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…

Lauren Henley – Blind Australian of the Year 2023

Lizzie chats to the 2023 Blind Australian of the Year, Lauren Henley.  During the interview they cover Lauren’s work in advocacy including the battle for Audio Description on Television and the rights of people over 65 to get NDIS or equivalent services.

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

Resources:

Blind Australian of the Year: https://www.blindaustralianoftheyear.com.au/

Australian Federal Disability Organisation: https://www.afdo.org.au/

Full Interview with Chris Corcoran Available here: https://omny.fm/shows/leisure-link/11-nov-2023 

We would like to thank Lauren Henley and Marie Bampton.  Peter Greco for allowing an excerpt from his interview with Chris Corcoran to be included. 

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some subscribers to the podcast feed might have noticed over 2023 that the podcast releases have been a little sporadic. This was mainly due to Matthew Leyton's life becoming more complicated and him not having the time to devote to the podcasts themselves.

Matthew has always taken pride in the podcasts as he has always aimed to give the subscriber an enhanced experience over the broadcast show. 
With the year rushing headlong into a conclusion and Matthew no longer working with us, I have made the decision to release those episodes he never got around to releasing in their original broadcast form.

This episode Matthew embarks on one of the most treacherous and frightening adventures of his time back in London.... shopping for kitchen electrical.

We all miss Matthew as much as you, the listener, do and of course we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours back in Britain.

Sam Rickard

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some subscribers to the podcast feed might have noticed over 2023 that the podcast releases have been a little sporadic. This was mainly due to Matthew Leyton's life becoming more complicated and him not having the time to devote to the podcasts themselves.

Matthew has always taken pride in the podcasts as he has always aimed to give the subscriber an enhanced experience over the broadcast show. 
With the year rushing headlong into a conclusion and Matthew no longer working with us, I have made the decision to release those episodes he never got around to releasing in their original broadcast form.

This episode Matthew chats once more to his friend Felix at his home in London. 

We all miss Matthew as much as you, the listener, do and of course we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours back in Britain.

Sam Rickard

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some subscribers to the podcast feed might have noticed over 2023 that the podcast releases have been a little sporadic. This was mainly due to Matthew Leyton's life becoming more complicated and him not having the time to devote to the podcasts themselves.

Matthew has always taken pride in the podcasts as he has always aimed to give the subscriber an enhanced experience over the broadcast show. 
With the year rushing headlong into a conclusion and Matthew no longer working with us, I have made the decision to release those episodes he never got around to releasing in their original broadcast form.

In this episode we seek the opinions of our Council of Visionaries about what they think when someone asks "How much can you see?"

We all miss Matthew as much as you, the listener, do and of course we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours back in Britain.

Sam Rickard

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some subscribers to the podcast feed might have noticed over 2023 that the podcast releases have been a little sporadic. This was mainly due to Matthew Leyton's life becoming more complicated and him not having the time to devote to the podcasts themselves.

Matthew has always taken pride in the podcasts as he has always aimed to give the subscriber an enhanced experience over the broadcast show. 
With the year rushing headlong into a conclusion and Matthew no longer working with us, I have made the decision to release those episodes he never got around to releasing in their original broadcast form.

In one of the more controversial episodes Matthew talks about his time in Australia and some of the reasons for heading back home again.

We all miss Matthew as much as you, the listener, do and of course we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours back in Britain.

Sam Rickard

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…

Bill Jolley

Sam talks to the newly elected chair of the Vision Australia Board, Bill Jolley. Bill talks about working for Telstra; his role with the World Blind Union and Vision Australia; and some of his thoughts on where Vision Australia goes from here.

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

We would like to thank Bill Jolley and Conrad Browne

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

Studio 1 airs in Darwin and Adelaide 8pm Wednesdays, and 3pm Wednesdays in other states.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some subscribers to the podcast feed might have noticed over 2023 that the podcast releases have been a little sporadic. This was mainly due to Matthew Leyton's life becoming more complicated and him not having the time to devote to the podcasts themselves.

Matthew has always taken pride in the podcasts as he has always aimed to give the subscriber an enhanced experience over the broadcast show. 
With the year rushing headlong into a conclusion and Matthew no longer working with us, I have made the decision to release those episodes he never got around to releasing in their original broadcast form.

This episode Matthew finally completes the interview he originally had planned with Shannon Davies, Financial literacy.  

We all miss Matthew as much as you, the listener, do and of course we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours back in Britain.

Sam Rickard

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some subscribers to the podcast feed might have noticed over 2023 that the podcast releases have been a little sporadic. This was mainly due to Matthew Leyton's life becoming more complicated and him not having the time to devote to the podcasts themselves.

Matthew has always taken pride in the podcasts as he has always aimed to give the subscriber an enhanced experience over the broadcast show. 

With the year rushing headlong into a conclusion and Matthew no longer working with us, I have made the decision to release those episodes he never got around to releasing in their original broadcast form. 

This episode Matthew talks to Blind Skateboarder Anthony Ferraro.  You can find Anthony's youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@Asfvision 

We all miss Matthew as much as you, the listener, do and of course we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours back in Britain.

Sam Rickard

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

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some subscribers to this podcast feed might have noticed over 2023 that the podcast releases have been a little sporadic. This was mainly due to Matthew Leyton's life becoming more complicated and him not having the time to devote to the podcasts themselves.

Matthew has always taken pride in the podcasts as he has always aimed to give the subscriber an enhanced experience over the broadcast show. 

With the year rushing headlong into a conclusion and Matthew no longer working with us, I have made the decision to release those episodes he never got around to releasing in their original broadcast form. 

This episode looks at the parenting experience, what it is like to have Children with a Vision Impairment when you too are a VI.

We all miss Matthew as much as you, the listener, do and of course we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours back in Britain.

Sam Rickard

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…

The Puppy or the stick?

The aids we choose to help us get around are very personal. This week we ask a few friends what the benefits of using a guide dog are over the simple white cane, and vice versa. 

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

We would like to thank Bill; Alex; Lisa; Cori and Steven for their help with this episode.

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

Studio 1 airs in Darwin and Adelaide 8pm Wednesdays, and 3pm Wednesdays in other states. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.