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 vision, stories of inspiration and achievement from people living with vision loss, find out how you can access services from Vision Australia and how you can get involved in assisting Vision Australia to assist people who are blind or have low vision to life the life they choose. We welcome your comments and suggestions: talkingvision@visionaustralia.org

Let 'Talking Vision' be your national radio reference on blindness and low vision. On this weekly radio program presented by Sam Colley, you&rsquo;ll hear discussions of issues relating to blindness and low vision, stories of inspiration and achievement from people living with vision loss, find out how you can access services from Vision Australia and how you can get involved in assisting Vision Australia to assist people who are blind or have low vision to life the life they choose. We welcome your comments and suggestions: <a href="mailto:talkingvision@visionaustralia.org">talkingvision@visionaustralia.org</a>

Let \'Talking Vision\' be your national radio reference on blindness and low vision.

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 vision, stories of inspiration and achievement from people living with vision loss, find out how you can access services from Vision Australia and how you can get involved in assisting Vision Australia to assist people who are blind or have low vision to life the life they choose. We welcome your comments and suggestions: talkingvision@visionaustralia.org

Vision Australia Radiothon is on now. Donate via <a href="http://www.varadio.org">www.varadio.org</a> 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 vision, stories of inspiration and achievement from people living with vision loss, find out how you can access services from Vision Australia and how you can get involved in assisting Vision Australia to assist people who are blind or have low vision to life the life they choose. We welcome your comments and suggestions: <a href="mailto:talkingvision@visionaustralia.org">talkingvision@visionaustralia.org</a>

Talking Vision 696 Week Beginning 2nd of October 2023

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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 University undertaking a PhD project around accessible public transport for users who are blind or have low vision.

William is running some workshops to get the public's feedback and why they do (or don't) use public transport, and if you're interested in taking part you can send him an email to find out more.

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 University undertaking a PhD project around accessible public transport for users who are blind or have low vision.
William is running some workshops to get the public's feedback and why they do (or don't) use public transport, and if you're interested in taking part you can <a href="mailto:Hanmin.Chen@monash.edu">send him an email</a> to find out more.

Talking Vision 830 Week Beginning 4th of May 2026

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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 for the first time in July and Maxi would like to encourage members of the blind and low vision community to buy a ticket for their concert at the Sydney Opera House on 10 July.

To find out more about the orchestra, including the academy of music it was borne out from, you can visit their Instagram page, or to find out more about the event and raise any questions you may have you can get in touch with Maxi.

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 for the first time in July and Maxi would like to encourage members of the blind and low vision community to buy a ticket for their concert at the Sydney Opera House on 10 July.
To find out more about the orchestra, including the academy of music it was borne out from, you can <a href="https://www.instagram.com/academia.pac?igsh=dHJuNTBiNWg2MHEw">visit their Instagram page</a>, or to find out more about the event and raise any questions you may have you can <a href="mailto:maxi_12_g@hotmail.com">get in touch with Maxi</a>.

Talking Vision 829 Week Beginning 27th of April 2026

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Sam speaks to Stephanie Amir, spokesperson from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, about the upcoming Australian census which is taking place on August 11, 2026. Steph tells us about the ways in which this year's census has been made accessible and confidential for all residents who are blind or have low vision.

You'll also hear from Jason Gipps who caught up with Ben Waechter, founder of Adelaide-based disability support service Kyd-X, at the recent Adelaide Independent Living Expo, and Frances is back on the show with an Anzac Day Reader Recommended.

Sam speaks to Stephanie Amir, spokesperson from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, about the upcoming Australian census which is taking place on August 11, 2026. Steph tells us about the ways in which this year's census has been made accessible and confidential for all residents who are blind or have low vision.
You'll also hear from Jason Gipps who caught up with Ben Waechter, founder of Adelaide-based disability support service Kyd-X, at the recent Adelaide Independent Living Expo, and Frances is back on the show with an Anzac Day Reader Recommended.

Talking Vision 828 Week Beginning 20th of April 2026

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/fa7924ac-d4fd-4bff-b1b4-ac7f006dda87/clips/116fa85b-af36-44e0-934f-b4340045f74c/transcript

Talking Vision 696 Week Beginning 2nd of October 2023

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