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Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  “All Change!”  With Vision Australia Radio’s decision to switch off the Analogue signal for Metropolitan Stations in July we look at the listening; reading and watching habits of our community  We also air some...

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  “Let’s go Shopping!”  Sam and Lizzie are letting loose their inner shopaholic; dusting off the wallet and zipping down the aisles of their favorite local shops - Metaphorically at least.&nbs...

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  “Tenants or Cellmates?”  The NDIA and NDIS talk of Choice and Control, but does this always work for Supported Accommodation?     Lizzie chats with Lee Archer Tristram Peters from Tenant Voic...

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  “What do YOU do?”  This sounds like an innocuous question, often asked at social gatherings and parties - but it can be a sore-point if you have a disability.   Four of our friends talk about their experiences f...

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  “Muchu Piccu”  We chat to, friend of the show, Lily Piccolo about her recent adventures on the Inca Trail in Peru.    Lily talks about the preparation for her journey, some of the adaptations that...

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  “Sunshine (Accessible Weather App)”  Lizzie catches up with Matt Kelsh, an App Designer who champions accessibility for users with a disability.  We look at the development of “Sunshine” a weather app wit...

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  “Live from the Expo – Part 2”  In the second of two live episodes recorded at the ATSA Independent Living Expo in Adelaide, Lizzie and Sam chat to some of the many exhibitors.    Melany Hoyle from the...

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  “Live from the Expo – Part 1”  In the first of two live episodes recorded at the ATSA Independent Living Expo in Adelaide, Lizzie and Sam chat to some of the many exhibitors.    Angela from Quantum RLV sho...

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  “If not me, who else?”  We ask our choir of angels about their experiences of caring for an ill and injured loved one and whether they faced any barriers from the medical or caring profession. &nb...

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  “Olga”  Lizzie and Sam catch up with Olga Mahler, Masseur; Councilor and influencer.  Olga talks about her experience growing up blind in Ukraine and the plight of some of her fellow people with a disability back in...

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  “By Ninja”  Sam decides to spend the day at “Home” and leave things to Lizzie for a change.  In the lead up to International Women’s Day Lizzie catches up with Kathleen Casford, the c...

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  "Outside In" Once more we’re joined by Holly Andrew from Abundabiliteez Productions; along with Matt Tripney.   They talk about their upcoming show at the Adelaide Fringe “Outside I...

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  "Finding Your Tribe”  We explore the challenges of socialising within the wider community as a person with a disability.  Six individuals with a Vision Impairment talk about their experiences, both posi...

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  "Disability and Desire – With Patrick Rory-John”  Patrick Rory-John is a Psychotherapist and Clinical Counsellor. They talk to us about Disability; sexuality and the importance of the correct pronoun. &nbsp...

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  "New Puppy”  By an interesting coincidence a number of friends of the Studio 1 Team have recently acquired a new Guide Dog/Seeing Eye Dog – this includes Lizzie.  So it was time to tlk to Shayne, Vicki and Kirst...

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  "David Williamson”  Sam talks to Vison Australia CEO David Williamson. David was appointed in October; how has he settled in and what lies ahead for Australia's largest agency catering for people with a Vision Impairm...

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  “It's Your Call”  Which phone is best for you?  Is the Iphone still superior to Android when it comes to accessibility?  The Operating System “Debate” is explored with some rather&nbsp...

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  “Elise Lonsdale”  Lizzie catches up with Elise Lonsdale, the founder of DATA Australasia.  They discus access-technology; digital accessibility; and how it impacts education; employment and everyday life. Elise...

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look through a different lens.  On this week’s show  “There's Never Been a Cooler Time to be Blind!”  For International Braille Day (4th January 2026), Lizzie speaks to Aasha Rose about her research.  Aash is doing a PHD into whether Braille literacy leads to high...

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  “Sam and Lizzie’s Year in Review”  Our hosts look back at 2025 and give their top 3 episodes for the year.    Lizzie's top 3:  Annette and Valda (Vision Loss): https://omny.fm/show...

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  “Another Very Studio 1 Christmas”  It's Christmas Eve, if you haven't finished your Christmas shopping... well too bad! Sam and Lizzie are joined by a few friends to look back at Christmas Past and how...

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  “Mr Chips”  Children's Author, David Burston (AKA Mr Chips) talks to Lizzie and Sam about his adventures out at sea and working as an IT adviser at a local school in the mid-1990s – and how...

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  “How Much can you see... Really?”  How often do you get asked “How much can you actually see?” and how do you feel when someone asks you that question?  We asked a few friends this que...

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  “Changing Track”  It’s unusual we release the podcast of a show before it airs, however we have our reasons...  “In a velodrome on the other side of the world, three Australian cyclist...

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  “Annette and Valda”  How can losing sight reshape your identity; relationships; and daily life. We also ask what adaptations people make to rebuild and thrive.    Lizzie talks to two women ab...