Podcast appearances and mentions of stella glorie

We say farewell this week but certainly not goodbye forever to Stella Glorie as she finishes up at Vision Australia after 15 years. Sam caught up with her to look back over the 15 years, and share her favourite moments and interviews from her time both on and off air.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's finally here! We celebrate Talking Vision's 700th episode by taking a walk down memory lane with interviews from Stephen Jolley, Stella Glorie and Sam Colley spanning the past 12 years of Talking Vision.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a reunion of sorts on Talking Vision this week as we hear from two familiar voices: Ria Andriani and Stella Glorie. Ria is here to chat with Sam about the difficulties she's faced in being provided utility bills that are accessible and understandable for customers who are blind or have low vision. Then after we hear from Ria, Stella is on the show to give us the latest news and updates from the Vision Australia Library, including some events and programs that are coming up for people to get involved in.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stella Glorie speaks with Cassandra Chiu and Andrew Chew, chair and board member of K9 Assistance based in Singapore, an organisation which launched in 2020 to provide assistance dogs for people with disabilities throughout Singapore. Both Cassandra and Andrew are blind and Cassandra is one of the first Seeing Eye Dog users in Singapore, and they recently visited Vision Australia to gain knowledge and expertise from the Seeing Eye Dogs branch of Vision Australia to bring back to K9. Then later in the program this week Bethany Cody catches up with Brittnee Watson. Both Bethany and Brittnee have tattoos and through their shared lived experience with low vision, they seek to bust the misconceptions and discrimination faced by people from the blind and low vision community who are interested in getting tattoos.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam is joined on the show this week by Darren Britten from ADCET – the Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training, who have recently launched a pair of resources aimed at tertiary educators to improve the lives of students who are blind or have low vision. Then later on this week, Stella Glorie catches up with blind cook, author and Holman Prize winner Penny Melville-Brown to talk about her new book A cook's tour: Baking blind goes global, capturing the highs and lows of Penny's life over the past five years while travelling the world, meeting with world class chefs, and overcoming near tragedy and arduous physical recovery to keep doing what she loves.Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's Talking Vision, Stella Glorie takes the reigns to celebrate Vision Australia Radiothon. She chats to long time avid Vision Australia Radio listener, Sheila. Sheila talks about her involvement in the early days of the station, how it's evolved over the years, her favourite programs and why the service remains as vital as ever for people who are blind like herself. Also on the program, we hear from Vision Australia orthoptist Melissa who discusses the work orthoptists do especially when working with someone with low vision. And Frances Keyland is on the program with a cosy murder Reader Recommended   Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to this special World Braille Day episode of Talking Vision, to start off this week you'll hear a small excerpt from a piece of music called “Follow Me”, a favourite of listeners from past years which comes to us from the annual braille music camp, taking place in Mittagong in New South Wales for both young students and seasoned veterans of braille music alike across Australia. We have an all-braille program lined up today in celebration of World Braille Day, which marks the anniversary of the birth of the inventor of braille, Louis Braille, every 4th of January. You may remember back in 2020 Stella Glorie caught up with Jordie Howell and Micala Schmidt to talk all things braille music, that interview is coming up later in the show, but first Sam catches up with avid braille reader Tess Herbert, who talks about the highlights and challenges of reading as someone who is totally blind, and to finish up today we feature another popular favourite song from the annual Braille Music Camp, "How Lovely are the Messengers". Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thirty Books Stella Glorie and Dani Vee

