On FOCAL POINT:
Roslyn Sackley (Aunty Ros) has received an honorary doctorate for her lifelong contribution and advocacy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and disability rights.
Mia Gardiner, from Crime Stoppers Victoria, spoke about their current campaign to raise awareness and help stop wildlife crime.
Jordie Howell is this year's winner of the Diana Braun Aspirations Award from Blind Citizens Australia National Women's Branch.
Kaela Graham-Bowen spoke about Sarcoma awareness month. Kaela, who has been diagnosed with sarcoma, is an amazing Advocate and provides peer support.   find out more about Kaela and Kaela's work on Instagram at SORAREITY

Resources: 

Crimestoppers Victoria: http://www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

Blind Citizens Australia National Women's Branch: https://www.bca.org.au/branches/national-womens-branch

Kaela's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sorarity/?hl=en 

Australia New Zealand Sarcoma Association: http://www.sarcoma.org.au

On FOCAL POINT:
<ul>
<li>Roslyn Sackley (Aunty Ros) has received an honorary doctorate for her lifelong contribution and advocacy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and disability rights.</li>
<li>Mia Gardiner, from Crime Stoppers Victoria, spoke about their current campaign to raise awareness and help stop wildlife crime.</li>
<li>Jordie Howell is this year's winner of the Diana Braun Aspirations Award from Blind Citizens Australia National Women's Branch.</li>
<li>Kaela Graham-Bowen spoke about Sarcoma awareness month. Kaela, who has been diagnosed with sarcoma, is an amazing Advocate and provides peer support.&nbsp; &nbsp;find out more about Kaela and Kaela's work on Instagram at SORAREITY</li>
</ul>
Resources:&nbsp;
Crimestoppers Victoria: <a href="http://www.crimestoppersvic.com.au">http://www.crimestoppersvic.com.au</a>
Blind Citizens Australia National Women's Branch: <a href="https://www.bca.org.au/branches/national-womens-branch/#:~:text=How%20to%20Join%20the%20National,Janene%20via%20the%20details%20below">https://www.bca.org.au/branches/national-womens-branch</a>
Kaela's Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sorarity/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/sorarity/?hl=en</a>&nbsp;
Australia New Zealand Sarcoma Association:&nbsp;<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.sarcoma.org.au__;!!BW9V2p7J0Kl2QvQ!HRcsYEew8aWSL-p6F1dPpbqABwmwNs23VGUHvurS7INwKaP1SD3jQzwiXh7qzwwLEQK2wy4hZfhtQF9xdAnPaIkiUftrmpE5Nhg$">http://www.sarcoma.org.au</a>

A weekly program presented by Peter Greco, Focal Point covers services from blindness organisations and other providers, technology, current affairs, breakthroughs in advocacy campaigns about all manner of challenges and promoting activities and events for people who are blind or vision impaired.

A weekly program presented by Peter Greco,&nbsp;Focal Point&nbsp;covers services from blindness organisations and other providers, technology, current affairs, breakthroughs in advocacy campaigns about all manner of challenges and promoting activities and events for people who are blind or vision impaired.

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Focal Point on Vision Australia Radio

02 Jul 2025

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/fa7924ac-d4fd-4bff-b1b4-ac7f006dda87/clips/98e34291-5533-40ea-b8b4-b30e00550f13/transcript

 

On FOCAL POINT:
Andrew Flatres, Braille Product Manager for Humanware, has news on the Monarch: multi-line braille display device. Tthe Monarch is a joint venture between Humanware and the American Printing House for the Blind, and has been named as one of Time's inventions of 2025 in the accessibility category.
Mia Gardiner, from Crime Stoppers Victoria, spoke about how important it is to speak up about sexism. 
Isaac McInness is the inaugural Young Blind Australian of the year, excelling at education; sport; advocacy and more. 
Tim Dehn is a narrator with Vision Australia's personal support service. Vision Australia clients can have up to 360 print pages put into their preferred format. Tim also spoke about his career in radio

