Media release – Blind Citizens Australia

BCA calls for calm in smart glasses ban debate

October 29, 2026

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29 October 2026 Australia’s leading advocacy group for people who are blind or vision impaired,...

Blind Citizens Australia reappoints Deb Deshayes as CEO for a second term

October 21, 2026

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21 October 2026 The Board of Blind Citizens Australia (BCA), Australia's national representative organisation of...

Walk, talk and experience Hobart through a different lens

October 15, 2026

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15 October 2026 The City of Hobart is partnering with Blind Citizens Australia Tasmania Branch...

Smart glasses are more than cameras: Katrina’s fire story shows why

September 10, 2026

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10 September 2026 When a fire began closing in on Katrina Taylor’s neighbourhood in western...

Smart glasses regulation must protect privacy without restricting essential disability technology

August 28, 2026

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28 August 2026 Blind Citizens Australia is aware of emerging proposals to restrict the importation...

Blind Citizens Australia deeply disappointed as NDIS Bill advances despite serious concerns

August 17, 2026

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17 August 2026 Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) is deeply disappointed that the Senate Community Affairs...

Blind Citizens Australia welcomes Audio Description reforms for Australian television

August 6, 2026

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6 August 2026 Blind Citizens Australia welcomes Government reforms that will deliver a major accessibility...

The heart of the NDIS is being ripped out: Blind Citizens Australia says proposed reforms will send the system backwards

July 16, 2026

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16 July 2026 Blind Citizens Australia is calling on Parliament to reject proposed NDIS reforms, warning...

Government demands faster NDIS responses while failing to make communications accessible

June 30, 2026

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30 June 2026 The federal government wants the power to suspend NDIS supports when participants...

Blind Citizens Australia warns NDIS reforms will strip away independence

June 18, 2026

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18 June 2026 Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) has responded to the Senate inquiry into recent...