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…
Talking Vision 763 Week Beginning 13th of January 2025
Sam catches up with Ben Harrington from Travellers' Aid, offering accessibility and mobility services for passengers with disabilities at major stations but also events such as the Australian Open. And speaking of the Open, Action Audio is back for the 5th year in a row to provide an auditory comp…
Talking Vision 762 Week Beginning 6th of January 2025
Sam speaks with music therapist Emily Shanahan following the recent developments around NDIS funding for music and art therapies, and the positive impact it has had and continues to have for people of all ages with disabilities such as blindness or low vision. Then after we hear from Emily, Mauree…
Talking Vision 761 Week Beginning 30th of December 2024
We celebrate World Braille Day on the show this week, with an extra special anniversary in 2025 as this year marks the 200th birthday of braille since Louis Braille innovated the writing system in 1825. Sam kicks off the show speaking to Tristan Clare, chair of the Australian Braille Authority as …
Talking Vision 760 Week Beginning 23rd of December 2024
This week we feature the best of Talking Vision in 2024, with some of Sam's favourite interviews from the year as you sit back on Christmas Day for a holiday special episode of Talking Vision.
Talking Vision 759 Week Beginning 16th of December 2024
Sam speaks with Associate Professor Matthew Butler from Monash University's Faculty of Information Technology and president of Round Table, Sonali Marathe, who tell us about a new series of 3D printing guidelines for educational materials designed to be tactile and accessible to students who are bl…
Talking Vision 758 Week Beginning 9th of December 2024
This week Sam speaks with Dale Pierce and Sharon Taylor, two participants heading along to take part in the Vision Australia Trek for Vision. The trek takes place over five days from April 29 to May 3 2025 on the Abel Tasman track on the South Island of New Zealand, to raise vital funds for Vision…