Interview Highlights from Vision Australia Radio

Dec 11 2024 100 ep. 15 mins 2
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Featuring interview highlights, bonus content and more from across Vision Australia Radio.

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Interview Highlight: Ned Brewer-Maiga VC of the Australian Blind Cricket Team

Dec 11 2024 12 mins  
In this Interview Highlight, Peter Greco hears all about Australia's clean sweep of the Blind Ashes from Ned Brewer-Maiga, vice captain of the Australian Blind Cricket Team. Together they discuss some of the various rules and strategies involved in playing the game.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interview Highlight: Fiona Donaldson - accessible travel specialist

Dec 10 2024 9 mins  
Fiona Donaldson, Advocate and specialist in the accessible travel sphere, called for the Federal Government to make 2025 the year of accessible travel. Peter Greco discusses some of the the reasons with Fiona in this interview highlight. More info: Supported Travel ExperiencesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interview Highlight: Maureen O'Reilley - VA Library

Dec 10 2024 14 mins  
With key dates for ordering braille books before Christmas coming up, Maureen O Reilly, from the Vision Australia Library, fills in Peter Greco with the details. Also new information regarding accessing books online and news about a series of workshops for budding writers. More info: Vision Australia LibrarySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Celebrating 200 Years of Braille: Nathan Stocking, Seeing Hands

Dec 08 2024 14 mins  
In this podcast, Peter Greco speaks to Nathan Stocking, from Seeing Hands (https://seeinghands.org/) with news on dictionaries that are accessible on braille displays and now available in a number of languages. You can access the dictionaries here: https://projects.seeinghands.org/dictionary/. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott Steensma, Brimbank Writers and Readers Festival 2025

Dec 08 2024 10 mins  
Get ready to unleash your creativity! In this episode, Vision Australia Radio’s Community Engagement Coordinator, Jason Gipps, chats with Scott Steensma from the Brimbank Writers and Readers Festival 2025. They delve into the festival’s highlights, including the much-anticipated Microfiction Competition. Are you part of the Brimbank community or a Vision Australia Radio

Interview Highlight: Tony Doyle - poet; author; musician

Dec 07 2024 13 mins  
Peter Greco catches up with Tony Doyle who has recently published his collection of poems, Vistas and Visions of a Blind Man. These poems will entertain, challenge, amuse and perhaps even shock you. Some of them take a critical look at modern life, recent cultural changes and possible future scenarios. Tony also had his voice generated via Artificial Intelligence to read a few of h

Interview Highlight: Keith McVilly - DWRBV

Dec 04 2024 8 mins  
Sam speaks with Keith McVilly, member of the Disability Worker Registration Board of Victoria, who are currently conducting public consultation on disability registration standards which is open for input and feedback until 13 December. To find out more about the consultation make sure to check out the interview here or you can head to the Victorian Disability Worker Commission web

Interview Highlight: Janene Sadhu and Michael Janes

Dec 04 2024 15 mins  
In the lead up to the Vision Australia Carols by Candlelight on December 24, Sam caught up with two audio description users, Janene and Michael, who followed the 2023 Carols live at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl assisted by audio description devices available at the venue. Hear about their experiences with audio description both at the Carols and elsewhere in the theatre and on TV, a

Interview Highlight: Neville Houghton - Finance Facts

Dec 01 2024 10 mins  
Neville Houghton has spent 60 years as a CPA and member of the Australian Society of Certified Public Accountants and today offers financial advice to Vision Australia Radio listeners. This week Neville wraps up his finance tips for the year. Please note that advice within this podcast is of a general nature only and individual circumstances will mean different results for individu

Interview Highlight: Ian Clements - Top Blokes Foundation

Nov 27 2024 12 mins  
After losing his vision as a young man Ian Clements wasn't sure what to do next, but an interest in social work and mentoring sparked a new career running a series of talks and workshops for boys and young men in the Hunter Valley region as part of the Top Blokes Foundation. Hear from Ian as he catches up with Sam on Talking Vision to chat about his journey to where he is today, an