Blind Citizens Australia will hold its 42nd Annual General Meeting in Melbourne on Friday 13 October 2017. Join us at the Novotel Glen Waverley, 285 Springvale Road, Glen Waverley, at 7:00PM. The meeting will be followed by a welcome dinner as part of the 2017 National Convention. Visit our Events page or read more here to find out everything you need to know about the AGM.
Jul 18, 2017
Statement from Blind Citizens Australia Leadership Development Forum, July 2017
Blind Citizens Australia held its first ever leadership development forum in Melbourne from 7th to 9th July 2017. The forum brought together 50 key members of the organisation, including directors, staff, presidents of local branches, emerging leaders and others with key roles in the organisation, for a weekend of working sessions and presentations from 15 speakers.
The objectives of the forum were to build leadership skills, increase BCA’s capacity to engage with marginalised and isolated people, and to begin the process of establishing a cohesive network to provide peer support to the organisation’s leaders.
Read the full statement from the Leadership Development Forum.
Jul 11, 2017
Statement from the Aboriginal Blind Peoples Gathering
On Wednesday 7 June 2017, 15 blind or vision impaired Aboriginal people from across Australia met on Gadigal land in Sydney for the inaugural Aboriginal Blind Persons Gathering. First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN), the peak organisation of and for First Peoples with disability convened the meeting in partnership with Blind Citizens Australia.
The historic gathering was the first of its kind in Australia and discussions commenced regarding the formation of an Aboriginal Blind Persons Network.
Feb 23, 2017
Blind Citizens Australia off to a flying start for 2017
Blind Citizens Australia is off to a busy and exciting start to the year, so we thought we would update you on highlights so far. Read more here
May 28, 2016
BC News for June is Now Available!
The June 2016 edition of BC News is now available for reading or download. Pleas go here to grab your copy: BC News June 2016 (Word doc 167kb)