Resources:

Humanware: http://www.humanware.com

American Printing House: http://www.aph.org 

Crimestoppers Australia: https://crimestoppers.com.au/ 

Vison Australia Print Accessibility Services: https://visionaustralia.org/business-consulting/print-accessibility 

&nbsp;
On FOCAL POINT:
<ul>
<li>Andrew Flatres, Braille Product Manager for Humanware, has news on the Monarch: multi-line braille display device. Tthe Monarch is a joint venture between Humanware and the American Printing House for the Blind, and has been named as one of Time's inventions of 2025 in the accessibility category.</li>
<li>Mia Gardiner, from Crime Stoppers Victoria, spoke about how important it is to speak up about sexism.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Isaac McInness is the inaugural Young Blind Australian of the year, excelling at education;&nbsp;sport; advocacy and more.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Tim Dehn is a narrator with Vision Australia's personal support service. Vision Australia clients can have up to 360 print pages put into their preferred format. Tim also spoke about his career in radio</li>
</ul>
Resources:
Humanware: <a href="http://www.humanware.com">http://www.humanware.com</a>
American Printing House: <a href="http://www.aph.org">http://www.aph.org</a>&nbsp;
Crimestoppers Australia: <a href="https://crimestoppers.com.au/">https://crimestoppers.com.au/</a>&nbsp;
Vison Australia Print Accessibility Services: <a href="https://visionaustralia.org/business-consulting/print-accessibility">https://visionaustralia.org/business-consulting/print-accessibility</a>&nbsp;

05 Nov 2025

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/fa7924ac-d4fd-4bff-b1b4-ac7f006dda87/clips/b249729c-734c-412f-936b-b38c0050512a/transcript

 On FOCAL POINT: 
Ryan Hotchooten, Youth Support Officer, at VisAbility, went on a guided tour of Optus Stadium - marking International White Cane Day - exploring its accessibility features and more
Dr Annmaree Watharow invited all to the "Filling in the gaps and joining the dots" Conference on the 27th and 28th November at Sydney University. This event is for everyone, 6 flavours of ice cream and pop corn after each day!
Neal Robertson spoke about losing his sight, and the different services accessed at Vision Australia - including the woodwork group; technology; quality living group and more. Neal also spoke about therole the right attitude can play to get the most out of life
Phil Vandepeer, co-funder and co-presenter for Focal Point, spoke about how fundraising has changed for organisations and the impact on their viability. Phil also spoke about the federal political scene and the audio description of the National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant on Vision Australia Radio. There are premium spots at the pageant available to attend on the day
contact Access 2 Arts on 8463 1689 (Web site available in the podcast notes under "Resources")

Resources:

VisAbiloity: http://www.visability.com.au

Filling in the Gaps and Joining the Dots - Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/filling-in-the-gaps-and-joining-the-dots-tickets-1459528391709 

