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Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony Audio Described

Vision Australia’s Audio Description team will make the Opening Ceremony at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games more inclusive than ever. Audio Description paints a verbal picture of all the spectacular visual elements of this moving Ceremony for people who are blind or have low vision.

Best mobile phone for seniors available at Vision Australia

One of Vision Australia's most popular products, the Olitech Easy Mate+, has been recommended as the best phone for seniors by Australia's leading consumer advocacy group Choice.

LATEST FROM THE LIBRARY, March 2018

Easter and Anzac Day opening hours: The Library will close on Thursday 29 March at 5.00pm and reopen on Tuesday 3 April 2018 at 9.00am. The library will also be closed for Anzac Day on Wednesday 25 April. We will endeavour to return your calls as soon as possible.

Meet a Vision Australia Orthoptist

For Vision Australia clients, Meagan Anderson or one of her fellow orthoptists are likely to be the first person from the blindness and low vision service provider they encounter.

Vision Australia's Disability Employment Services

Specialist employment support for people who are blind or have low vision has received a big boost, with Vision Australia awarded a swathe of contracts to provide Disability Employment Services. From 1 July, Vision Australia will extend Disability Employment Services to Parramatta in NSW, Perth in WA, Robina on Queensland's Gold Coast and Dandenong and Geelong in Victoria following a successful tender to the Federal Government.

Perth teams takes a lead on internet accessibility

Vision Australia staff in Perth have taken part in a function designed to make the web more accessible for all. The Web Accessibility Camp featured Microsoft's David Master, who discussed "Inclusive Design: The Future of Accessibility" in his keynote speech.

COLLEEN SHOWS SO MUCH HEART AFTER VISION LOSS

Little more than a year ago, Colleen Ashby was clinging to life, with 14 machines keeping her alive following a heart transplant that robbed her of almost all of her vision. Today, she's weighing up all the opportunities that life with a new heart and low vision has presented as she trains for the Australian Transplant Games later this year.

Bundaberg residents urged to make the most of available supports

Leading blindness and low vision service provider Vision Australia has urged Bundaberg residents living with vision loss to take every step possible to maximise government funding available to them. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has been live in Bundaberg and the surrounding areas since November 2017. The scheme provides participants with packages to fund support services and Vision Australia wants to ensure people from the blind and low vision community are receiving adequate funding.

Kayci makes a splash in the pool and in the saddle

BAIRNSDALE'S Kayci Westwood is a sports star that lets nothing stand in her way. Kayci, 26, who has low vision, has learned to travel to Melbourne on her own with support from Vision Australia, using a long white cane to help her to navigate safely. She has nystagmus, a condition that causes rapid involuntary movements in her eyes, and is triggered by the abnormal function of the part of her brain that controls eye movement.

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