Welcome to Vision Australia Radio's (VAR) Disability Sport and Recreation Festival (DSRF) 2023 Preview Show. Each year VAR promotes the DSRF by presenting a range of interviews featuring organisers of the annual event, community groups, sporting organisations, and members of the community who are actively involved in sporting and recreation groups.

On this year's show we feature;

• Liz Tesone, CEO of Disability Sport and Recreation
• 'Power Couple' Jason Whiter and Phoebe Jane, who partake in a range of 'blind sports'
• Nicholas Colicchia, Acting Manager, Carer Services, Merri Health, representing Carer Gateway
• Brooke Carter, President of the Victorian Goalball Association
• Claudia Stevenson, member of Achilles Melbourne.

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Does background noise bother you? Peter Greco hears about the latest solutions from Katie Wyatt, Coles Head of Diversity and Inclusion. Coles has expanded its low-sensory shopping experience – Quiet Hour - to five days a week, at a time that better suits many customers and working parents. Reduced sound has been extended for customers from 6:00pm to 7:00pm, Monday through Friday at Coles stores nationally.

More info: Quiet hour in supermarkets

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The Other Film Festival and Arts Access Victoria present Resistance – a free online, accessible film program available for streaming nationally on demand via ACMI’s Cinema 3. To view the program, watch the films and find out more about festival, visit: https://cinema3.acmi.net.au/page/the-other-film-festival/

Resistance is a program of international and Australian films screening until Thursday 7 December. All Resistance films are made by Deaf and Disabled people either as key creatives, collaborators, and/or performers. All films are free to watch, audio described and captioned.

The Other Film Festival (TOFF) is proudly disability-led, with a festival team including Artistic Director Fiona Tuomy who joined Conrad Browne to discuss the festival, the importance of representation and more. As mentioned in the interview, to reserve your place for the in-person and online for the free red carpet event at ACMI, register at: https://www.artsaccess.com.au/whats-on/resistance-red-carpet/

Arts Access Victoria and The Other Film Festival is a sponsor of Vision Australia Radio.

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Shirley Glance OAM, as part of Post-Polio Victoria, has just won the "Focus On Ability Film Award" for the film "Lives Well lived”. Peter Greco hears how this documentary came about.

More info: Focus on Ability

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Nothing could stop Nikki Hind, Australia's first fashion designer who is blind, from following her dream. Peter Greco hears Niki’s story and about her featuring in Vision Australia's next Big Visions book “Dress for Success”.

The book is available for purchase online via the Vision Australia website:

Big Vision Books Nikki Hind - Dress For Success

More about Nikki here: Blindgrit

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In this podcast highlight, 2022 Blind T20 Cricket World Cup Team manager David Penn. The interview coincided with Disability Sport and Recreation Festival 2022.

Vision Australia Radio is proud to have again presented an annual Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Festival broadcast on Friday December 2.

Achilles Melbourne Incorporated is proudly run by volunteers. They are a not-for-profit registered charity with an aim is to increase the participation of people with a disability in physical activities and achieve this by providing training opportunities and sponsorship for members with a disability to fun run events.

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In this podcast highlight, AFL Wheelchair Victorian coach, Matt Morris. The interview coincided with Disability Sport and Recreation Festival 2022.

Vision Australia Radio is proud to have again presented an annual Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Festival broadcast on Friday December 2.

Achilles Melbourne Incorporated is proudly run by volunteers. They are a not-for-profit registered charity with an aim is to increase the participation of people with a disability in physical activities and achieve this by providing training opportunities and sponsorship for members with a disability to fun run events.

Support the show: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.44544356.1310135827.1656889174-1718358749.1627963141

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In this podcast highlight, President of Victorian Goalball Association, Brooke Carter. The interview coincided with Disability Sport and Recreation Festival 2022.

Vision Australia Radio is proud to have again presented an annual Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Festival broadcast on Friday December 2.

Goalball is a sport designed for and played by blind and vision impaired people. It is a fast-paced, indoor sport that relies on hearing. You can learn more via the Vic Goalball website: https://goalball.org.au/

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