June 2016 marked a significant milestone for Cliff Jackson, as the 91 year-old celebrated his 20th anniversary of volunteering with Vision Australia.
At today’s Annual General Meeting the following people were recognised with a Vision Australia Award for their service and support of the blindness and low vision community.
Landon is a typical seven-year-old boy who loves spending time with his friends, building worlds in Minecraft and playing baseball. He is a member of the Under 8’s Mets Viking team with the Mets Baseball Club in Catherine Field, NSW.
Vision Australia has today launched See Like Me, a campaign to showcase the incredible things people with low vision are achieving as part of this week’s World Sight Day and International White Cane Day.
Vision Australia would like to hear from you about how accessible you think the voting experience was at the recent federal election, and whether you have any recommendations for improving this service. Your experiences will be used to inform our submission to the Inquiry, and help to promote the voting rights of the blindness and low vision community.
Vision Australia’s 11th Annual General Meeting was held at 11.00am (AEDT) on Thursday, 29 October 2015 in Melbourne at 454 Glenferrie Road, Kooyong, Victoria.
Australians who are blind or have low vision are the first in the world to benefit from the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled through the symbolic exchange of book titles between Vision Australia and CNIB (Canada).
Vision Australia client, staff member and fashionista Vildana, shares her very cool yet practical tips on how to dress with flare and style.
It is time for people with disability to be given a voice within the Australian parliament and to reflect the diversity of the community whom our parliamentarians represent.
Tickets for Vision Australia’s 79th Carols by Candlelight will go on sale today from Ticketmaster.