 

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 

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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;

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

05 Nov 2025

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