Talking Vision by Vision Australia Radio
Talking Vision by Vision Australia Radio
Playlist by Talking Vision by Vision Australia RadioLet '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…614 clip(s) in playlist
Talking Vision Week Beginning 15th of December 2025
Sam speaks to Anne Diez, mother of five-year-old Iko. At age two Iko lost his vision due to leukemia but thanks to Vision Australia he's been able to adapt to play and be as active as ever. Iko is one of our Carols ambassadors this year, if you'd like to buy a ticket and head along there's still t…
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Talking Vision 809 Week Beginning 8th of December 2025
We kick off the show with a library update from Vision Australia Library manager Sarah Bloedorn, who gives us a sneak preview of what the library has in store for members in 2026. You'll also hear from singer and songwriter Summer Giddings, who has recently released a single for Christmas entitled…
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Talking Vision 808 Week Beginning 1st of December 2025
Sam welcomes back Santiago Velazquez Hurtado, who is one of six ambassadors for this year's International Day of People with Disability. He talks about his role, the day itself and what days like this can do to raise awareness and provoke positive change for people with disabilities. You'll also h…
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Talking Vision 807 Week Beginning 24th of November 2025
Sam speaks to Kathryn Carey from Impact Institute about their recent Melbourne Disability Expo which wrapped up on Saturday 22 November, as well as the other work Impact is doing in the disability space. You'll also hear from Moonee Valley City Council's Kelly Armstrong, she tells us about an upco…
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Talking Vision 805 Week Beginning 10th of November 2025
This week we celebrate the nine Vision Australia Award winners who received their awards at the recent Vision Australia Annual General Meeting on October 31. You'll hear from all in attendance at the awards with introductions from master of ceremonies Ian Finlayson and chair Bill Jolley.
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Talking Vision 804 Week Beginning 3rd of November 2025
Sam catches up with Vision Australia's manager of radio and audio services, Conrad Browne, about the recent CBAA conference in Hobart and the awards night where Vision Australia Radio picked up three awards, and Peter Greco was added to the community radio honour roll for his three decades of servi…
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Talking Vision 803 Week Beginning 27th of October 2025
Sam speaks to CEO of Bus Stop Films, Tracey Corbin-Matchett about an upcoming disability employment summit that Bus Stop Films has been involved in running, now is its second year. The summit is called Driving Change, taking place over three days on 25-27 November both in Bondi and online, for mem…
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Talking Vision 802 Week Beginning 20th of October 2025
Sam speaks with Associate Professor Tien Huynh from RMIT about her team's research into a new medication using natural proteins to tackle retina-based vision conditions such as macular degeneration. You'll also hear from 2025 Blind Australian of the Year Maurice Gleeson, who recently picked up the…
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Talking Vision 801 Week Beginning 13th of October 2025
This week we celebrate the 2025 Blind Australian of the Year Awards with a range of interviews and speeches featuring Vision Australia Radio's own Jason Gipps, and Blind Australian of the Year MC Karan Nagrani. Jason and Karan take you through the night featuring conversations with Reggie Bird, Ta…
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Talking Vision 800 Week Beginning 6th of October 2025
Talking Vision turns 800! To celebrate Sam takes us on a trip back over the years to feature some of his favourite conversations with people from the blind and low vision community who have made an impact on the world in their own way. We also hear from Wayne Speers from Yarra Trams to tell us abo…
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