Talking Vision 773 Week Beginning 24th of March 2025

Sam speaks to Associate Professor Louisa Willoughby, senior lecturer in linguistics at Monash University, about tactile Auslan and a series of workshops run by Monash through a short course for practitioners of Auslan looking to better serve the needs of the deafblind community. We also hear from …

Talking Vision 772 Week Beginning 17th of March 2025

Sam speaks to comedian and slam poet Jeremy Moses, who returns to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2025 with his show 157 Years of Bad Slam Poetry. Naturally it features his poems but also a light hearted discussion around serious topics in his life related to his disability, experie…

Talking Vision 771 Week Beginning 10th of March 2025

Sam speaks to Camuran Albanoi, adult community mental health team leader at Goulburn Valley Health and organiser of a Harmony Day event on March 21. They'll discuss mental health in Australia, and how to better involve and include voices from the wider community including people with disabilities.…

Talking Vision 770 Week Beginning 3rd of March 2025

Sam speaks to Fraser Coast blindness and low vision advocate and fundraising superwoman Joanne Cabot who has, among other things, recently set up the Fraser Coast Blindness and Low Vision Hardship Fund, hosted a screening of the Blind Sea alongside a mini disability expo in the region. Then later …

Talking Vision 769 Week Beginning 24th of February 2025

Sam catches up with Vision 2020 policy and advocacy manager Jonathan Craig to speak about the body's priorities for an incoming federal government following this year's election, regarding the health and wellbeing of the blind and low vision community. We also hear a sneak peek of an interview fro…

Talking Vision 768 Week Beginning 17th of February 2025

This week there's a few things happening around Vision Australia as the Vision Australia Graduate Program is now open for applications until March 31, Sam speaks to equity and inclusion advisor Rachael Ramsdale to find out more. Then we hear from Vision Australia Library manager Sarah Bloedorn, wh…

Talking Vision 767 Week Beginning 10th of February 2025

It's World Radio Day this week on February 13 and to celebrate Sam is catching up with a couple of guests to speak about this year's theme, Radio and Climate Change: A Powerful Tool for Climate Action. Kicking off the show we hear from ABC radio emergency broadcast lead Theresa Rockley-Hogan, who …

Talking Vision 766 Week Beginning 3rd of February 2025

This week Sam speaks to Port Campbell resident Brendan Hyland, member of the Port Campbell Accessible Beaches Project providing equipment and accessible pathways to and from Port Campbell Beach for people with disabilities. After our chat with Brendan, you'll hear from Joseph Friedman who catches …

Talking Vision 765 Week Beginning 27th of January 2025

This week we highlight All Abilities Day at the Australian Open which took place on 21 January at Melbourne Park, featuring world #1s Grace Hobbs and Ross Patterson, who caught up with Sam to chat about their experiences. Then after Grace and Ross we hear from Liz Dalakouras, the editor of Vision …

Talking Vision 764 Week Beginning 20th of January 2025

It's a Midsumma special episode of Talking Vision as we feature two interviews from the live outside broadcast which took place as part of Midsumma Carnival Day on 19 January at the Alexandra Gardens. You'll hear from Sam Colley and Karan Nagrani as they interview trans disabled theatre all rounde…