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Vision Australia services in Victoria

As Victoria begins to move to a new COVID normal way of operating, we wanted to update you on what this means for Vision Australia. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our priority has been the health and safety of our clients, workforce and the wider community. Now, as government restrictions begin to ease across Victoria, we’re excited to make it easier for you to receive specialist support from Vision Australia.

Vision Australia celebrates 40 years of Telelink

As Vision Australia celebrates 40 years since the introduction of its telephone based group program Telelink, founder Jennifer Gibbons reflects on the progress it has made over the years.

The ORBIT Dataset Project

Advocacy and exercising your rights

You could contribute to the development of an AI algorithm that will assist people who are blind or have low-vision in everyday life.

Vision Australia helps Greg do what he loves

An encounter between Greg and a Vision Australia employee has resulted in the avid woodworker, who is legally blind, teaching others including primary school students his craft.

Australian libraries urged to better support members with dyslexi...

Vision Australia is encouraging libraries across Australia to use Dyslexia Awareness Month to better understand how they can support their members who live with the condition.

The day the LEAP participants were interviewed by a CEO

In early October, our LEAP participants got some real-world experience in a mock interview conducted by Vision Australia CEO Ron Hooton.

All About Employment: Discovering Disability Employment Services

Vision Australia has many resources to help you on your employment journey. In this article, we will explore Vision Australia’s Disability Employment Services (DES).

Royal Commission leaves no doubt systemic issues for blind and lo...

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.

Expression of interest open for Telelink social groups

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.