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Talking Vision is Vision Australia Radio’s flagship program, discussing the latest news and issues from a blindness and low vision perspective. The International Blind Sports Federation Games are coming up in late August, and in the first of a small series of interviews with athletes heading to the Games, Sam had the great pleasure of catching up with captain of the women’s blind cricket team, Julie Neumann.

Talking Vision is Vision Australia Radio’s flagship program, discussing the latest news and issues from a blindness and low vision perspective.

On the program this week Sam is joined by health and wellness coach Andy Hampson. Andy is the founder of the Inspire Network, a community-based organisation focused on helping participants improve their health and wellness.

The partnership between Vision Australia Radio and the Melbourne Writers Festival continued this year with the broadcasting of high-profile author interviews, social media interactions and the ongoing accessible program formatting.

Vision Australia and Blind Low Vision NZ have partnered to launch a ground-breaking e-commerce platform.

The interactive events share real people’s every-day stories and their honing of alternative senses, and the way they learn to use assistive technology and life hacks to facilitate a new-found independence.

Kia ora! Vision Australia is trekking off to beautiful New Zealand and leading the charge is the organisation’s most well-known Kiwi, CEO Ron Hooten.

Warm up with a fabulous Australian book from the Vision Australia Library this winter.

When Michael turned sixteen, he graduated from the backyard to join a blind cricket team, a move he describes as ‘life changing”.