When Zhila told her parents that she will lose her eyesight completely in 20 years, she was met with denial.

“They said things like we already had people in the family who had weak eyesight and said my vision is just not strong, but it will get better over time,” she said.

Denial was better than acceptance for her family.

Listen to how she overcame the stigma of disability in her community.

Eye to Eye is Vision Australia’s limited in-language podcast series. It aims to give migrants with lived experience the chance to talk about living with blindness and low vision in an adoptive country.

The shows are produced in Hindi, Greek, Sinhalese, Arabic and Farsi.

Interviewer – Hossien Kiamehr

Interviewee/client - Dr Zhila Hasanloo

Show notes: Farsi transcript (Download PDF)

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Korial fled his native Iraq following increasing threats from ISIS.

Being welcomed to Australia meant he could finally tap into services for his blindness.

Eye to Eye is Vision Australia’s limited in-language podcast series. It aims to give migrants with lived experience the chance to talk about living with blindness and low vision in an adoptive country.

The shows are produced in Hindi, Greek, Sinhalese, Arabic and Farsi.

Inteviewer – Nabil Jacobs

Interviewee/client – Korial Sora Masho Masho

Show notes: Arabic transcript (Download PDF)

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Dr Baba (Tony) Arifeen Hafis Preena had to quit his job as a GP when his eyesight started to deteriorate.

Hear how he has coped with his vision loss.

Eye to Eye is Vision Australia’s limited in-language podcast series. It aims to give migrants with lived experience the chance to talk about living with blindness and low vision in an adoptive country.

The shows are produced in Hindi, Greek, Sinhalese, Arabic and Farsi.

Interviewer – Mallika Amarasekara

Interviewee/client - Dr Baba (Tony) Arifeen Hafis Preena

Show notes: Sinhalese transcript (Download PDF)

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Zafiro Parnos wanted to become a teacher in her native Greece, but they wouldn’t even let her take the entry test because of her low vision.

Listen to how she was able to follow her career dreams in Australia.

Eye to Eye is Vision Australia’s limited in-language podcast series. It aims to give migrants with lived experience the chance to talk about living with blindness and low vision in an adoptive country.

The shows are produced in Hindi, Greek, Sinhalese, Arabic and Farsi.

Interviewer – Helen Velissaris

Interviewee/client – Zafiro Parnos

Show notes: Greek transcript (Download PDF) 

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Gurleen’s wish to stay in Australia was dependent on proving she wouldn’t be dependent because of her low vision.

Listen to her long journey on getting permanent residency in Melbourne.

Eye to Eye is Vision Australia’s limited in-language podcast series. It aims to give migrants with lived experience the chance to talk about living with blindness and low vision in an adoptive country.

The shows are produced in Hindi, Greek, Sinhalese, Arabic and Farsi.

Interviewer – Anushka Bindra

Interviewee/client – Gurleen Chona

Link to transcript (Hindi)

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