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Blind Woman Sues ABC for Discrimination

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 7th July 2015 - A blind woman in NSW is suing the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for failing to provide audio description as part of its regular TV programming. Suzanne Hudson from coastal…

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Campaign for equal access to ABC TV

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 4th October 2012 - Australian blindness and consumer organisations have launched a national campaign to keep an 'audio description' service currently being trialled on ABC TV. And the Not…

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New Directions for Vision Australia as CEO Resigns

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 23rd May 2012 - The long time Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vision Australia, Gerard Menses has resigned in an environment of major fundraising reform in the sector. The Chairman of the Vision…

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Blind Group Claims Foxtel IQ Service is “Discriminatory”

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 15th December 2011 - Peak national consumer body, Blind Citizens Australia, says cable TV supplier Foxtel’s current subscribers who are blind or vision impaired are receiving a second class…

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