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18 Aug |
There’s no broadcast reform ‘breakthrough’ without audio descriptionWith Government yet to strike a deal on its broadcast reform, now is the perfect opportunity to make television inclusive and accessible to all Australians by making provisions for audio description. |
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10 Aug |
New study shows urgent action is needed to tackle global blindnessVision 2020 Australia is calling on the Government to step up eye health development programs in light of a new study that found 89 per cent of people with blindness and vision impairment live in low- and middle-income countries. |
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18 Jul |
Event Showcases Rising Stars in Eye Health and Vision CareRising Stars in Eye Health and Vision Care, an initiative of Vision 2020 Australia and its member organisations, will showcase the sector’s leading early-career professionals to parliamentarians and policy decision makers. |
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10 Jul |
An initiative to stop Australians with diabetes going needlessly blindThis National Diabetes Week, Vision 2020 Australia is calling on the Australian Government to invest in the prevention of diabetes-related eye disease – the leading cause of avoidable vision loss among working-aged Australians. |
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06 Jul |
Call to raise vital funds for medical eye researchEvery year in Australia, more than 1,600 children are diagnosed with significant vision impairment – an average of four children a day whose lives will change forever. |
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03 Jul |
Vision 2020 Australia welcomes aged care workforce reportVision 2020 Australia welcomes the important recommendations made in the recently tabled Senate Committee report on the future of the aged care workforce. |
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21 Jun |
Senator Lisa Singh is an eye health and vision care championVision 2020 Australia applauds Senator Lisa Singh for championing eye health and vision care development programs in the Senate’s recent Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee. |
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21 Jun |
Changes to copyright law ends Australia’s ‘book famine’Vision 2020 Australia commends the passage of the Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures Bill 2017), which will give people who are blind or vision impaired significantly greater access to books and other copyright material. |
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15 Jun |
Vision 2020 Australia launches proposal to close the gap in eye health by 2020Vision 2020 Australia, in collaboration with 14 organisations working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health, has launched a proposal calling on the Australian Government to build on its commitment to close the gap in eye health and vision care. |
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15 Jun |
Diabetes prevention will help save sightVision 2020 Australia welcomes a new report urging the Government to invest in the prevention of chronic diseases, including diabetes. |
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