Last week a legally blind woman was refused a drink at The Stamford Grand Hotel in Glenelg in Adelaide because “she didn’t have her carer with her”.

On this week’s show Matthew and Sam head to said hotel to see if they can get themselves a drink…

Matthew Layton 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, at the last minute, the guest whom Matthew and Sam had booked decided they didn’t want to come on the show. For two very good reasons.

As a result, Matthew and Sam ended up having a conversation about how blind people are portrayed in the media.

If the only stories out there are about people being ‘devastated’ when they can’t get a drink or are left ‘in tears’ when a taxi driver refuses to pick them up, what does that do for the perception of people living with blindness or low vision in general?

Does this mean they are all permanently angry or upset?

Please get in touch with the show, whether you have experience of any of the issues covered in this episode of Studio 1 or if you think there’s something we should be talking about.

You never know your story and your insight may help somebody else who is dealing with something similar.

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[PHOTO CAPTION: Spoiler alert! A tumbler containing Sam’s rather large Rusty Nail on a table at The Stamford Grand Hotel in Adelaide. Along with his short cane. Folded up.]

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