Talking Vision

The second edition of the popular Big Visions series, Cooking Up a Storm, is now available through all major retailers and the Vision Australia Library.  Sam chats with the star of Cooking Up a Storm, Craig Shanahan, a blind chef from Sydney who is the founder of Blind Chef Cafe in Penrith. Craig is also the winner of a Blind Australian of the Year award for his work promoting inclusion and awareness of disability in the local community. Then after we have a chat with Craig, Frances Keyland is back on the show with a Reader Recommended.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam is joined this week by Sam and Erin, a husband and wife who have started Tantalising Tours, a Melbourne-based business which focuses on accessible tours to enable guests who are blind or have low vision to jump into the world of food and wine. You'll also hear from Vision Australia director of government relations and advocacy Chris Edwards, he's here to chat about Dark Memory Lane, an exhibition coming up on August 11 at the National Gallery of Victoria held in collaboration with Vision Australia to raise public awareness about life after experiencing vision loss.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Sam this week as we chat with the second of our athletes heading to the IBSA Games in Birmingham, taking place in late August. This time it's Sam Byrne, senior member of the men's goalball team the Aussie Storm. After you hear from Sam and Sam, Vision Australia CEO Ron Hooton is back on the show with LEAP participant Cassie, who recently had the chance to be CEO for a day as part of the LEAP work experience open day at Kooyong. Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Julie Neumann is heading to the IBSA Games in Birmingham next month as captain of the history-making women's blind cricket team, she joins Sam on the show this week to chat all about it. Later on this week, Sam catches up with Nick Owen, an engineer and founder of his own engineering consultancy Nuvotion, but most importantly Nick is also running a Telelink webinar on July 17 to let students know all about how they can design and build their own racing car in the Formula SAE Australasia series.  Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam catches up with health and wellness coach Andy Hampson, who is the facilitator of Inspiring a Healthier You, a four part Telelink Zoom webinar series running every Tuesday morning in July. Then later in this week Stella is back with Vision Australia CEO Ron Hooton. Ron has some exciting news about an upcoming 50km hiking trip taking place in March 2024, where a small team of 12 to 15 people hike across the South Island of New Zealand to raise vital funds for Vision Australia.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam is joined this week by Roma Dix, the organiser of an online campaign to support young musicians who are blind or have very low vision to attend the annual Braille Music Camp in Mittagong. After we hear from Roma, Lara from Vision Australia's children and young people team is on the show to chat about Life Ready, a new program designed to give people from age 0 to 25 the best start at life. And finally this week, Stella is back with a new issue of For Your Information, or FYI for short.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam catches up with Dominique Parker, one of the creators of Honeycomb Festival, a game available for download on PC which has been created for players who are blind or have low vision. Then later in the show, Leeanne from the Library is back with another update from the Vision Australia library to let us know all about some upcoming events and new additions to the library catalogue, and in keeping with the book theme Frances joins the show with a Reader Recommended.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here's the latest from our team at Talking Vision. Talking Vision can be found on a number of popular podcast services including but not limited to, Apple, Google, Amazon and Spotify.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We wrap up National Volunteering Month as Sam chats with president of Blind Bats, Paul Szep. Blind Bats is an organisation bringing blind cricket to members of the community with an innovative beeping ball which he's had in development for the past 30 years. Paul has been a volunteer in various capacities for a large amount of his life, and he is a keen advocate for the positive impact volunteers can have in their communities. Then after we chat with Paul, Helen is back with the latest issue of For Your Information (FYI) and Frances wraps things up for this week with a Reader Recommended.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We celebrate a couple of special days on the Talking Vision calendar this week, as mums around the country head into the week after being pampered on Mother's Day this past Sunday, and on Thursday May 18 we focus on Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). To kick off the show Sam catches up with mother of two Deena for Mother's Day. Deena talks about how she and husband Thomas have navigated raising two daughters together as parents who are both blind or have low vision. Then later on in the program we hear from digital access consultant Rosie to celebrate GAAD. She tells us all about the latest digital accessibility survey from Vision Australia, and some priorities that have emerged to improve digital accessibility for the blind and low vision community.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam speaks with Vision Australia director of advocacy and government relations Chris Edwards about the ongoing electric vehicle pedestrian safety survey, which is still open for submissions until May 21. Then later on this week we hear from Dina Bassile. Dina is the founder of Groove Tunes, an accessible music festival which will be taking place at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne on June 3.  