Vision Australia believes the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability should leave schools and education departments no choice but to address systemic educational issues faced by students who are blind or have low vision.
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Vision Australia identified the importance of keeping our clients connected and informed to the best of our ability.
Clients have joined our Telelink programs for a total of 8,211 hours through July to September this year. That’s a 20% increase from the same time last year.
We have three new exciting programs that we are interested in piloting before the end of the year informed by feedback from our clients.
Blind and low vision children from across Brisbane got hands on in a special school holiday woodworking program run by Vision Australia recently.
Vision Australia’s White Cane Day Concert on October 15 will allow people who are blind or have low vision from across Australia and the globe to celebrate the day.

Broadcast on Vision Australia Radio, from 11am-2pm AEDT, the concert will feature shout outs to listeners from a number of special guests, along with performances from a range of well-known artists from Australia and across the globe.
International White Cane Day is set to be bigger than ever in 2020, with big name artists from across the globe coming together for a special concert to mark the day.
Tahnee is stepping out of her comfort zone as she aims to meet 20 strangers a day for 20 days, during her My Vision 20:20 challenge.
Prabath's video series, Power of Heart, is helping to close the gap between sighted and blind communities
The 16th Annual General Meeting of members of Vision Australia Ltd will be held at 3.30pm (AEDT) on Thursday, 29th October 2020. Registration will commence from 3.00pm.
Our LEAP 2020 participants were joined by Chloe Naughton, Melbourne Fashion Festival's chief Fashion Programmer to discuss dressing professionally and stylishly.
Libby is finally in her dream career, but it took years of hard work and dedication to get there.