In this edition of Talking Vision, Stephen Jolley joins us and talks to Karen Wollfe about employment. Karen is an internationally-renowned careers counselor and consultant, who recently spent three months in Australia.
This week we celebrate National Volunteer Week. This year’s theme is Give Happy: Live Happy - based upon research that suggests volunteers are happier as a result of their altruistic efforts.
Volunteers have always been at the heart of Vision Australia and are absolutely critical to the services offered to people who are blind or have low vision.
Today we hear about how the international blind and low vision community is working together on a number of initiatives, to improve the lives of the people who are blind or have low vision across the world, including Australia.
With the help of our supporters Vision Australia give’s families like Kaylah’s the skills and knowledge they need to help their child develop into a happy and confident little person.
Twenty six clients between the ages of five and seventeen generously volunteered their time to Vision Australia at our Enfield centre in early March.
A tactile quilt, lovingly created by the Illawarra quilters, is a firm favourite with Eleanor Hall from West Wollongong.
In commemoration of ANZAC Day, Talking Vision speaks to veteran, Elton Reid.
“As a family, we love being able to spend time with our children reading books and talking about a story. Sometimes to make story time fun, we change the words around,” says Jackie Agostinho, mum to four-year-old Aston who has low vision.
In this week’s edition we hear from, Oxfam Trailwalker, Peter Edwards. Emma Whitfield talks about a driving experience day that she has set up in memory of her brother Angus Suttor. And, Toby Sullivan shares his experience of what it is like to be behind the wheel as a blind driver.