Australians have a great respect and love for sport, however new research reveals 56% of West Australians (approximately 1.2 million West Australians) agree there is not enough representation of people living with a disability in sport.

To champion inclusivity on and off the court, Mastercard Ambassador and former world No.8 singles tennis player Alicia Molik took to the court wearing simulation glasses – playing with two blind and low vision (BLV) tennis champions – to simulate the game from the perspective of a person living with a vision impairment.

Here Alicia speaks to Vision Sports presenter Matt Lee about her experiences and why awareness of blind tennis is so important.

After launching globally, Mastercard is launching Touch Cards this year in Australia – three individual cards (debit, credit, prepaid) – each with unique notches to help blind and low-vision Mastercard cardholders distinguish their cards.

Keep listening to Vision Australia Radio for more on this and our AO Radio simulcast across the Australian Open.  

Photo: Alicia Molik shakes hands over the net of a tennis court with Courtney Webeck, BLV tennis player and campaign spokesperson

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