On FOCAL POINT:
Bill Dengler, working for Microsoft, chatted about his journey to this point as well as Microsoft’s commitment to accessibility.
Rebecca Young, CEO for Access 2 Arts, with an employment opportunity as Operations Manager at A2A, and a number of generous funding opportunities as well as audio described events coming up.
Rebecca Chen, from Zoomax, and Peter Cracknell, from Quantum RLV, launched the Snow Pad in Australia - a clever portable magnifier that works seamlessly with your personal iPad,
Maureen O'Reilly from the Vision Australia Library invited all to meet some Narrators, attend online write your family history sessions and hear  Erik Weihenmayer, who has appeared on the cover of Time Magazine,

Resources:
Microsoft Accessibility Insights: https://accessibilityinsights.io/
Access 2 Arts: http://www.access2arts.org.au
Information on the Snow Pad: http://www.zoomax.com
Quantum RLV: http://www.quantumrlv.com.au
Vision Australia Library: http://www.visionaustralia.org/library

On FOCAL POINT:
<ul>
<li>Bill Dengler, working for Microsoft, chatted about his journey to this point as well as Microsoft&rsquo;s commitment to accessibility.</li>
<li>Rebecca Young, CEO for Access 2 Arts, with an employment opportunity as Operations Manager at A2A, and a number of generous funding opportunities as well as audio described events coming up.</li>
<li>Rebecca Chen, from Zoomax, and Peter Cracknell, from Quantum RLV, launched the Snow Pad in Australia - a clever portable magnifier that works seamlessly with your personal iPad,</li>
<li>Maureen O'Reilly from the Vision Australia Library invited all to meet some Narrators, attend online write your family history sessions and hear&nbsp; Erik Weihenmayer, who has appeared on the cover of Time Magazine,</li>
</ul>
Resources:
<ul>
<li>Microsoft Accessibility Insights: <a href="https://accessibilityinsights.io/">https://accessibilityinsights.io/</a></li>
<li>Access 2 Arts: <a href="http://www.access2arts.org.au">http://www.access2arts.org.au</a></li>
<li>Information on the Snow Pad: <a href="http://www.zoomax.com">http://www.zoomax.com</a></li>
<li>Quantum RLV: <a href="http://www.quantumrlv.com.au/">http://www.quantumrlv.com.au</a></li>
<li>Vision Australia Library: <a href="http://www.visionaustralia.org/library">http://www.visionaustralia.org/library</a></li>
</ul>

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

11 Jun 2025

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