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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
On Wednesday 22 May, the Association is hosting an interactive reading time to help Western Australians who are blind or vision impaired take part in the National Simultaneous Storytime.
Thursday 9 May is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), a day dedicated to raising awareness of accessibility on a global scale.
World Glaucoma Week is Sunday 10 – Saturday 16 March 2013.