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 838 Week Beginning 29th June 2026
This week Sam catches up with Ben Harrington and Elias Labbos from Travellers Aid as they celebrate Travellers Aid's 100th Birthday. Plus as Sam finishes up on Talking Vision for the moment, he takes some time to say farewell.
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Talking Vision 837 Week Beginning 22nd June 2026
Peter Greco catches up with Vision Australia chief mission officer Chris Edwards to speak about the changes to Vision Australia Radio taking effect on 1 July, including the conclusion of the AM services on the network. You'll also hear from Anushka Singh, coordinator of the podcast See Me Hear Me …
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Talking Vision 836 Week Beginning 15th of June 2026
Sam catches up with Anum Ejaz, a researcher from Curtin University who is looking into the accessibility of visual social media such as Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok etc. You'll also hear from Rachael Leahcar, who is set to appear as the ambassador for this year's Adelaide Disability and Workability…
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Talking Vision 835 Week Beginning 8th of June 2026
We start off this week with a Vision Australia Library update from community engagement coordinator Maureen O'Reilly. Maureen is back to fill us in on some events members can look forward to over the next two months. You'll also hear from Sandra George, Sandra is a member of the national committee…
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Talking Vision 834 Week Beginning 1st of June 2026
Sam catches up with Chris Gross, the creator of AVA, a web based AI companion to assist people living with blindness and low vision. You can find out more about AVA by visiting Chris' QualityLife Collective website. You'll also hear from PhD student Aasha Rose from University of Southern Queenslan…
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Talking Vision 833 Week Beginning 25th of May 2026
Sam speaks to David Woodbridge, blindness product specialist from Humanware, to get an update on the latest assistive technology available later this year for Windows users who are blind or have very low vision. David also speaks about his involvement with the Assistive Technology Round Table conf…
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Talking Vision 832 Week Beginning 18th of May 2026
As part of the conversation around Global Accessibility Awareness Day on Thursday 21 May, Sam speaks to Liz Dalakouras about Vision Australia's new awareness campaign "Accessibility Starts at Home". The campaign highlights the need for home appliances to be more accessible for people who are blind…
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Talking Vision 831 Week Beginning 11th of May 2026
It's a Mother's Day Special episode of Talking Vision this week as we hear from three different mums who are blind or have low vision. Sam takes a look back at some of the conversations he's had with mums from the blind and low vision community over the years, including Wanda Egerton and Anna Dal …
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Talking Vision 830 Week Beginning 4th of May 2026
Sam catches up with community engagement coordinator from the Vision Australia Library, Maureen O'Reilly, to chat about some upcoming events in May as well as some creative writing workshops the library will be running in June. You'll also hear from William Chen, a researcher from Monash Universit…
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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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