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Peter Greco catches up with Vision Australia chief mission officer Chris Edwards to speak about the changes to Vision Australia Radio taking effect on 1 July, including the conclusion of the AM services on the network.
You'll also hear from Anushka Singh, coordinator of the podcast See Me Hear Me as part of the Speak My Language initiative. Sam catches up with Anushka to hear about who can get involved in the podcast, the languages they are looking to focus on and what sort of topics people would like to speak about.
Then finally this week we wrap up with a Telelink chat as Sam speaks with Telelink coordinator Maria Markou, who highlights the upcoming July Special Interest Program and what people can head along to through Telelink in July.
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Sam catches up with Anum Ejaz, a researcher from Curtin University who is looking into the accessibility of visual social media such as Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok etc.
You'll also hear from Rachael Leahcar, who is set to appear as the ambassador for this year's Adelaide Disability and Workability Expo on 26 and 27 June at the Adelaide Showgrounds.
And finally this week, editor of For Your Information Liz Dalakouras is back to give a run down of the latest issue of FYI.
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We start off this week with a Vision Australia Library update from community engagement coordinator Maureen O'Reilly. Maureen is back to fill us in on some events members can look forward to over the next two months.
You'll also hear from Sandra George, Sandra is a member of the national committee at Albinism Fellowship Australia. She has a chat with Sam about International Albinism Awareness Day on June 13, the statistics around albinism and link with blindness and low vision, as well as why the day is so important for raising awareness around albinism in the community.
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Sam catches up with Chris Gross, the creator of AVA, a web based AI companion to assist people living with blindness and low vision. You can find out more about AVA by visiting Chris' QualityLife Collective website.
You'll also hear from PhD student Aasha Rose from University of Southern Queensland, she's back to give us an update on her research into adult braille literacy. Her online survey is almost closed but there's still time, if you would like to take part you can find the survey here.
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Sam speaks to David Woodbridge, blindness product specialist from Humanware, to get an update on the latest assistive technology available later this year for Windows users who are blind or have very low vision.
David also speaks about his involvement with the Assistive Technology Round Table conference in Adelaide, and gives a preview of some topics coming up in future episodes of his podcast.
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As part of the conversation around Global Accessibility Awareness Day on Thursday 21 May, Sam speaks to Liz Dalakouras about Vision Australia's new awareness campaign "Accessibility Starts at Home".
The campaign highlights the need for home appliances to be more accessible for people who are blind or have low vision, and you can check out a series of videos, podcasts and articles on this topic by heading to the landing page.
You'll also hear from Polly Goodwin, who Sam caught up with in 2024 when she was involved in a digital media conference running a workshop to make gaming more accessible and inclusive for the blind and low vision community.
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It's a Mother's Day Special episode of Talking Vision this week as we hear from three different mums who are blind or have low vision.
Sam takes a look back at some of the conversations he's had with mums from the blind and low vision community over the years, including Wanda Egerton and Anna Dal as part of the Mother's Day panel, as well as Deena Morgan.
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Sam catches up with community engagement coordinator from the Vision Australia Library, Maureen O'Reilly, to chat about some upcoming events in May as well as some creative writing workshops the library will be running in June.
You'll also hear from William Chen, a researcher from Monash University undertaking a PhD project around accessible public transport for users who are blind or have low vision.
William is running some workshops to get the public's feedback and why they do (or don't) use public transport, and if you're interested in taking part you can send him an email to find out more.
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This week Sam is in conversation with Maximiliano Guerra Morales, a Chilean disability rights activist, mechanical engineer and coordinator of Orquesta Filarmonica Antena, a 380 person orchestra featuring people of all abilities from his hometown of La Serena.
The orchestra is coming to Australia for the first time in July and Maxi would like to encourage members of the blind and low vision community to buy a ticket for their concert at the Sydney Opera House on 10 July.
To find out more about the orchestra, including the academy of music it was borne out from, you can visit their Instagram page, or to find out more about the event and raise any questions you may have you can get in touch with Maxi.
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Sam speaks to Stephanie Amir, spokesperson from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, about the upcoming Australian census which is taking place on August 11, 2026. Steph tells us about the ways in which this year's census has been made accessible and confidential for all residents who are blind or have low vision.
You'll also hear from Jason Gipps who caught up with Ben Waechter, founder of Adelaide-based disability support service Kyd-X, at the recent Adelaide Independent Living Expo, and Frances is back on the show with an Anzac Day Reader Recommended.
