Media release – Blind Citizens Australia

Breaking Barriers: BCA Hugh Jeffrey Scholarship Supports students who are blind or vision impaired

February 5, 2025

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5 February 2025 Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) is excited to announce that applications are now...

Media Release: Woman with Dog Guide Denied Service 10 Times in 1 Day by 13cabs Demands Change

August 26, 2024

, Advocacy, Audio Description, Media release

26 August 2024 Debra Simons, a Melbourne-based woman who relies on a dog guide* for...

Joint statement: Blind and low vision sector supports NDIS Review recommendations

December 11, 2023

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Download a copy of the statement (Word Doc) Download a copy of the statement (PDF)...

Media Release: Australian Government urged to strengthen response on audio description

May 22, 2023

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22 May 2023 Disability advocates are urging the Australian Government to commit to changing the...

Joint Statement: NSW Electoral Commission Commits to Explore Technology Assisted Voting Options to Replace iVote

November 21, 2022

, Advocacy, Media release, Policy

Joint statement between Blind Citizens Australia and the New South Wales Electoral Commission Download a...

Embracing Flexibility – The Benefits of Increasing Employment for People with Disability

August 30, 2022

, Employment, Media release

29 August 2022 The idea that increasing the diversity of a workplace can have widely...

National Organisation for People who are Blind or Vision Impaired Files Complaint Against NSW Electoral Commission

August 30, 2022

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1 August 2022 Blind Citizens Australia has lodged a complaint against the New South Wales...

New Employment Symposium Focuses on Increasing Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

August 30, 2022

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11 July 2022 Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) is hosting a new Employment Symposium in Sydney...

BCA Launches The Entreprenurial Mindset Project

August 30, 2022

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17 May 2022 Blind Citizens Australia, in partnership with Vision Australia, is pleased to launch...

Decision to decommission iVote is a violation on the rights of people who are blind or vision impaired

March 28, 2022

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25 March 2022 Last week the New South Wales Electoral Commission announced that the iVote...