It's a special milestone edition of Talking Vision this week as we celebrate our 600th show! To celebrate with us on the program Sam begins by catching up with Vision Australia Radio manager Conrad Browne who shares what he enjoys most about the show, and what he's most excited about for Talking Vision and other programs on Vision Australia Radio in the future. Then later on in the program you'll hear from two figures from Talking Vision royalty as Stephen Jolley and Stella Glorie join Sam to take a look back over the last 11 years of Talking Vision, share their fondest memories and talk about why the show has been and continues to be so important for members of the blind and low vision community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a special White Cane Day edition of Talking Vision as Sam catches up with vice president of Blind Citizens Australia Fiona Woods to talk about the upcoming David Blyth Award which will be held on the evening of White Cane Day on October 15. Vision Australia client Ed Tap also joins the show with his orientation and mobility instructor Carolina Canavezzi to talk about the journey they've been on together to improve Ed's independence after he experienced further vision loss. Then to wrap up the show, Stella Glorie pops in for a quick chat about Vision Australia's monthly newsletter For Your Information or FYI. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a special Paralympics-themed episode of Talking Vision this week as Stephen Jolley chats with Scott Nicholas from Paralympics Australia about the Australian paralympic team, the latest achievements from our athletes who are blind or have low vision, and the work Paralympics Australia does more broadly. Then to wrap up the show Sam chats with Stella Glorie about the latest news from the upcoming issue of Vision Australia's monthly newsletter For Your Information or FYI for short. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vision Australia deputy chair Bill Jolley was recently the recipient of a World Blind Union life membership for his services to the blindness and low vision community, he caught up with Vision Extra's Peter Greco for a chat earlier this month and that interview's coming up later in the show. But first, Sam has a quick chat with education services coordinator Claire Nolan about LEAP, a careers and life skills program for students who are blind or have low vision which is opening up for applications very shortly. If you'd like to know more, you can visit the LEAP web page. Then finally Stella Glorie joins the show to chat about the upcoming issue of Vision Australia's monthly newsletter For Your Information, or FYI for short. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak with Michelle Bowler from the Australia wide free legal service Your Story which was established to give advice to people who are interested in sharing their story in the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.   And we chat with Donna Fahie from Vision Australia's Perth office about a regular social group event and other news about the Perth office.   Plus news and information including news from Talking Vision host Stella Glorie.      

In Episode 627, we spoke with Ron McCallum AO about his book, Born at the Right Time.  We bring you this interview again, as Ron will be joining Vision Australia's Stella Glorie for an online conversation next week.  If you would like to register to be a part of this, contact the Vision Australia Library on 1300-654-656, or library@visionaustralia.org.

Happy Birthday to Talking Vision as we celebrate our 500th episode. It’s been almost ten years since the program began in April of 2010 with Stephen Jolley at the helm. We look back on the past ten years with regular guests Jordie Howell, Julie Scott, Peter Greco, Frances Keyland, Stephen Jolley and of course, host, Stella Glorie.

A new podcast series: ‘Don’t Eat the Whole Elephant’ by Vision Australia, is hoping to encourage blind and partially sighted people to focus more on their mental health and general wellbeing.  Brought to fruition by producer Stella Glorie, each episode features VI speakers discussing topics like: problem solving, identity, sleep, and the impact of exercise on mental health. Jane Britt from Vision Australia is one of the contributors for ‘Don’t Eat the Whole Elephant’ and spoke with us about the series and what it means to her. Jane is talking with RNIB Connect Radio’s Simon Pauley. To listen to ‘Don’t Eat The Whole Elephant’ visit: [https://radio.visionaustralia.org/podcasts/wellbeingpodcastseries](https://radio.visionaustralia.org/podcasts/wellbeingpodcastseries) (Photo shows a man dropped onto one knee his arm around a cream Labrador as the dog reaches up to gently lick his ear)

In this week's programme, we hear from Sally Ulrisch, acting State Coordinator for NSW/ACT, with Blind Citizens Australia.  She informs us of a very interesting project to get people "Life Ready".  Also, an interesting talk with Stella Glorie, from Vision Australia about a podcast series she has produced focusing on issues related to well-being for people who are blind or vision impaired.

At a loss to describe the surreal and traumatic experience of losing his vision, Martin gives a droll summation of the initial weeks of his vision loss as “an interesting place to be” as though he had found himself in a screwball comedy predicament rather than faced with a permanent disability. Through conversations with Martin, host Stella Glorie learns that this is a typical Martin self-effacing and understated comment. But behind this, is a deep-thinking and thoughtful man who is coming to terms with his vision loss and what this now means for him and his family. In this podcast series we take an in depth look at a year in the life of Martin Wright, who lost his vision in November 2016. Martin takes us through the changes and challenges he’s dealing with and we get to know Martin, his wife, Pat, his family and learn about how his vision loss has impacted on his life.   Episode 4 Pat, talks about the day Martin lost his vision. Martin chats about his faith and we meet their backyard chickens.

