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

"TAXI!"

We tackle a subject that is the bane of many Assistance Dog Users, refusal on Taxis or Ride share.  

Lizzie talks to Annette (whom we spoke to last year about her book "Molly and Maple") and Janice. They talk about their many experiences; how that affects them personally and what, they believe, should be the consequences for the drivers.  Lizzie also tells us of some of her experiences.

We then replay an interview conducted by Peter Greco last year with Olivia Barry from 13Cabs where she outlines a new feature in their booking app which MAY provide a solution to the problem.

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 Annette and Janice for sharing their stories.

Thank you once more to Peter Greco for allowing us use of his interview with Olivia Cooper.  You can find the full interview here: https://omny.fm/shows/focal-point/18-dec-2024 (30 min 30 seconds)

You can provide your own feedback to 13Cabs by emailing: [email protected] 

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

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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

"Matt Levy - Leadership and Inclusion"

Sam talks to former Paralympic Swimmer Matt Levy OAM. Matt talks about retirement after the Birmingham Commonwealth Games; and the two self-help ebooks he released late last year.

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 once again to Matt.

You can find links to Matt's books here: https://www.mattlevy.com.au/ 

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

“Serving it up”

We talk to our choir of angels about how they go in the kitchen, some of their greatest successes and most spectacular failures.  Lizzie and Sam also offer their own “Guaranteed to Succeed” recipes.

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 as always to our contributors: Sean; Lily; Stephen; Emma; Carly; Jody and Sammy C. 

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

“World Braille Day”

2025 marks the 200th anniversary of Braille. To mark this occasion we talk to Kelly Phelan, business and fundraising manager for Braille House.  Kelly talks about the role Braille House has, and its long history; as well as her own involvement with the VI and Blind Community.

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 Sean Oliver and Kelly Phelan.

You can find Braille House on the Web: www.braillehouse.org.au

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

“Happy New Year!”

Lizzie and Sam brush off the cobwebs from new years eve and bring you the send holiday special.  We look at the latter half of 2024, and reflect on the return of a certain orange head-of-state to an unnamed superpower…

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

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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

“Christmas 2024”

In the first of two holiday specials, we look back at the highlights of 2024; open up the Bloopers reel and pop the odd Christmas Cracker.

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

“Born to Run”

With a new chapter of Achilles International opening in South Australia, Lizzie and Sam went down to see what it is all about, and we learned about Lizzie’s somewhat unorthodox running technique.

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 Kent Dredge Dennis Lorenzen from Blind Sports SA

You can learn more about Achilles, wherever you are, here: https://www.achillesaustralia.org.au/

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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: 

"Any Questions?"

This week Lizzie and Sam ask each other the standard questions used in their Vox Pop or Choir of Angels. Also we get a special preview of some of the bloopers included in the Christmas and New Years Day specials.

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 our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork  

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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: 

"Maple and Molly"

Lizzie talks to Annette Holden and Barbie Robinson about a new picture book "Maple and Molly - The Guide Dogs who changed Netty's World" 

Barbie talks about the inspirations and the process of writing the book and finding an illustrator. Annette talks about the situations that inspired the book and the decision to retire one guide dog and bring in another.  

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 our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork  

Thank you to Annette and Barbie for the interview.

You can find "Maple and Molly - The Guide Dogs who changed Netty's World" in most book shops, or order from here: https://writingwithlight.com.au/product/molly-and-maple-the-guide-dogs-who-changed-netties-world/ 

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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: 

Blind Teaching the Blind - Sean Oliver

We start out this week's episode with some heart-breaking news from Lizzie.

Then move on to a segment that would not fit in the previous two shows - a chat with Ranjit Jacob from Visitech Magnifiers.  He talks about the range of larger electronic magnifiers on offer.

Next we catch up with Sean Oliver from SPO Solutions and talks about his work teaching people with a severe Vision Impairment how to use technology, and the role technology has had in his life.  

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 our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork  

Resources: 

Visitech Magnifiers: https://visitechmagnifiers.com.au/ 

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.