[dbaust] Vision Australia Awards recipients 2012 - 26 October 2012

From: Erika Webb <erikaweb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Erika Webb <erikaweb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:22:36 -0700 (PDT)
Vision Australia Awards recipients 2012 - 26 October 2012
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=823&news=2715

 
Since 2006 Vision Australia has recognised the work of individuals, community 
groups and organisations that have helped or inspired people who are blind or 
have low vision to live life as independently as possible. 
 
 
This year's award recipients include Peter Greco, Christine Casey, the National 
Australia Bank, and Lorin Nicolson. Their awards were presented today at Vision 
Australia's Annual General Meeting in Kooyong, Melbourne.
 
 
Peter Greco is the prime voice behind Vision Australia Radio in Adelaide and 
has been recognised for his contribution to the community with a prestigious 
Vision Australia Client Service Award. 
 
 
Peter, who has sympathetic ophthalmia, started in radio over 20 years ago with 
the disability sport and recreation focussed 'Leisure Link' on Saturday 
evenings. Since 1993 he has presented blindness and low-vision centred 'Focal 
Point' and from 1998, the 'Vision Extra Program', both airing on Wednesday 
evenings on 5RPH. 
 
 
Peter leads a strong production team, most of who are themselves blind or have 
low vision. 
 
 
Each week they produce over two hours of content for 5RPH.
 
 
Christine Casey has been recognised with an award for her contribution to 
braille music. Christine has attended Australia's annual braille music camp 
since she was nine and has also led the junior choir and, most recently, taken 
on the role of president of the music camp organising committee. Christine has 
taught braille to students at Victoria's state wide visual resource centre and 
has studied music and education at university, where she was actively involved 
in her university's disability council. 
 
 
Christine now teaches music in a mainstream classroom and has also found time 
to sit on Vision Australia's library advisory committee.
 
 
Lorin Nicholson, this year's recipients for the Vision Australia-Individual 
award, has been legally blind since the age of four, but has never let this 
slow him down. Lorin is a published author, motivational speaker, and an active 
advocate and fundraiser. However, his major achievements have all been on his 
bike. 
 
 
For years Lorin has combined his love of cycling with the desire to raise money 
for Vision Australia. In 2010, Lorin, along with his brother Dean, rode from 
Freemantle, (sic) WA to Sydney, NSW, raising $15,000 for Vision Australia. Last 
year Lorin and his son Andrew rode 1800 km from Brisbane to Melbourne, where 
Lorin treated the crowd at Vision Australia's Carols by candlelight to a 
classical guitar performance.
 
 
The National Australia Bank has also been recognised with an award from Vision 
Australia for introducing Australia's first accessible audio enabled ATM over a 
decade ago. The National Australia Bank continues to be a leader in equitable 
banking solutions today.

 
"The introduction of audio enabled ATM's has given our clients the freedom to 
access their money independently;" said David Speyer, Acting CEO, Vision 
Australia.
 
 
"The Vision Australia awards are our way of thanking those generous 
organisations and individuals who give of their time and resources to support 
our work," said David Speyer, Acting CEO, Vision Australia. 
 
26th October 2012
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=823&news=2715
[dbaust] Vision Australia Awards recipients 2012 - 26 October 2012

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