On FOCAL POINT:
Dean Calder is one of the first people in Australia to have the Braille Note Evolve - the Windows-based braille computer from Humanware. Catch Dean's internet radio show, Thursday evenings on Super Stream on line.
Rebecca Redman-Walsh, Disability Advocate/Intake officer for the Speak Out Association of Tasmania, shared news of recent meetings with local members of parliament - responding to SOA's concerns regarding cuts for clients on the NDIS.
Meghan Hibbert, from AusAlert, "alerted" us to what will be happening around Australia 2pm AEST; 1:30pm Central and 12 Noon in Western Australia, Monday 247th July.
Gerard Rennick, former Senator now President of the new "People First Party" running candidates at the 2028 federal election. 

Resources: 

Superstream Listen and Downloads: https://www.bchapman.id.au/ 

Speak Out Advocacy: https://www.speakoutadvocacy.org/ 

AusAlert: https://www.ausalert.gov.au/

Gerard Rennick's People First Party: https://peoplefirstparty.au/ 

On FOCAL POINT:
<ul>
<li>Dean Calder is one of the first people in Australia to have the Braille Note Evolve - the Windows-based braille computer from Humanware. Catch Dean's internet radio show, Thursday evenings on Super Stream on line.</li>
<li>Rebecca Redman-Walsh, Disability Advocate/Intake officer for the Speak Out Association of Tasmania, shared news of recent meetings with local members of parliament - responding to SOA's concerns regarding cuts for clients on the NDIS.</li>
<li>Meghan Hibbert, from AusAlert, "alerted" us to what will be happening around Australia 2pm AEST; 1:30pm Central and 12 Noon in Western Australia, Monday 247th July.</li>
<li>Gerard Rennick, former Senator now President of the new "People First Party" running candidates at the 2028 federal election.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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Resources:&nbsp;
Superstream Listen and Downloads: <a href="https://www.bchapman.id.au/">https://www.bchapman.id.au/</a>&nbsp;
Speak Out Advocacy: <a href="https://www.speakoutadvocacy.org/">https://www.speakoutadvocacy.org/</a>&nbsp;
AusAlert: <a href="https://www.ausalert.gov.au/">https://www.ausalert.gov.au/</a>
Gerard Rennick's People First Party:&nbsp;<a href="https://peoplefirstparty.au/">https://peoplefirstparty.au/</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.

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Focal Point on Vision Australia Radio

22 Jul 2026

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