Interview Highlights from Vision Australia Radio

In this podcast highlight, Simon Hemming of Money Sense Lending joins Vision Australia Radio presenter Peter Greco to share practical mortgage information with our listeners. This is intended to be the first of many regular conversations on Peter’s program.

The information provided is general in nature and does not take into account individual circumstances. Vision Australia Radio encourages listeners to seek independent advi...

Bev Walker shares some of her life story with Peter Greco. Bev lost her sight later in life and has shown great determination, resilience, and persistence. She took on assistive technology, using the Envoy for reading and the Ray-Ban meta glasses enabling her independence. Bev shares peer support with the "check in and chat" program from Vision Australia.

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 In this interview highlight, recorded during Vision Australia Radio’s live broadcast from the Adelaide ATSA Independent Living Expo, Jason chats with Ben Waechter, Managing Director of KYD-X, about why inclusive design and lived experience are at the heart of everything the organisation does.

Ben shares how KYD-X began after his son Harry was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and how the lack of accessible information and ...

In this interview highlight, recorded during Vision Australia Radio’s live broadcast from the Adelaide Independent Living Expo, Jason speaks with Christina Wyatt, Professional Practice Advisor Aged Care at Occupational Therapy Australia, following her seminar “Support at Home: What Have We Learnt from the First 6 Months?”

Christina explains the role of occupational therapists and how they support people to engage ...

In this interview highlight, recorded at the Adelaide Independent Living Expo, the team chat with Nathan from SANFL about blind and low vision football and the inclusive programs making Aussie rules accessible to more people.

Nathan explains how modified footies with high‑visibility colour and a built‑in buzzing sound allow players who are blind or have low vision to track the ball during play. He shares how the technology has evol...

In this interview highlight, recorded at the Adelaide Independent Living Expo, the team chat with Deb from Boccia Australia about the fast‑growing, inclusive sport of Boccia. Deb explains how boccia differs from bocce, how the sport can be played by people of all abilities, and why it is just as strategic and competitive as it is social.

We hear about boccia in South Australia, local club opportunities, and how players with very li...

In this interview highlight, we speak with Jono Nguyen from One Culture Support Services at the Adelaide ATSA Independent Living Expo. Jono shares how One Culture delivers inclusive and competitive powerchair sport programs, including powerchair football and powerchair hockey, designed for people who use powered wheelchairs for everyday mobility.

Jono explains how powerchair football adapts the world game, with four-a-side matches ...