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Community Information Day
An annual event for people living with low vision or blindness and those who care for them
This event is an opportunity for people in the vision impairment community to connect with each other, share experiences and get up-to-date information.
The 11th Annual Community Information Day was held on Saturday, 29th July 2023 as an in-person event.
The SSI Community Information Day is for people living with low vision or blindness and those who care for them. Educators are also invited.
The programme for the event included:
- Keynote Speaker: VI patient and Opera singer Michael Vaiasinni
- Prof. Paul Harpur (University of Queensland) - Know your rights in the education system
- Sport practice with vision impairment - Blind Sports
- Education panel: Skills and tools to support younger kids in their discovery journey
- Research updates panel
- Networking sessions over lunch with our Exhibitors for parents/carers, teachers and young people
Please join our mailing list to receive updates on future Info Days.
Email us at ssi.community@sydney.edu.au if you have any questions.
Resource Materials
- Cataract Kids Australia Information Flyer (pdf, 1.1MB)
- Find out more about Cataract Kids Australia
- Visit the Cataract Kids Australia Facebook page
You can find capacity building resources and ideas for employment here:
- Disability and Adjustment Tool – common workplace modifications according to disability type (including blindness and low vision)
- Employment Assistance Fund – how to access funding for workplace modifications, support and training
- Employment Examples and Ideas.
- Employment opportunities for all - practical ideas and examples
- Imagine More – Work examples
- Information for Yr 12 School Leavers, including information on SLES and other service systems
- Kick-starting a work life: planning for the role
- National Alliance of Capacity Building Organisations
- View the Classification Information Sheet for Athletes with a Vision Impairment (pdf, 162KB)
- Vision Impairment - Request for Classification
- What is Para-Sport Classification?
- Who can compete in Para-Sport
- Para-sports on the Paralympic Pathway
- Para-sport calendar of events
- Get involved with Para-sport!
- Corneal Research Group Newsletter, The View Autumn 2021 (pdf, 10.2MB)
- Developments in the field of macular degeneration - Janikah Shah
- Gene therapy trials in Australia - Associate Professor Matthew Simunovic
- How detached retina is treated today and the treatment options available - Associate Professor Matthew Simunovic
- NanoVision Project, Finding new ways to treat blindness - Professor Mark Gillies
- Predominant types of visual impairment in Australia - Professor Peter McCluskey
- Progress in the treatment Retinitis Pigmentosa or Achromatopsia - Associate Professor Matthew Simunovic
- Progress on stem cell treatment for Cornea Opacity - Dr Maria Cabrera-Aguas
- The Sydney Eye Podcast, with Dr Maria Cabrera-Aguas
- The latest in stem cell research and its impact on vision loss - Professor Stephanie Watson.
- Find out more about Virtual TAFE NSW Open Days Disability Services
- Review the NDCO School Leaver Fact Sheet (pdf, 300KB)
- Find out about the Future Choices Virtual Transition Expo (pdf, 1.4MB).
Personalising devices
All major devices have inbuilt accessibility features you can personalise to suit your needs. These features allow anyone to make the most of the accessible content and apps they are using. To learn more about the inbuilt features of your devices check out these links.
- Apple's accessibility features
- Google accessibility
- Microsoft's accessibility features and a11y updates
- Also see Jeanette Davies free book, iPad Tips and Tricks with a focus on accessibility.
Personalising core apps
Apple
- Apple inbuilt Literacy resources
- Accessibility: Improve Reading Fluency.
Microsoft
- Dictate in Office 365. Dictation lets you use speech-to-text to author content in Office with a microphone and reliable internet connection. You can use this feature to create documents, email messages, presentations and slide notes
- Listen to your Word documents with Read Aloud. (Easy on your eyes and great for proofing!)
- Use Immersive Reader for distraction-free personalised reading. It will improve your speed and comprehension. (Available in Word, OneNote, Teams, Outlook and much more)
- Accessibility features in Teams.
Google / Chromebook Accessibility
- Google accessibility
- G Suite user guide to accessibility
- Accessibility for Docs editors
- Use a screen reader on your computer
- Use a braille display with Docs editors
- Make your document or presentation more accessible.
Create Inclusive Content
Microsoft's step-by-step instructions
- PowerPoints accessible
- Excel documents accessible
- Outlook email accessible
- Writing effective alt text
- Create a form with Microsoft Forms
- Create a quiz with Microsoft Forms.
Microsoft's 365 accessibility training
- Creating accessible documents in Word 7 videos in the series
- Creating accessible presentations in PowerPoints 5 videos in the series
- Creating accessible workbooks in Excel 3 videos in the series
- Creating accessible emails in Outlook 3 videos in the series
- Creating accessible forms in Microsoft Forms 3 videos in the series.
Community Sites
- AppleVis is a community-powered website for blind and low-vision users of Apple's range of Mac computers, the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, and Apple TV.
MacGyver /DIY
- Vision Australia’s services for children and young people
- LEAP – Vision Australia’s employability and leadership program for young people, aged between 14 and 18, who are preparing to tackle their personal and professional goals
- LEAP Up
- Alternate format production
