Other funding options

The benefits system, such as Centrelink and Department of Human Services, can be complicated. We have created resources to help you navigate the system.

A range of funding options are available to people who are blind or have low vision to access equipment and technology they may not be able to afford.

There are a range of transport entitlements people who are blind or have low vision may be eligible for.

Each year, Vision Australia awards Further Education Bursaries to a select number of students who are blind or have low vision.

The NSW Spectacles Program supports some people to access government funded glasses.

We are funded by the Queensland Government Department of Education, Specialist Disability Support in School (SDSS) program to provide specialised support and services in schools.