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Taxi funding extended for Queenslanders with disability
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A 12-month extension to the Queensland Taxi Subsidy Scheme (TSS) for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants has been welcomed by Vision Australia, but further clarity is still needed around funding for disability support services.
What’s your superpower?
Have you heard about those ‘I’m a mum, so what’s your superpower’ mugs? My kids haven’t, I’ve been waiting for mine for almost two decades now. I think I should have one that says, ‘I’m a mum and I can change a dirty nappy without the lights on, so what’s your superpower’.
Makeup advice for the blind and low vision community
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Makeup is an important part of life for many women and can be a powerful tool in allowing them to express themselves and build their self-confidence.
Labor makes major audio description commitment
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Vision Australia has welcomed the Labor Party's commitment to introducing audio description on the ABC and SBS through an election commitment to increase funding the two public broadcasters.
Vision Australia letter to Hon Michael McCormack MP on electric v...
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Vision Australia has again written to Minister for Infrastructure,Transport and Regional Development Hon Michael McCormack MP to ask if minimum sound requirements for electric vehicles are a government priority.
Norma is getting her life back on track
For almost 30 years, Norma lived with the knowledge that she would lose her vision to glaucoma.
Library loan times increasing
Vision Australia Library clients will now get to enjoy loaned audio books and download braille books for six months, and increase on the current two month loan time, from May 6 2019.
Accessible information about the 2019 federal election
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There will be a federal election on Saturday 18 May 2019.
How to disclose blindness or low vision to an employer
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For people who are blind or have low vision, having the initial discussion about their vision with an employer can often create feelings of confusion and anxiety.