Talking Vision 704 Week Beginning 27th of November 2023
The Feelix library celebrated 20 years recently, and Sam caught up with acting library manager Sarah Bloedorn to have a chat all about the kits and the impact they've had on the lives of toddlers and young children who are blind or have low vision. Stella is also back on the show speaking with a p…
Talking Vision 703 Week Beginning 20th of November 2023
It's part two of our 40th anniversary special on Talking Vision as this week Sam catches up with John Simpson, a figure central to many corners of the RPH network in the 80s and 90s and well into the 2000s. We also hear a small clip from the launch of the 1179AM frequency on the 19th of August 199…
Talking Vision 702 Week Beginning 13th of November 2023
Vision Australia Radio is turning 40! We're celebrating over the next two weeks by looking back at some historic moments on the air, this week including the first evening broadcast on 22 September 1983 with Stephen Jolley, Ian Beath, Neville Kerr and Elaine Harris. Then later on in the show this w…
Talking Vision 701 Week Beginning 6th of November 2023
Sam speaks with Danielle Gullotta from the Art Gallery of NSW. Danielle is here to tell us all about their Tactile Archibald Prize exhibition, an accessible exhibition for visitors who are blind or have low vision which is touring around Australia in coming months. Then later in the show, we featu…
Vision Australia 2023 AGM Special
Sam Colley presents an hour long AGM Special featuring highlights from the 2023 Vision Australia Annual General Meeting, which took place at 10am on Thursday 26 October at the Vision Australia head office in Kooyong.
Talking Vision 700 Week Beginning 30th of October 2023
It's finally here! We celebrate Talking Vision's 700th episode by taking a walk down memory lane with interviews from Stephen Jolley, Stella Glorie and Sam Colley spanning the past 12 years of Talking Vision.
Talking Vision 699 Week Beginning 23rd of October 2023
Sam is joined by referee, coach and player Sebastian Petrovic to chat about the recent blind football (soccer) series which took place in Melbourne, and spread the word about the sport to clubs and schools around Australia. Then after we hear from Sebastian this week, Sam chats with Lara, Jemma, E…
Talking Vision 698 Week Beginning 16th of October 2023
We celebrate White Cane Day on Talking Vision this week as Sam catches up with Duncan Steward, the owner and founder of Platinum Cre8ive, and Jordan Ashby, volunteer coordinator for Vision Australia in NSW. Duncan and Jordan have both been involved in White Cane Day events over the years, includin…
Talking Vision 697 Week Beginning 9th of October 2023
The third book in the Big Visions series, Dressed for Success, is now available and Stella joins the show this week to chat all about it with the star of the book, fashion designer Nikki Hind, alongside Vision Australia library manager Vildana Praljak. Then after you hear from Stella Nikki and Vil…
Talking Vision 696 Week Beginning 2nd of October 2023