Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

On this week’s show

NAIDOC Week – Derryn Ross

For NAIDOC week we are heading into the Red Centre of Australia, Derryn Ross talks about life from and Blind Indigenous Point of View.

While Vision Loss Support specialist Mellissa Shand talks about her role in the lives of people just like Derryn. 

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A big thank you to: Derryn Ross and Melissa Shand.  Thank you as well to  Sekinda Senan for helping us to set up the interview.

We found out about the history of NAIDOS Week here: https://www.naidoc.org.au/about/history

In this show we played segments from the Saltwater Band; Yothu Yindi and Dr G. 

On this NAIDOC week Studio 1 wishes to pay our respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Vision Australia gratefully acknowledges the support of the Community Broadcasting Foundation for Studio 1.

Studio 1 airs in Darwin and Adelaide 8pm Wednesdays, and 3pm Wednesdays in other states.