Access 2 Arts: http://www.access2arts.org.au

&nbsp;On FOCAL POINT:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Ryan Hotchooten, Youth Support Officer, at VisAbility, went on a guided tour of Optus Stadium - marking International White Cane Day - exploring its accessibility features and more</li>
<li><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.visability.com.au__;!!BW9V2p7J0Kl2QvQ!D-Bi6GFtiT12p-Ru3QwcxRQaqY56JAzrhihLAYsiXNfqsXHRMy7h7cPwhCneUzWnJqE0B15nJs-zd5jRS76BYKEDtKUEu4DO6KE$" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0"></a>Dr Annmaree Watharow invited all to the "Filling in the gaps and joining the dots" Conference on the 27th and 28th November at Sydney University. This event is for everyone, 6 flavours of ice cream and pop corn after each day!</li>
<li>Neal Robertson spoke about losing his sight, and the different services accessed at Vision Australia - including the woodwork group; technology; quality living group and more. Neal also spoke about therole the right attitude can play to get the most out of life</li>
<li>Phil Vandepeer, co-funder and co-presenter for Focal Point, spoke about how fundraising has changed for organisations and the impact on their viability. Phil also spoke about the federal political scene and the audio description of the National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant on Vision Australia Radio. There are premium spots at the pageant available to attend on the day contact Access 2 Arts on 8463 1689 (Web site available in the podcast notes under "Resources")</li>
</ul>
Resources:
VisAbiloity: <a href="http://www.visability.com.au">http://www.visability.com.au</a>
Filling in the Gaps and Joining the Dots - Tickets: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/filling-in-the-gaps-and-joining-the-dots-tickets-1459528391709">https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/filling-in-the-gaps-and-joining-the-dots-tickets-1459528391709</a>&nbsp;
Access 2 Arts: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.access2arts.org.au__;!!BW9V2p7J0Kl2QvQ!D-Bi6GFtiT12p-Ru3QwcxRQaqY56JAzrhihLAYsiXNfqsXHRMy7h7cPwhCneUzWnJqE0B15nJs-zd5jRS76BYKEDtKUEJ9KDEtw$">http://www.access2arts.org.au</a>

29 Oct 2025

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/fa7924ac-d4fd-4bff-b1b4-ac7f006dda87/clips/bf4de93f-c414-4ac5-a6c0-b38500478b62/transcript

On FOCAL POINT:
Kelly Vincent, Adelaide Airport's Access and Inclusion Specialist, was delighted that on World Sight Day, her employer received the Access Advocate Award from Guide Dogs SA/NT,
Ben Hood, SA Shadow Minister for Transport; Infrastructure; Hospitality and Government Accountability, spoke  about Access Cabs; the Taxi Subsidy Scheme, assistance animals being refused by cabs and ride share and Bedfords.
Shannon Jones is the  Education Inclusion Coordinator at St Kilda Football Club, as well as the Captain of their AFL Blind team.  This years St Kilda FC was was the Winner of the Employer of Choice award - part of the 2025 Blind Australian of the year,
Amanda Trist, Occupational Therapist with Live Big, shared thoughts about "School Can't" or School refusals: especially how it impacts on children with disabilities and some tips to help cope with it.  Find out more here: http://www.livebig.com.au

On FOCAL POINT:
<ul>
<li>Kelly Vincent, Adelaide Airport's Access and Inclusion Specialist, was delighted that on World Sight Day, her employer received the Access Advocate Award from Guide Dogs SA/NT,</li>
<li>Ben Hood, SA Shadow Minister for Transport; Infrastructure; Hospitality and Government Accountability, spoke&nbsp; about Access Cabs; the Taxi Subsidy Scheme, assistance animals being refused by cabs and ride share and Bedfords.</li>
<li>Shannon Jones is the&nbsp; Education Inclusion Coordinator at St Kilda Football Club, as well as the&nbsp;Captain of their AFL Blind team.&nbsp; This years St Kilda FC was was the Winner of the Employer of Choice award - part of the 2025 Blind Australian of the year,</li>
<li>Amanda Trist, Occupational Therapist with Live Big, shared thoughts about "School Can't" or School refusals: especially how it impacts on children with disabilities and some tips to help cope with it.&nbsp; Find out more here: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.livebig.com.au__;!!BW9V2p7J0Kl2QvQ!E20mqbuGz1idi5CW4yqwve_27lb3osdCdvBsix5O9yjFmJMyeQkA_w0BNhDxyJWzxhuircIxVwKIIUuVeHaLeLHpthEg7dsXsic$" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4">http://www.livebig.com.au</a></li>
</ul>

22 Oct 2025

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/fa7924ac-d4fd-4bff-b1b4-ac7f006dda87/clips/89f2bd30-7e40-43ba-8fd2-b37e0051cb85/transcript

02 Jul 2025

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