Talking Vision 659 Week Beginning 9th of January 2023

To kick off the new year it's a special episode of Talking Vision as Stella presents the rich and interesting history of the audible pedestrian button in Australia, featuring the Power House Museum's documentary Push to Walk: A People's History of the Pedestrian Button You'll hear from John Jacobs, the producer of Push to Walk, as well as Vision Australia's own Bill Jolley, who had a major role to play in the implementation of the button, which has of course had a huge impact on accessibility and mobility for the blind and low vision community.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.

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Let 'Talking Vision' be your national radio reference on blindness and low vision. On this weekly radio program presented by Sam Colley, you’ll hear discussions of issues relating to blindness and low vision, stories of inspiration and achievement from people living with vision loss, find out how you can access services from Vision Australia and how you can get involved in assisting Vision Australia to assist people who are blind or have low vision to life the life they choose. We welcome your comments and suggestions: [email protected]