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 

“Recipe for Disaster” 

In an attempt to corner the market in Reality Cooking Radio shows, Studio 1 presents a pilot episode for “Recipe for Disaster” 

Heidi and Lizzie are not the main cooks in their respective households, so the challenge is on – can they prepare a meal using the “Scales Away” cookbook from the National Women's Branch of BCA?   Will the results be edible?   

Join us as we explore life in the kitchen from a Vision Impaired and Blind point of view! 

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: [email protected] or leave comment on the station’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork 

A special thank you to Steven and Heidi.  Also thank you to Kate Cooper for her introduction and special thanks to the National Women’s Branch of Blind Citizens Australia for “Scales Away”   

To find out more about the National Women’s Branch and the cookbook go to: https://www.bca.org.au/branches/national-womens-branch/  

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

(Note: the pictures in the podcast photo may not actually represent the finished product)

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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’s the point in travelling if you can’t see?” 

Lizzie and Sam are packing their bags; stocking up on the travel sickness medication and heading back out on the road.   

Studio 1’s choir of angels once more talk about their experiences travelling around this land of ours and to locations all around the world, and the questions is asked: what’s the point in travelling if you can’t see?  

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: [email protected] or leave comment on the station’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork 

A special thank you to Simon; Maddy; Shaun; Alex; Anthony; Josh and Tory. 

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 

“Camp Abilities Part 2” 

Lizzie talks to Lauren Lieberman, director of Camp Abilities.  Lauren talks about her background; how she started Camp Abilities; and some of the successes.   

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. 

EMAIL: [email protected] or leave comment on the station’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork 

A special thank you to Lauren. 

You can find out more here: https://www.campabilities.org/  

Camp Abilities World: https://campabilitiesworld.com/  

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 

“Camp Abilities Part 1” 

In the first of a two part special, Lizzie talks to Lily Piccolo, an old friend of the show, about her many adventures and her experience as a coach at Camp Abilities in the US.   

Sam also talks about a quick jaunt to Melbourne and opting for priority boarding on the flight there and back again, instead of simply going onto the plane with everyone else. 

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. 

EMAIL: [email protected] or leave comment on the station’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork 

A special thank you to Lilly Piccolo for agreeing to talk to us.  

Camp Abilities: https://www.campabilities.org/ 

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 has the NDIS ever done for us” 

Our choir of angels give their thoughts on the National Disability Insurance Scheme.   

While everyone agrees that it has been, at the very least, useful – many have issues with the bureaucratic hoops that many have to go through, and some of the limitations.   

Meanwhile some also have found work within the framework of 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. 

EMAIL: [email protected] or leave comment on the station’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork 

A special thank you to: Simon; Anthony; Maddy; Alex; Tim; Sarnya; Josh and Tory 

Sky’s the Limit Disability Services: https://www.stlds.com.au/ (facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skysthelimit.disabilityservices/ 

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 

“Eyewear” 

Sam talks to four people with a Vision Impairment about their experiences with eyewear, and the choice to either use contact lenses; or in one case nothing.   

Carolyn also shares her experience with Lense Implant Surgery.   

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. 

EMAIL: [email protected] or leave comment on the station’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork 

A special thank you to: Tim; Heidi; Sarnya and Carolyn.   

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 

“Book Week: With Leslie Heagney from Braille House” 

Lizzie and Sam talk about their favorite books, and the ways they read them.   

Lizzie talks to With Leslie Heagney, from Braille House, about the Dickinson Memorial Literary Competition; Book Week; Braille literacy and Braille House in general. 

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. 

EMAIL: [email protected] or leave comment on the station’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork 

Braille House Dickinson Memorial Literary Competition: https://www.braillehouse.org.au/education/dickinson-memorial-literary-competition-2025?srsltid=AfmBOoprEu486pZoaFdkkkRGgb5TC-Joq84hCzJ7ZtLa27pOk3MmEaff  

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 

“Mobility: Or, How to find Coffee” 

Lizzie and Sam are out on the streets again... well maybe not literally.   

The Choir of Angels is asked how they handle mobility – not just the puppy or the stick - but the apps and software available to stop us from getting hopelessly lost.  

And we find a startling truth; guide dogs have learned to find coffee! 

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. 

EMAIL: [email protected] or leave comment on the station’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork 

Thank you to: Alex; Maddie; Lily; Josh; Tory; Shaun and Anthony.

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 

“50 years of Blind Citizens Australia Part 1 – David Blyth and Bill Jolley” 

It is June 1975: flares are in fashion; the Captain & Tennille are at number 1 on the charts with “Love will keep us together” and the organisation that will one day be called “Blind Citizens Australia” holds its first convention.   

Lizzie and Sam catch up with two men who were there from the start. David and Bill talk about how and why the then “Blind Citizens Foundation” was formed; the people who helped to shape it; and some of the achievements that have affected all our lives over the last 50 years. 

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. 

EMAIL: [email protected] or leave comment on the station’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork 

Thank you to: David and Bill.  Extra thanks to Deb and the board and staff of BCA for helping to make this possible.   

Learn more about BCA's first 50 years and beyond here: https://www.bca.org.au/bcas-rich-50-year-history/ 

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 

"When I Grow Up, with Belinda Wilson"

What are you going to do when you grow up?    

Do the expectations, positive or negative, of family; friends and our support network in general affect what we do with our lives?    

Lizzie and Sam are joined by Vision Australia’s own Belinda Wilson to talk about learned helplessness and how the expectations, or lack of expectations from significant people in the lives of people with a disability can impact an entire lifestyle.   

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. 

EMAIL: [email protected] 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/ 

 

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