At a loss to describe the surreal and traumatic experience of losing his vision, Martin gives a droll summation of the initial weeks of his vision loss as “an interesting place to be” as though he had found himself in a screwball comedy predicament rather than faced with a permanent disability. Through conversations with Martin, host Stella Glorie learns that this is a typical Martin self-effacing and understated comment. But behind this, is a deep-thinking and thoughtful man who is coming to terms with his vision loss and what this now means for him and his family. In this podcast series we take an in depth look at a year in the life of Martin Wright, who lost his vision in November 2016. Martin takes us through the changes and challenges he’s dealing with and we get to know Martin, his wife, Pat, his family and learn about how his vision loss has impacted on his life.   Episode 5 Martin takes us for a walk with his white cane. He describes how he uses this mobility tool and we encountered all the sights and sounds along with him. We chat with Orientation and Mobility specialist, Luke Price, on the independence a white cane can give someone.

At a loss to describe the surreal and traumatic experience of losing his vision, Martin gives a droll summation of the initial weeks of his vision loss as “an interesting place to be” as though he had found himself in a screwball comedy predicament rather than faced with a permanent disability. Through conversations with Martin, host Stella Glorie learns that this is a typical Martin self-effacing and understated comment. But behind this, is a deep-thinking and thoughtful man who is coming to terms with his vision loss and what this now means for him and his family. In this podcast series we take an in depth look at a year in the life of Martin Wright, who lost his vision in November 2016. Martin takes us through the changes and challenges he’s dealing with and we get to know Martin, his wife, Pat, his family and learn about how his vision loss has impacted on his life.   Episode 6 In this, our final episode, we take a look back since Martin first lost his sight. Martin discusses how he has adapted to vision loss and reflects on his achievements and his overall resilience as well as the elements he still struggles with.

At a loss to describe the surreal and traumatic experience of losing his vision, Martin gives a droll summation of the initial weeks of his vision loss as “an interesting place to be” as though he had found himself in a screwball comedy predicament rather than faced with a permanent disability. Through conversations with Martin, host Stella Glorie learns that this is a typical Martin self-effacing and understated comment. But behind this, is a deep-thinking and thoughtful man who is coming to terms with his vision loss and what this now means for him and his family. In this podcast series we take an in depth look at a year in the life of Martin Wright, who lost his vision in November 2016. Martin takes us through the changes and challenges he's dealing with and we get to know Martin, his wife, Pat, his family and learn about how his vision loss has impacted on his life.   Episode 1 Martin takes us through the extraordinary story of losing his vision while driving home after taking his wife to hospital. He talks about his life before vision loss and the subsequent changes.

At a loss to describe the surreal and traumatic experience of losing his vision, Martin gives a droll summation of the initial weeks of his vision loss as “an interesting place to be” as though he had found himself in a screwball comedy predicament rather than faced with a permanent disability. Through conversations with Martin, host Stella Glorie learns that this is a typical Martin self-effacing and understated comment. But behind this, is a deep-thinking and thoughtful man who is coming to terms with his vision loss and what this now means for him and his family. In this podcast series we take an in depth look at a year in the life of Martin Wright, who lost his vision in November 2016. Martin takes us through the changes and challenges he’s dealing with and we get to know Martin, his wife, Pat, his family and learn about how his vision loss has impacted on his life.   Episode 2 Martin chats about the freedom that comes from a white cane and how his grandchildren have adapted his vision loss into their games.

At a loss to describe the surreal and traumatic experience of losing his vision, Martin gives a droll summation of the initial weeks of his vision loss as “an interesting place to be” as though he had found himself in a screwball comedy predicament rather than faced with a permanent disability. Through conversations with Martin, host Stella Glorie learns that this is a typical Martin self-effacing and understated comment. But behind this, is a deep-thinking and thoughtful man who is coming to terms with his vision loss and what this now means for him and his family. In this podcast series we take an in depth look at a year in the life of Martin Wright, who lost his vision in November 2016. Martin takes us through the changes and challenges he’s dealing with and we get to know Martin, his wife, Pat, his family and learn about how his vision loss has impacted on his life.   Episode 3 Martin and his wife Pat try a cruise. Martin talks about giving up driving and the pressure of looking after his grand-kids when he can’t see them.

