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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...

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 d...

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  "Work!”  What do you do for a living?  This is often the start of a conversation; however, the workforce creates challenges for People with a Vision Impairment.    Lizzie and Sam talk to six B...

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 II: Another Ride?”  With the much-vaunted changes to the 13 Cabs app, has it really made any difference?  Lizzie and Sam are joined by Kelly Schulz from knowable me to pick apart reality from spin...

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  "Is Ignorance Bliss?”  We ask, is ignorance bliss, or simply another form of discrimination?    Six of our friends talk about how they have been discriminated against or singled out in sometimes st...

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  "Into the Mailbag”  Did you know we have an email address?  Well naturally we mention it a few times during the show.  This week, to celebrate Studio 1’s renewal for the next three years, Liz...

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  "Storm Menzies - ByStorm Beauty”  Lizzie and Sam catch up with Storm Menzies, the founder of By Storm beauty; a set of beauty accessories that make applying cosmetics more accessible.    Studio 1 w...

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  "You don’t look Blind!”  How many times have you been told that you don’t look Blind?  Lizzie and Sam tell their own stories, while a few friends also look at the positive and negatives, whi...

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  "A little Support?" What role do support workers have in your life?  We talk to two support workers who coincidentally have the same name.  The two Meg(h)ans talk about their backgrounds, what got them involv...

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  "Volunteer Radio" For volunteer week, we catch up with Simon and Abby from Vision Australia Radio’s “In Plain Sight” and Shaun Oliver talks about volunteering on live radio.  Studio 1 welcomes an...

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  "Mother's Day" Out come the flowers and chocolates as we celebrate Mother’s day a few days late.    Lisa talks about her experiences as a mum with a Vision Impairment, the challenges and the joys. &nbsp...

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  "Francois and Victoria: Audio Description”  We give you everything you want to know about Audio Description.    Lizzie and Sam are joined by Francois Jacobs, who is one of two Audio Descriptio...

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  "International Guide Dog Day”  For international Guide Dog Day, we ask; what would your dog say... if it could talk?  Thanks to the input of the Dog Guide Handlers Australia Facebook page, we get some a...

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  "All I need is a Miracle”  Though the chances are extremely low, it doesn’t stop some of us from fantasizing what we might do if we woke up one morning without a disability.    This week we a...

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 Faith”  We explore the role of faith in our lives, particularly how it influences our perspective on living with a vision impairment. How does faith shape our outlook, especially when we’re face...

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  "Fashion”  How do you decide what to wear?  Does your vision, or lack thereof, affect the way you dress?     We talk to a friends and find out, is fashion an issue?  Studio 1 welcome...

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  "Peter Archer: Beyond Vision”  Lizzie chats with Peter archer, a support worker who started his own business to provide unique activities to the blind and low vision community. He shares his inspiration for...

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 "Back to School" Three people talk about their experiences in the education system. Vicky started at Townsend House School for Deaf and Blind Children in 1960. She talks about her experiences and the teachers that made the biggest...

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 "Abundabiliteez" Lizzie and Sam catch up with Hollie Andrew, Founder & Operations ​Director for Abundabiliteez Productions. Hollie talks about what inspired her to form Abundabiliteez Productions, and some of her views regardi...

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 "100K" Vision Australia and Vision Australia Radio are conducting their "100k Your Way" fundraising campaign in April.  Sam talks to two of the Ambassadors for the event,.    Dale talks about how he lost his sight;...

Lizzie Eastham presents Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view. On this week’s show "International Women's Day" Lizzie is flying solo this week, giving Sam a poorly deserved week off.   In honour of International Women's Day Lizzie speaks to two blind women who have different but inspiring stories to tell. Studio 1 we...

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 Boy Scout Syndrome" While we always appreciate it when someone offers to help us out, is it possible to be over-helpful?   Our Choir of Angels talks about the times when they have received some unwanted attention fr...

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 "Anne Mok" Anne Mok is an instagrammer who uses her platform to bring awareness to accessible brands in Canada.  Anne talks about her experiences as an Asian with a disability; her diagnosis; and gives some advice to women ab...

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 "I only have Eyes for You" With Valentines Day coming up, Lizzie and Sam dive back into the world of Love and Dating. Our "Choir of Angels" talk about their experience out in the world of dating apps flirting and ambiguous body la...

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 "Lars Bosselmann {European Blind Union)" Lizzie and Sam talk to Lars Bosselmann, Executive Director for the European Blind Union. Lars talks about his own thoughts on access and inclusion; and the slow progress that the EBU has ov...