Talking Vision by Vision Australia Radio
Talking Vision by 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…Social links:
Talking Vision 829 Week Beginning 27th of April 2026
This week Sam is in conversation with Maximiliano Guerra Morales, a Chilean disability rights activist, mechanical engineer and coordinator of Orquesta Filarmonica Antena, a 380 person orchestra featuring people of all abilities from his hometown of La Serena. The orchestra is coming to Australia …
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Talking Vision 828 Week Beginning 20th of April 2026
Sam speaks to Stephanie Amir, spokesperson from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, about the upcoming Australian census which is taking place on August 11, 2026. Steph tells us about the ways in which this year's census has been made accessible and confidential for all residents who are blind or …
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Talking Vision 827 Week Beginning 13th of April 2026
Sam is joined by Peter and Rohan Rickards as well as Kathy Leitch, three of the people involved in Sensaball, an omnidirectional cane tip designed for white cane users to navigate their surroundings with improved sensitivity and feedback from the cane tip. You'll also hear from the Vision Australi…
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Talking Vision 826 Week Beginning 6th of April 2026
Sam welcomes back ophthalmologist, remote community outreach worker and First Nations health advocate Dr Kris Rallah-Baker to the show this week. Kris caught up with us last year to have a chat about his role in the first season of Our Medicine on SBS and NITV, now in its second season, following …
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Talking Vision 825 Week Beginning 30th of March 2026
Sam catches up with two regulars on the show this week, starting off with Joanne Cabot whose website, Live Well With Vision Loss, is now available for people to visit to find advice and support for people experiencing vision loss at any stage of life. You'll also hear from Vision Australia Library…
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Talking Vision 824 Week Beginning 23rd of March 2026
Sam speaks to Monash University researcher Claire Dorling about her PhD addressing the need for an education-based functional vision assessment for children and young people who are blind or have low vision. You'll also hear from Santiago Velasquez, he's back with Sam to announce his public transp…
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Talking Vision 823 for Week Beginning 16th of March 2026
Sam welcomes back comedian Jeremy Moses to the show, Jeremy lives with low vision and mobility issues and discusses his disability along with many other topics in his show Hard to Work With, taking place between 26 March and 5 April as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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Talking Vision 822 Week Beginning 9th of March 2026
Sam speaks with musician, disability advocate and writer Skye de Vent, who recently attended ten of the events from the recent Midsumma Festival, Melbourne's premier queer arts and culture festival. They tell us about what worked and what could be improved in their experience as an audience member…
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Talking Vision 821 Week Beginning 2nd of March 2026
Sam catches up with Kath Duncan who, among many roles over the years including journalist, researcher, actor, director and more, has more recently became playwright of Specials, a play highlighting real stories of life as a student in Australia's special education system. Specials will be featurin…
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Talking Vision 820 Week Beginning 23rd of February 2026
We kick off the show this week with Kelly Schulz from Knowable Me, she's here to chat to Sam about a recent report Knowable Me has released, highlighting issues with disability inclusion and accessibility in Australia's top 200 companies. You'll also hear from Vision Australia manager of corporate…
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