Talking Vision - Vision Australia Radio
Talking Vision - Vision Australia Radio
Vision Australia Radiothon is on now. Donate via www.varadio.org and make a tax deductible donation of $2 or more to support our service to the blind, low vision and print disability community. Let 'Talking Vision' be your national radio reference on blindness and low vision. On this weekly radio program presented by Sam Colley, you’ll hear discussions of issues relating to blindness and low visi…Follow the podcast:
Talking Vision 695 Week Beginning 25th of September 2023
On October 28 the Blind Australian of the Year Awards will be taking place in Brisbane, and Sam is joined by engagement and inclusion manager Marie Bampton from Link Vision, the host of the awards, to have a chat all about them. Nominations for the awards are still open so if you would like to fin…
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Talking Vision 694 Week Beginning 18th of September 2023
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Talking Vision 693 Week Beginning 11th of September 2023
Sam catches up with Tiana, a university student and audio description user from Brisbane. Tiana has started a petition to bring audio description to shows such as Gilmore Girls on Netflix with the potential to expand to other shows and streaming platforms. Then later on this week, Vision Australi…
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Talking Vision 692 Week Beginning 4th of September 2023
It's a special Father's Day edition of Talking Vision this week as we chat with a couple of dads who are blind or have low vision. Sam catches up with president of RPH Australia and father of two James Manders, who gives us an insight into life as a dad with a vision condition, and the adaptations…
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Talking Vision 691 Week Beginning 28th of August 2023
There's some exciting news for travelers on the Melbourne tram network as Yarra Trams is trailing a new mobile app called Navilens, designed to help passengers who are blind or have low vision navigate around the network more safely and accessibly. We also hear from outgoing CEO of Blind Citizens …
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Talking Vision 690 Week Beginning 21st of August 2023
Milos from Kikiriki Games is back on the show this week joining Sam to chat about their latest accessible game, Brave Brain. This is the second game from the Czech developers after releasing To The Dragon Cave last year. After you hear from Milos this week, Sam is joined by a new regular to Talk…
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Talking Vision 689 Week Beginning 14th of August 2023
It's a reunion of sorts on Talking Vision this week as we hear from two familiar voices: Ria Andriani and Stella Glorie. Ria is here to chat with Sam about the difficulties she's faced in being provided utility bills that are accessible and understandable for customers who are blind or have low vi…
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Talking Vision 688 Week Beginning 7th of August 2023
In our final interview leading up to the IBSA Games in Birmingham, Sam speaks with B3 tennis number one Phoebe David who, along with 10 others, will be heading to the Games in just over a week's time. We also hear from director of government relations and advocacy Chris Edwards, he has some exciti…
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Talking Vision 687 Week Beginning 31st of July 2023
Ben Dew from Tennis Australia is on the show this week to chat about the recent National Blind and Low Vision Tennis Championships which took place in Melbourne, we look ahead to the IBSA Games later this month and let people know how they can get involved in blind and low vision tennis at a court …
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Talking Vision 686 Week Beginning 24th of July 2023
The second edition of the popular Big Visions series, Cooking Up a Storm, is now available through all major retailers and the Vision Australia Library. Sam chats with the star of Cooking Up a Storm, Craig Shanahan, a blind chef from Sydney who is the founder of Blind Chef Cafe in Penrith. Craig…
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