Between the cracks
Award winning Tasmanian Artist Duncan Meerding always had a passion for creating.
Category: Stories of Independence
Reunited thanks to VisAbility – a long lost friendship
Reunion stories can be so uplifting, when people meet as friends, form strong bonds, but then circumstances mean they lose touch before meeting again. At VisAbility we have our own reunion story with an unusual twist. Holiday program As a child Marija Clark, Social Worker at VisAbility, participated in school holiday programs held by the…
Trail Blazer
Eve is legally blind and has Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Only four years ago Eve couldn’t walk two kilometers without falling over. Now she is planning walking through some of Tasmania’s most rugged and breath taking scenery
VisAbility to Welcome New Chief Executive Officer
VisAbility is delighted to announce that its Board of Directors has appointed Elizabeth Barnes as Chief Executive Officer. Commenting on the appointment, VisAbility Board Chair, Debbie Schaffer OAM said, “as a highly experienced executive in the health and community services sector, Elizabeth will bring significant strategic capability to the role. She has held multiple executive…
Why Occupational Therapy?
If you love working with children, in a fun dynamic environment, why not join our Hobart team?
Who’s who in Early Childhood Intervention
VisAbility’s Manager of Therapy Services Seb Della Maddalena explores what it means to be an Early Childhood Intervention professional, and how this is changing with the roll out of the NDIS. Disability professional service providers typically employ allied health professionals (therapists) from backgrounds in occupational therapy, speech pathology, and physiotherapy. Therapists working in Early Childhood…
Seven tips to empower you to use public transport
Are you a young person with vision impairment? Have you thought about your future beyond school? Your ability to move confidently and safely in and around the community as a person with vision impairment will empower you for the rest of your life. Whether that be attending TAFE, university, going to work, getting to the…
A great production – our Sensory Stories project takes shape
Reading is one of life’s great pleasures. There are so many benefits introducing books to children at a young age. However, for youngsters who are vision impaired or blind, it can be difficult finding books which they can truly appreciate and enjoy. VisAbility recently secured a Telethon Grant from the Channel 7 Telethon Trust to…
How the ‘power of positivity’ helped Harrison through cancer of the optic-nerve
Harrison Fry’s nickname is ‘Head-banger’ – given to him by his friends because of his love of the rock group ACDC. He plays bass guitar and enjoys singing. The 22-year-old is studying at North Metropolitan TAFE for a Certificate III in Library Information Services. He enjoys research, reading online and technology and has aspirations to…
Outgoing CEO Dr Clare Allen looks back on her time at VisAbility
As we say farewell to our outgoing Chief Executive Officer (CEO), we want to say thank-you to Dr Clare Allen. She’s leaving us to take up a new appointment in South Australia after six-and-a-half-years with us. She departs VisAbility soon after the organisation has secured the HESTA Award for Outstanding Organisation and an Australian Institute…