On FOCAL POINT: 


01:50 – Robert Altman - Advocate and proponent of Braille. Shares his experience completing the Australian Census in Braille using a Perkins Brailler, discusses the independence Braille provides over digital options, and highlights the importance of advocating for Braille literacy alongside modern assistive tech.


15:32 – Rachel (Beyond Blindness) - Marketing representative at Beyond Blindness. Discusses upcoming Apple accessibility workshops in Adelaide, Android support sessions, local "pocket group" social meetups, expansion plans into Port Augusta, and the $2,000 Trevor Frost Award scholarship for young artists with vision impairments.


29:50 – Rebecca Young - CEO of Access2Arts. Discusses audio-described local theater performances (e.g., State Theatre Company's Chalk / Commentary), inclusive programs at festivals like Illuminate Adelaide and SALA, and shares insights on proposed federal audio description legislation and the drawbacks of using AI voices over professional human describers.


42:01 – Maureen O'Reilly - Representative from the Vision Australia Library. Highlights upcoming virtual events including the "Meet the Narrator" Q&A session with guest Paul Winford, archived technology webinars, and a 5-week course on how to write compelling news stories.

Resources


Blind Citizens Australia (SA Branch Catch-up)


Phone: 1800 033 660  


Website:Blind Citizens Australia  


Beyond Blindness


Phone: (08) 8367 6088  


Port Augusta Group Contact (Jen): 0403 451 817


Website:Beyond Blindness  


Access2Arts


Phone: (08) 8463 1689  

Website:Access2Arts  


Vision Australia Library


Phone: 1300 654 656  


Website:Vision Australia Library

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01:50 &ndash; Robert Altman - Advocate and proponent of Braille. Shares his experience completing the Australian Census in Braille using a Perkins Brailler, discusses the independence Braille provides over digital options, and highlights the importance of advocating for Braille literacy alongside modern assistive tech.
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15:32 &ndash; Rachel (Beyond Blindness) - Marketing representative at Beyond Blindness. Discusses upcoming Apple accessibility workshops in Adelaide, Android support sessions, local "pocket group" social meetups, expansion plans into Port Augusta, and the $2,000 Trevor Frost Award scholarship for young artists with vision impairments.
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29:50 &ndash; Rebecca Young - CEO of Access2Arts. Discusses audio-described local theater performances (e.g., State Theatre Company's Chalk / Commentary), inclusive programs at festivals like Illuminate Adelaide and SALA, and shares insights on proposed federal audio description legislation and the drawbacks of using AI voices over professional human describers.
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42:01 &ndash; Maureen O'Reilly - Representative from the Vision Australia Library. Highlights upcoming virtual events including the "Meet the Narrator" Q&amp;A session with guest Paul Winford, archived technology webinars, and a 5-week course on how to write compelling news stories.
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Resources
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Blind Citizens Australia (SA Branch Catch-up)
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Phone: 1800 033 660 &nbsp;
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Website: <a href="https://www.bca.org.au/" data-hveid="0" data-ved="0CAAQ_4QMahcKEwiGl9qihayWAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQNg">Blind Citizens Australia</a> &nbsp;
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Beyond Blindness
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Phone: (08) 8367 6088 &nbsp;
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Port Augusta Group Contact (Jen): 0403 451 817
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Website: <a href="https://beyondblindness.org.au/" data-hveid="0" data-ved="0CAAQ_4QMahcKEwiGl9qihayWAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQNw">Beyond Blindness</a> &nbsp;
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Access2Arts
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Phone: (08) 8463 1689 &nbsp;
Website: <a href="https://access2arts.org.au/" data-hveid="0" data-ved="0CAAQ_4QMahcKEwiGl9qihayWAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQOA">Access2Arts</a> &nbsp;
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Vision Australia Library
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Phone: 1300 654 656 &nbsp;
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Website: <a href="https://visionaustralia.org/services/library" data-hveid="0" data-ved="0CAAQ_4QMahcKEwiGl9qihayWAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQOQ">Vision Australia Library</a>
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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

19 Aug 2026

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