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Sam is joined by Peter and Rohan Rickards as well as Kathy Leitch, three of the people involved in Sensaball, an omnidirectional cane tip designed for white cane users to navigate their surroundings with improved sensitivity and feedback from the cane tip.
You'll also hear from the Vision Australia Radio Adelaide team, who recently interviewed Nathan from SANFL at the Adelaide Independent Living Expo about blind footy, how the game works and how people can get involved and play.
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Sam welcomes back ophthalmologist, remote community outreach worker and First Nations health advocate Dr Kris Rallah-Baker to the show this week.
Kris caught up with us last year to have a chat about his role in the first season of Our Medicine on SBS and NITV, now in its second season, following his work in remote communities of Australia delivering healthcare services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients who are blind or have low vision.
You'll also hear from Cody Butler and Sean Kendrick, two members of the Brisbane-based band Clear Vision. Clear Vision comprises entirely of members who are blind or have low vision, put together in collaboration between Vision Australia, Brisbane City Council and Dotted Beats as part of the Youth Harmony initiative.
They chat with Sam about Clear Vision and Youth Harmony, as well as a gig in June that the Youth Harmony committee (of which they're both members) are putting together.
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Sam catches up with two regulars on the show this week, starting off with Joanne Cabot whose website, Live Well With Vision Loss, is now available for people to visit to find advice and support for people experiencing vision loss at any stage of life.
You'll also hear from Vision Australia Library manager Sarah Bloedorn, she's back with the latest news about some upcoming events at the library, as well as some information about the new ways people can access their favourite books.
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Sam speaks to Monash University researcher Claire Dorling about her PhD addressing the need for an education-based functional vision assessment for children and young people who are blind or have low vision.
You'll also hear from Santiago Velasquez, he's back with Sam to announce his public transport app Hailo has now launched for passengers who are blind or have low vision to make their way around the Melbourne bus network.
If you'd like to find out more about Hailo, Santiago has set up a page with all the info about Hailo's Melbourne pilot, or if you would like to download the app it's now available on the Apple Store or Google Play.
You can also find more info about Hailo through the Hailo pages on Facebook and Instagram.
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Sam welcomes back comedian Jeremy Moses to the show, Jeremy lives with low vision and mobility issues and discusses his disability along with many other topics in his show Hard to Work With, taking place between 26 March and 5 April as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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Sam speaks with musician, disability advocate and writer Skye de Vent, who recently attended ten of the events from the recent Midsumma Festival, Melbourne's premier queer arts and culture festival.
They tell us about what worked and what could be improved in their experience as an audience member living with blindness and mobility restrictions.
You'll also hear from Impact Institute's Kathryn Carey, she's back on the show this week to tell us about an upcoming Disability Expo coming to Cranbourne in late March, and Frances is back with an International Women's Day themed Reader Recommended.
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Sam catches up with Kath Duncan who, among many roles over the years including journalist, researcher, actor, director and more, has more recently became playwright of Specials, a play highlighting real stories of life as a student in Australia's special education system.
Specials will be featuring for one week in late March, between 24 and 29 March at Arts House in North Melbourne, and Kath fills us in on all the details about what people can expect and how they can grab a ticket to head along, including an audio description and tactile tour night on March 27.
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We kick off the show this week with Kelly Schulz from Knowable Me, she's here to chat to Sam about a recent report Knowable Me has released, highlighting issues with disability inclusion and accessibility in Australia's top 200 companies.
You'll also hear from Vision Australia manager of corporate affairs and government relations, Chris Edwards, who tells us about a recent trial into ride share schemes for passengers who are blind or have low vision across all other Australian states and territories outside Victoria, who were the first to implement the scheme earlier this decade.
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We have a special appearance from Peter Greco this week, as he catches up with Mac Bollella from the South Australian Electoral Commission.
With the SA state election taking place on 21 March we get the latest details on how voters who are blind or have low vision can cast their votes confidentially and accessibly.
You'll also hear from music therapist Emily Shanahan, Sam catches up with her to get a recap 12 months on from the developments in music therapy after questions over its place in the NDIS, and the efforts over the last year to advocate and continue providing music therapies to clients with disabilities.
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We have a very special guest on the show this week as Sam speaks with new Vision Australia CEO, David Williamson.
David began his tenure as CEO in October of last year, and just past the three month mark Sam caught up with him to discuss his first three months as CEO, what he's gotten involved with so far and what he's looking forward to in 2026.
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