John Milham, Podcast host and Community Engagement from the Kintsugi podcast, spoke openly with Peter Greco about surviving the crippling grief of losing his childhood sweetheart and beloved wife to how he survived and later thrived. At the same time, he completely changed his life's direction and identity while raising his three young children.

More here: Kintsugi Heroes

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Sam caught up with Samara Cunningham, artistic director of (it's no) drama, a theatre company based in South Gippsland with a focus on accessibility and inclusion for performers with disabilities.

Samara is here to tell us about an upcoming program to train and educate other staff in the region to make their companies more accessible for members who are blind or have low vision.

You'll also hear about their upcoming production, Melt, taking place in November at the Leongatha Town Hall.

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The Vision Australia Santa Fun Run is coming up in a few weeks' time, heading to Melbourne on 23 November and Sydney on 30 November. 

The Santa Fun Run is a great opportunity for families to join together and get into the spirit of Christmas, while raising vital funds for Vision Australia's services enriching the lives of children and young people who are blind or have low vision.

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Peter Greco catches up with Vanessa Papastavros, National Program Manager for Speak My Language. Speak My Language (Disability) involves hundreds of people from culturally diverse communities talking about living well with a disability.

Through podcast and radio, this program harnesses the power of storytelling to share the personal experiences, skills and talents of people living with a disability.

Vanessa was keen to get people with disabilities and speak a language other than English involved in their podcast series.

More here: Speak My Language

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Madeleine Ruskin, from the Community Team at Spoony, chats with peter Greco about the recently launched App, Spoony. The App has now been updated to be compatible with Android. Spoony is a safe and supportive space designed especially for your neurospicy, chronically ill, disabled, uniquely wonderful self - making social connection, dating, safe and accessible.

More here: Spoony

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Sam catches up with Vanessa Papastavros from the Ethnic Communities Council of NSW, who joins the show to tell us about Speak My Language.

Speak My Language is a national podcast and radio program harnessing the power of storytelling to share the experiences, skills and talents of people living with disabilities, and thanks to a recent funding boost they are looking for new participants to share their stories in a series of video and audio projects.

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Last week on Talking Vision Sam caught up with a favourite of ours on the show, Karan Nagrani, to talk about the upcoming Blind Australian of the Year Awards in Brisbane on 26 October, where Karan will be MC.

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Former Big Brother winner and crowd favorite, Reggie Sorensen will be welcoming guests on this years red carpet at the Blind Australian of the Year Awards Gala 2024.

Celebrate the achievements of people living with blindness or low vision at the 2024 Link Vision Blind Australian of the Year Awards Gala dinner, Saturday October 26 at the Amora Hotel, Brisbane.

An uplifting, inclusive and memorable evening for the whole family.

Half-price tickets are available for those living with low vision and blindness, and their companions (Ts and Cs apply).

Visit: https://blindaustralianoftheyear.com.au/tickets/ for tickets and more info.

Vision Australia Radio is a proud media partner to the 2024 Blind Australian of the Year Awards Gala.

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Disability Advocate – Blind Content Creator and Influencer –  Karan has had an extensive career in the corporate world as a marketer, graphic designer and video creator, in a career spanning almost two decades. He is also blind.

Diagnosed at Eleven with Usher Syndrome, a rare degenerative and incurable condition leading to complete blindness, and hearing loss, Karan’s perspective is very unique. He speaks to Peter Greco in this Vision Australia Radio podcast. 

Celebrate the achievements of people living with blindness or low vision at the 2024 Link Vision Blind Australian of the Year Awards Gala dinner, Saturday October 26 at the Amora Hotel, Brisbane.

An uplifting, inclusive and memorable evening for the whole family.

Half-price tickets are available for those living with low vision and blindness, and their companions (Ts and Cs apply).

Visit: https://blindaustralianoftheyear.com.au/tickets/ for tickets and more info.

Vision Australia Radio is a proud media partner to the 2024 Blind Australian of the Year Awards Gala.

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Peter Greco catches up with Aaron Chia, CEO Guide Dogs SA and NT, and hears about his recent Government House visit, World Sight Day and International White Cane Day.

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