Article 6QCFW Vision Australia pressed to appoint a blind CEO and open field externally

Vision Australia pressed to appoint a blind CEO and open field externally

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Stephanie Convery Inequality reporter
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Founding chair Graeme Innes launches petition and accuses service provider of hypocrisy over recruitment for top job

Vision Australia is under pressure to appoint its first vision-impaired chief executive from the wider community, after the organisation announced it would limit its search to internal expressions of interest.

The national service provider's founding chair, former disability discrimination commissioner Graeme Innes, launched a public petition on Monday after he and 33 other representatives of the blind and vision-impaired community wrote to Vision Australia's board to urge it to prioritise the appointment of a blind chief executive.

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