Frances Keyland presents a Reader Recommended, The Duke and I by romance writer Julia Quinn and part of the Bridgerton series. 

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Your Story Disability Legal Support is a national service specifically established to offer free legal advice to people wishing to make a submission Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of People with Disability (Disability Royal Commission).

We chat with lawyer, Michelle Bowler and the specific ways the service can assist people. 

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Sam Colley chats with Claire Nolan about Vision Australia's youth leadership program  LEAP (Learn Engage, Act, Perform).

The program seeks to enable young people (14 to 17 years of age) who are blind or have low vision to develop skills toward a vocational outcome.

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There are some subjects which are felt to be too awkward or embarrassing to ever get talked about in a straightforward and open way.

Instead, we skirt around them because we think we should know all the facts. Or we suppose that someone else has covered the topic – and much better than we ever could.

Subjects like sex, dating, personal care, style, safety, nutrition, periods, starting a family, having ‘that’ conversation with the kids… you get the idea.

Things we might feel are ‘off limits’.

We know from our community that people really want to know more on these so-called off-limits subjects.

As such, Vision Australia is developing ‘Nothing’s Off Limits’: a series of podcasts where experts and people with lived experience will sit down and discuss the topics we love to avoid but absolutely need to talk about.

And, as the name suggests, nothing will be off limits and you can have your say. Listen to the program and/or visit the Vision Australia Radio web page  here 

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Lawyer and disability activist Graeme Innes AO discusses the new monthly Aira Explorer calls. 

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In celebration of World Sight Day, Felix librarian, Sarah Bloredorn, chats with children’s book writer Susan Gervay about her book The Boy in the Big Blue Glasses.

Sammy has to wear glasses. His parents, teacher, family are happy for Sammy, because life is no longer blurry. So, the great miscommunication begins. The superhero is still heroic, funny, determined as he uses clever tactics and quick thinking to stay on top. But he’s losing his special powers, as he feels no-one hears or sees him at home and at school. Sammy’s self-esteem plummets, until there’s a crisis where Sammy is alone, wearing his big blue glasses.

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Vision Australia's lead technology advisor, Damian McMorrow, chats about  Seeing Eye Dogs upcoming webinar on the role of technology in supporting dog guide mobility. 

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Vision Australia is calling for nominations for its annual awards and we catch up with CEO Ron Hooton on how to nominate someone and the important role the awards play within the blindness and low vision community.

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