In Plain Sight by Vision Australia Radio
In Plain Sight
Playlist by In Plain Sight by Vision Australia RadioIn Plain Sight, hosted by Simon Chong and produced by Andrew Williams, is a program where we highlight the incredible stories of people who are making a positive impact in the community and disability…101 clip(s) in playlist
Lily: Author & disability advocate passionate about inclusion
Lilly is a super impressive young person, who has already written her first book “Blossom, and is now preparing for an upcoming documentary and her entry into the Focus on Ability Film Festival. As a WA Youth Awards finalist 2024 & 2025 lily proudly, & boldly uses her voice to create change. …
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Kyra Culloton: - actively making change, & demonstrating great leadership
Kyra Cullton is a recent participant of the CPActive Changemakers leadership program conducted by the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Australia. The 12 week CPActive program aims to bring people together to make Australia more inclusive, whilst developing young leaders advocating for change. This dynamic…
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Mel Stephens: Storytelling, Advocacy and Living Life Without Limits
There's far more to Mel Stephens than first meets the eye. Mel is a passionate storyteller, disability advocate and content creator who is blind, sharing her life, experiences and adventures with audiences across Australia and beyond. Living in regional Victoria, Mel describes herself simply: *"I'm…
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Martin Stewart: Advocacy with Blind Citizens Australia
Introducing Martin Stewart a long term campaigner, activist & advocate of rights and needs for people who are blind. Martin was born blind and in 2002 was seriously injured an horrific public transport accident. In his current role at Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) as the National Individual Advo…
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Deafblind Week 2026 & Deafblind WA
Join us this week as we celebrate the lives and stories of Deafblind Western Australians. Simon and Andrew have a chat with Linni Oliver and Jason Rowland from Deafblind WA (DBWA) to help us celebrate and acknowledge Deafblind Awareness Week which runs from June 22nd to the 28th. This year's theme…
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My Mate Matt - An Active Community Member
This week we enjoyed the company of Matt Spencer, a well respected member of the Blind Community in Perth. We really appreciate learning about such positive and active people, and to be able to share their stories with you. Matt is one of those wonderful people who is actively involved in many aspe…
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Leadership in Plain Sight
This week on In Plain Sight we have compiled a very special show to highlight some of the prominent people who have featured in Simon’s life who have demonstrated leadership and acted as role-models, within the Blind Community in Perth and beyond. We start the program with a fresh conversation wit…
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Young leaders finding their voices with Emma Vardy
This week we have the pleasure of talking with Emma Vardy, who has recently participated in the Young Leaders program conducted and organised by DeafBlind Western Australians (DBWA). Emma describes the complexities of becoming a leader and exploring one's own internal leadership. She proudly illust…
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Blind Leading the Way with Ben Rowe
This week we present a special program in collaboration with Blind Sports WA, featuring Ben Rowe, Executive officer at Blind Sports WA. Simon was moved and inspired by a recent BSWA podcast by Ben called "How do we perceive ourselves as blind or vision impaired?" This episode serves as a clip show …
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Digital Accessibility with Glenn Wilson
This week on In Plain Sight we had the pleasure of interviewing Glenn Wilson a Digital Accessibility Analyst for the Centre for Accessibility Australia. Glenn discusses his background as an educator in fields including computing and manual arts, and how that serves as a scaffold to his current role…
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