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

Phillip Deveraux

In the lead-up to the Paralympics in August, we look at the various sports that Athletes with a Vision Impairment complete in or play. This week it is Athletics.

Sam talks to two-time (Seoul and Barcelona) Paralympian Phillip Deveraux. Phil talks about how he lost his sight; his recovery; why he took up Athletics and a lot more.

We also learn that Sam is an old man with a bad hip, and Lizzie has a weak stomach.

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A big thank you to Phil and Susan Deveraux for their help with this show.

Studio 1 would also like to pay tribute to the late Mark Davies.

Vision Australia gratefully acknowledges the support of the Community Broadcasting Foundation for Studio 1.

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