stigma in migrant communities. Eye to Eye is a podcast series sharing the stories of five migrants with vision loss.

The episodes are produced in Hindi, Greek, Sinhalese, Arabic and Farsi, and tackle the topics of community stigma, perceptions and the struggles of navigating a new country with minimal or no vision.

Eye to Eye showcases what has helped these people lead independent and fulfilling lives in their adopted country: from learning to walk with white canes, using technology like screen readers and electronic magnifiers to navigating the NDIS and government funding.

Vision Australia also offers weekly in-language social support groups for people with low vision or blindness in these languages:
Arabic
Greek
Vietnamese
Mandarin
Italian
Cantonese
Spanish
Polish

The groups are free and conducted over the phone.

For more information, visit www.visionaustralia.org. 

Tackling blindness stigma in migrant communities. Eye to Eye is a podcast series sharing the stories of five migrants with vision loss.
The episodes are produced in Hindi, Greek, Sinhalese, Arabic and Farsi, and tackle the topics of community stigma, perceptions and the struggles of navigating a new country with minimal or no vision.
Eye to Eye showcases what has helped these people lead independent and fulfilling lives in their adopted country: from learning to walk with white canes, using technology like screen readers and electronic magnifiers to navigating the NDIS and government funding.
Vision Australia also offers weekly <a href="https://www.visionaustralia.org/community/groups/telelink/programs">in-language social support groups</a> for people with low vision or blindness in these languages:
<ul>
<li>Arabic</li>
<li>Greek</li>
<li>Vietnamese</li>
<li>Mandarin</li>
<li>Italian</li>
<li>Cantonese</li>
<li>Spanish</li>
<li>Polish</li>
</ul>
The groups are free and conducted over the phone.
For more information, visit <a href="http://www.visionaustralia.org">www.visionaustralia.org</a>.

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