After you hear from Dina, Frances is back with a Reader Recommended, and we wrap up with some news and information.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stella is back on the show this week with writer and comedian Jennifer Wong, whose standup comedy show "No Peripheral Vision" is currently touring around the country. Jennifer lives with retinitis pigmentosa, and she loves a pun, so for her the name of the show was a perfect fit. Then later on in the show this week, the Vision Australia Career Start program is still open for applications until May 12. Sam catches up with a current Career Start participant, Georgia Parsonson, to tell us all about her experience over the past year in the program.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We celebrate International Guide Dog Day this week as Jane and Kim from Seeing Eye Dogs join Sam all the way from the International Guide Dog Federation conference in Canada, to celebrate the day and talk about why dog guides are so crucial to the mobility and independence of their owners who are blind or have low vision. Then later in the show Leeanne from the Library is back as well with Tess to chat about all the latest news from the Vision Australia Library, and last but not least we hear from CEO of Blind Citizens Australia, Sally Aurisch, with a wrap up of all the things going on at BCA.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The host becomes the guest as Stella interviews Sam about his experiences at the Australian Grand Prix which took place in Melbourne between March 30 and April 2 this year.  Then later on Sam is back in the interviewer's chair with Nicole Kontos. Nicole is a participant in 100K Your Way, a Vision Australia campaign which sees members of the blind and low vision community walk, run, swim, ride 100km over the month of April, to raise funds for Vision Australia while also keeping fit and active. And finally on the show this week we hear from Helen, the editor of For Your Information (FYI), with a preview of what's in store for subscribers in April.  Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we feature part two of our Last Seen conversations as Sam catches up with UN youth advocate, entrepreneur and public speaker Santiago Velasquez, who joins the show along with artist Kathleen O'Hagan who worked together with Santiago to bring his most cherished visual memories to life. We also celebrate Audio Description Awareness Day which is coming up on April 16, as Vision Australia audio description manager Michael Ward joins the show to chat about a new partnership with the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne, and fills us in on the latest offerings from the world of audio description.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam is joined this week by musician and disability advocate Jane Britt as she discusses her participation in Last Seen, a multisensory art exhibition exploring the most cherished visual memories of 10 Australians who have experienced vision loss. We also hear from Barb Lemin from the Bendigo SES as she tells us about her involvement in the upcoming Vision Australia Bendigo Easter Egg Hunt, and Vision Australia Radio manager Conrad Browne joins the show to have a quick chat about Radiothon which is running from April 1 to 30.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam celebrates the 100 year anniversary of blind cricket with long term player, administrator and volunteer Doug Sloan, who was also one of the main organisers of a 100th anniversary celebration dinner held at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Centre. We also hear from Erik van Vulpen, a senior researcher at La Trobe University who is leading a project to improve the safety and accessibility of autonomous public transport vehicles for people with disability.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We celebrate the official launch of the first Big Visions book, Surfing in the Dark, as Sam catches up with blind surfer and protagonist Matt Formston. Matt joined Talking Vision along with his mum Lorraine to chat about the book but also share some stories from their life together as a family. After we hear from Matt and Lorraine, Helen is back on the show with the latest edition of For Your Information otherwise known as FYI, and to wrap up the show Frances joins us for a Reader Recommended.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a jam packed episode of Talking Vision this week as we hear from ophthalmologist Dr Nathan Kerr and orthoptist Renata de Lazzari, who join Sam to talk about World Glaucoma Week taking place from March 12 to 18. Sam also catches up with a couple of organisations later in the show as first up we hear from Vision Australia's Phil McCarroll with an update of the latest happenings in Vision Australia, and then Vision 2020 CEO Carly Iles pops in for a quick chat about the upcoming Barry Jones Vision Oration on March 22. Then to finally wrap up the show Frances Keyland is back with a Reader Recommended.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talking Vision celebrates International Women's Day on March 8 as Tess Herbert takes over the airwaves to host an all female lineup! You'll hear from Linda Agnew, dean academic from the department of health at Griffith University, the first female professor and dean of faculty in Australia to have lived experience with blindness or low vision. Later on in the program, Tess catches up with Judith Bowtell, a career coach and mentor working as part of Front and Centre, a program to help women and non-binary people with disabilities gain confidence and achieve their career objectives.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.