This week, tune in to the joy of braille and music with our most popular show of the year, the 2017 National Braille Music Camp. Every year in late June, blind music students and their mentors from around Australia come together for the National Braille Music Camp at Mittagong in the New South Wales Southern Highlands. One of the camp leaders Jordie Howell, co-hosts this program with Stella Glorie in which they speak with two camp participants and play some of the music created during the week of celebration and fun learning.

This week, tune in to the joy of braille and music with our most popular show of the year, the  National Braille Music Camp. Every year in late June, blind music students and their mentors from around Australia come together for the National Braille Music Camp at Mittagong in the New South Wales Southern Highlands. One of the camp leaders Jordie Howell, co-hosts this program with Stella Glorie in which they speak with two camp participants, and play some of the music created during the week of celebration and fun learning.

January 26th is Australia Day, a  day that is marked by community and family events, reflections on Australian history, official community awards, and citizenship ceremonies welcoming new members of the Australian community. Michael Abjoujundi was welcomed as an Australian citizen six years after fleeing his worn torn country of Syria. Michael has Stargardt's disease and he recalls arriving in Australia with ‘no English, no family and no vision.'  His story is one of great courage and over-coming adversity both as an asylum seeker and a person with low vision.   He speaks with Stella Glorie about his life in Syria, his journey and settlement into Australian life as and his life at present and his plans for the future.

This week, tune in to the joy of braille and music with our most popular show of the year, the 2015 National Braille Music Camp. Every year in late June, blind music students and their mentors from around Australia come together for the National Braille Music Camp at Mittagong in the New South Wales Southern Highlands. One of the camp leaders Jordie Howell, co-hosts this program with Stella Glorie in which they speak with two camp participants and play some of the music created during the week of celebration and fun learning. 

Edition 282 for the week of 24th August 2015. This week, Stella Glorie speaks with Leah Van Poppel, the newly appointed CEO of Blind Citizens Australia (BCA). With the BCA is celebrating its 40th anniversary and the upcoming conference in Perth in October, it's an exciting time for the organisation. Also on the program, vocational consultant with Vision Australia Belinda Wilson talks about the organisation's Further Education Bursaries. Friend and blindness advocate Stephen Jolley discusses his petition lobbying the government around audio description on free to air television. Let Talking Vision be your national radio reference on blindness and low vision. A Vision Australia Radio production, it is broadcast nationally each week on over 25 RPH and other community stations.

Edition 271 for the week of 8th June 2015 On this week's program Stella Glorie has an enjoyable and illuminating conversation with Dr Lauren Ayton, Bionic Eye Clinical Research Team Leader at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Melbourne, and trial participant Dr Dianne Ashworth for an update on the latest bionic eye research developments. This Saturday, June 13th 2015 is the inaugural International Albinism awareness day and Dr Shari Parker from the Albinism Australia Fellowship discusses how the day came into being. While at times a more sobering and confronting conversation the day's ultimate aim is one of celebration and solidarity. Let Talking Vision be your national radio reference on blindness and low vision. A Vision Australia Radio production, it is broadcast nationally each week on over 25 RPH and other community stations.

Edition 270 for the week of 3rd June 2015 On this week's program Stella Glorie speaks with Doug Sloane OAM, President of Blind Golf Australia, about the Blind Golf Nationals held in Adelaide at the end of May, and there's some news about an upcoming sponsorship development with Vision Australia. Also on the program, sighted volunteer caddy/guide Dave Collins discusses his involvement in the event. Then, a quick chat with Janene Sadhu from Blind Sports and Recreation (BSRV) about its new walking program, Looking Both Ways. There is also a 'reader recommended' with Frances Keyland. Let Talking Vision be your national radio reference on blindness and low vision. A Vision Australia Radio production, it is broadcast nationally each week on over 25 RPH and other community stations.

Edition 269 for the week of 25th May 2015 This week is Macular Degeneration week and Peter Greco speaks with June Campbell who was diagnosed with the condition many years ago. Also in the program Peter is introducing Stella Glorie, client communications advisor at Vision Australia and soon to be the new producer and presenter of Talking Vision. Also Frances Keyland will present reader recommended. Let Talking Vision be your national radio reference on blindness and low vision. A Vision Australia Radio production, it is broadcast nationally each week on over 25 RPH and other community stations.