Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

On this week’s show

“Annette and Valda”

How can losing sight reshape your identity; relationships; and daily life. We also ask what adaptations people make to rebuild and thrive.

Lizzie talks to two women about how losing their sight changed their lives; how their connections to family and friends enabled them to recover; and how that has affected their lives going forward.

Studio 1 welcomes any input from our listeners. If you have any experience or thoughts about issues covered in this episode or believe there is something we should be talking about.

You may also be interested in joining our choir of angels and telling your story.

EMAIL: studio1@visionaustralia.org or leave comment on the station’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork

A special thank you to Valda and Annette.

This program was made possible with support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation. Find out more at https://cbf.org.au/

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Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

On this week’s show

“Public Transport”

Many people take a drivers license for granted, as well as free access to a motor vehicle. This is not the case for people who are Blind or have Low Vision. Lizzie and Sam look at the pros and cons of various public transport types, as well as asking the Choir of Angles their experiences.

Studio 1 welcomes any input from our listeners. If you have any experience or thoughts about issues covered in this episode or believe there is something we should be talking about.

You may also be interested in joining our choir of angels and telling your story.

EMAIL: studio1@visionaustralia.org or leave comment on the station’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork

A special thank you to: Tim; Maddie; Sammy C; Sarnya and Stephen

This program was made possible with support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation. Find out more at https://cbf.org.au/

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Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

On this week’s show

“What NOT to do on the Internet”

Friend of the show Shayne Allen, comes back to talk a little of his day job; and give some advice on what NOT to do when confronted with threats to your online security. Lizzie and Sam also discuss some of their experiences and look at some of the more worrying aspects of Artificial Intelligence.

Studio 1 welcomes any input from our listeners. If you have any experience or thoughts about issues covered in this episode or believe there is something we should be talking about.

You may also be interested in joining our choir of angels and telling your story.

EMAIL: studio1@visionaustralia.org or leave comment on the station’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork

This program was made possible with support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation. Find out more at https://cbf.org.au/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

On this week’s show

“Taking Care of Business”

Have you ever thought about going out and creating your own business? Lizzie talks to three people who have done exactly that.

Shianne talks about her motivations for becoming a mentor and taking the next steps into attaining an ABN and creating a business. Steven Kemp found getting into paid work not just hard, but demoralising – he therefore started his own massage therapy business.

And taking things closer to home: Steven Eastham, Lizzie’s husband, has created his own lawnmowing business.

Studio 1 welcomes any input from our listeners. If you have any experience or thoughts about issues covered in this episode or believe there is something we should be talking about.

You may also be interested in joining our choir of angels and telling your story.

EMAIL: studio1@visionaustralia.org or leave comment on the station’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork

A special thank you to Shianne; Steven and Steven.

Useful Links:

Shianne Durdin Vison Impairment Support Coach: https://shiannedurdin.github.io/Vision-Impairment-Support-Coach/

Steven Kemp Massage: https://www.mymassagekneads.com.au/

Steven Eastham’s Lawn Mowing facebook page (Work in Progress): https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583167510553

This program was made possible with support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation. Find out more at https://cbf.org.au/

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Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

On this week’s show

“Tell me what you REALLY think!”

Lizzie and Sam are joined by Dr Chrissy Antonopoulos, the founder of Beyond Bias Consulting.

Dr Chrissy talks about how unconscious bias can affect large elements of our lives: whether it be in a social context; in the workplace; or even obtaining services through government agencies like the NDIS.

Studio 1 welcomes any input from our listeners. If you have any experience or thoughts about issues covered in this episode or believe there is something we should be talking about.

You may also be interested in joining our choir of angels and telling your story.

EMAIL: studio1@visionaustralia.org or leave comment on the station’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork

Thank you to Dr Chrissy Antonopoulos for some rather insightful, if somewhat unsettling, observations. Also to Peter Greco for introducing us.

Beyond Bias Consulting: https://www.beyondbias.com.au/

This program was made possible with support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation. Find out more at https://cbf.org.au/

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Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

On this week’s show

“If it seems to good to be true...”

Sam talks to Jayde Richmond from the National Anti-Scam Centre.

During the conversation they talk about who can fall victim to scams (Hint: basically anyone) and the people and groups that run these scams.

They also look at how to spot a scam, and what to do about it.

Studio 1 welcomes any input from our listeners. If you have any experience or thoughts about issues covered in this episode or believe there is something we should be talking about.

You may also be interested in joining our choir of angels and telling your story.

EMAIL: studio1@visionaustralia.org or leave comment on the station’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork

A special thank you to Jayde; Elika and Fiona from the National Anti-Scam Centre; and to Jason Gipps for all his legwork.

To learn more about the subjects covered in in this episode go to: https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/

This program was made possible with support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation. Find out more at https://cbf.org.au/

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Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

This week’s episode is dedicated to Mark Davies and Kieran Modra; two Paralympian who left us way too soon.

On this week’s show

“The Winner is... Sydeny!”

With the 25th anniversary of the Sydney 2000 Paralympics being celebrated at the Sydney Opera House on 18th October, we talk to three Paralympians about their experiences in the lead up to the Games; and during the event itself.

We also look ahead to Brisbane 2032.

Anthony Clarke is a Five-Time Paralympian. You can find out more about him here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Clarke_(judoka)

Jodi Willis-Roberts competed in both Goalball and Athletics over six Paralympics; you can learn more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodi_Willis-Roberts

Malcolm Bennett competed in Sydney 2000 and Athens 2014 as a Middle Distance Runner with Cerebral Palsy. Find out mere here: https://www.paralympic.org/malcolm-bennett

You can learn more about he athletes this show is dedicated to here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Davies_(athlete)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kieran_Modra

Studio 1 welcomes any input from our listeners. If you have any experience or thoughts about issues covered in this episode or believe there is something we should be talking about.

You may also be interested in joining our choir of angels and telling your story.

EMAIL: studio1@visionaustralia.org or leave comment on the station’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork

This program was made possible with support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation. Find out more at https://cbf.org.au/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

On this week’s show

“Ski for Light”

Lizzie talks to the president of “Ski for Light” Julie Coppens and one of the athletes Anthony Nelson about cross country skiing; teamwork and inspiring Vision Impaired and Blind People to inspire others.

Studio 1 welcomes any input from our listeners. If you have any experience or thoughts about issues covered in this episode or believe there is something we should be talking about.

You may also be interested in joining our choir of angels and telling your story.

EMAIL: studio1@visionaustralia.org or leave comment on the station’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork

A special thank you to Julie and Anthony..

You can find out more about Ski For Light Here: https://www.sfl.org/

This program was made possible with support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation. Find out more at https://cbf.org.au/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.