Vision Australia Library is a FREE national service for the print disability, blind, and vision impairment communities in Australia.
Melbourne
Joined November 2009
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I might have gotten up at 4:30am today to join an Australian Zoom to hear Alan Baxter & @AaronDries - I do believe I was the only non-Aussie! Haha So much fun! @visionaustralia It was a great way to kick off #Halloween I 🖤 that Timothy stayed in 👻form!
#horror #writing
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Richard Fidler discusses his latest masterwork of historical nonfiction, The Book of Roads and Kingdoms, charting Islam’s fabled Golden Age, on stage with Astrid Edwards. visionaustralia.org/services… @MelbWritersFest
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Get your hands on a copy of Matt Formston: #SurfingInTheDark
The first in our #BigVisions children’s series which focuses on sharing the stories of achievements of people whop are blind or low vision.
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#BookshelfChallenge #VisionAustralia
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Matt Formston: Surfing in the Dark is the first book in a new series from @BerbayBooks and Vision Australia, and John Dickson & Philip Bunting have delivered a vital and accessible book for young readers and educators.
Read our advance review:
booksandpublishing.com.au/ar…
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If you're looking for a fun gift for a loved one, why not send them a large print calendar featuring some of the world's cutest pups?
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#Christmas #presents #2023
ALT The cover of the 2023 Seeeing Eye Dogs calendar featuring two puppies sleeping beside each other.
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The National Book Award winners will be announced tonight! @voxdotcom shares their thoughts on the 2022 finalists.
vox.com/culture/23437466/nat…
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Looking for info on Vision Australia Radio's White Cane Day broadcast sponsored by @Uber_Australia? Visit fb.com/varadionetwork and select the pinned post which has a detailed run down including info on #WhiteStickFest @PlatinumCre8ive or scroll down for our podcast highlights.
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How would you like the chance to win 1 of 10 Amazon Echo Dots with Alexa, thanks to sponsor Amazon? Take part in our listener survey and shape our audio offerings on radio and podcast and for a chance to win. The survey has been extended until Oct 24
Visit varadio.org/listenersurvey
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On the latest episode of Studio 1:
omny.fm/shows/studio1/the-bl…
The Blind Cricket Commentator
We cross to Harare in Zimbabwe to talk to Dean du Plessis,. the world's only blind cricket commentator.
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@dean_plessis
@visionaustralia
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This highlight reel from our 2022 Seeing Eye Dogs graduation ceremony highlight the impact these dogs have in our clients lives.
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Please consider becoming a puppy carer today.
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NASA posts the creepy sound of a black hole.
AI finds evidence of human fires a million years ago.
How do our bodies know to tell us we’re thirsty.
Intrigued? Tune in to Vision Australia Radio for Uncertainty Principal, 9pm Tuesdays (7pm Fridays in SA).
ALT an artists impression of a black hole with old fashioned red alarm clocks floating through outer space.
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To celebrate #ThisGirlCanWeek we've created a podcast series sharing a range of fitness stories from women living with blindness, low vision and disability who have found their preferred method for getting active and involved in their community.
Visit varadio.org
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Big announcement from Vision Australia Radio shortly in regards to how we're celebrating This Girl Can week September 12 to 18. Keep following for more! #thisgirlcanVIC #disability
#blindness #visionimpairment
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Australian audio-only video game made for visually-impaired people - 1News, New Zealand 1news.co.nz/2022/08/30/austr…
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We're so excited to see Melbourne Writers Festival back for 2022. Vision Australia Radio is a media partner to this year's festival, continuing on our years of support for this wonderful Melbourne icon.
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HAPPY INDIGENOUS LITERACY DAY! 🎊😁
Head to ilf.org.au/ILD to celebrate Stories, Cultures and Languages, where you will be taken into the heart of two remote Communities with Jessica Mauboy and Gregg Dreise.
We hope you enjoy celebrating ILD with us! 💙
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Podcast: Vision Australia's Helen Velissaris speaks with Josh Wintersgill from Open Inclusion, a UK-based organisation responsible for the Simply Open Awards.
#disability #inclusion #awards omny.fm/shows/disabilitynews…
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We are delighted to announce the #BookerPrize2022 shortlist, here’s what the judges had to say about the final six. Find out more about the shortlisted books and authors: thebookerprizes.com/the-book…
@ShahidhaBari @hrcastor @amabanckou @mjohnharrison
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By attending one of our information sessions in October, you could win a tour of the Seeing Eye Dogs puppy centre for you and up to four friends or family members! Find out more at the link!
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#PuppyCaring #puppy #dogs
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The team at @VARadioNetwork have been nominated for FOUR awards over the weekend as part of the #CommunityRadioAwards.
We are so proud to help connect over 700,000 listeners per month with programming produced for, and about, the blind and low vision community.
ALT Community Broadcast Award card reading: Best Station production
ALT Community Broadcast Award card reading: Excellence in creative audio
ALT Community Broadcast Award card reading: Excellence in outside broadcasting
ALT Community Broadcast Award card reading: Best online content