On FOCAL POINT:
Professor Lyndell Lim, from the Centre of Eye Research Australia, speaking about weight loss drugs and diabetes drugs linked to a rare form of vision loss.
Amy Hall,  Clinical Supervisor Behaviour Support Practitioner (Adv/Spec) and Director at Banksia Support, sharing some very disturbing news of treatment of some children with disabilities in the education setting. If you have any experiences you want to share on this subject you can contact Amy here: ahall@banksiasupport.com.au
Ben Rowe is the winner the inaugural Australian B1 tennis championships held in Melbourne last weekend. Ben also sang the National Anthem Check out Ben's work on Youtube, Spottify and other platforms.  You can also find Ben on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BennyRoweMusic/?paipv=0&eav=AfaWLwhwf09-PxfyHpFV0p43h_kFU4FrvPiapu4KAhCF3Ivkk1VIs82wtoaAgmuY_2Q&_rdr#_=_ for more about tennis email blindtennis@tennis.com.au
David Tredinnick, Audio Production Coordinator at Vision Australia, encouraging and reminding that members can have up to 360 print pages transcribed into their preferred format each year. All this for free!!  Try the new email address for any feedback, feedback@visionaustralia.orgprintaccess@visionaustralia.org or 
call 1300 84 74 66

On FOCAL POINT:
<ul>
<li>Professor Lyndell Lim, from the Centre of Eye Research Australia, speaking about weight loss drugs and diabetes drugs linked to a rare form of vision loss.</li>
<li>Amy Hall,  Clinical Supervisor Behaviour Support Practitioner (Adv/Spec) and Director at Banksia Support, sharing some very disturbing news of treatment of some children with disabilities in the education setting. If you have any experiences you want to share on this subject you can contact Amy here: <a href="mailto:ahall@banksiasupport.com.au">ahall@banksiasupport.com.au</a></li>
<li>Ben Rowe is the winner the inaugural Australian B1 tennis championships held in Melbourne last weekend. Ben also sang the National Anthem Check out Ben's work on Youtube, Spottify and other platforms.  You can also find Ben on facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BennyRoweMusic/?paipv=0&amp;eav=AfaWLwhwf09-PxfyHpFV0p43h_kFU4FrvPiapu4KAhCF3Ivkk1VIs82wtoaAgmuY_2Q&amp;_rdr#_=_">https://www.facebook.com/BennyRoweMusic/?paipv=0&amp;eav=AfaWLwhwf09-PxfyHpFV0p43h_kFU4FrvPiapu4KAhCF3Ivkk1VIs82wtoaAgmuY_2Q&amp;_rdr#_=_</a> for more about tennis email <a href="mailto:blindtennis@tennis.com.au">blindtennis@tennis.com.au</a></li>
<li>David Tredinnick, Audio Production Coordinator at Vision Australia, encouraging and reminding that members can have up to 360 print pages transcribed into their preferred format each year. All this for free!!  Try the new email address for any feedback, <a href="mailto:audio.feedback@visionaustralia.org">feedback@visionaustralia.org</a> <a href="mailto:printaccess@visionaustralia.org">printaccess@visionaustralia.org</a> or call 1300 84 74 66</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.

Focal Point

Visit <a href="http://www.varadio.org">www.varadio.org</a> for more.

24 Jul 2024

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/fa7924ac-d4fd-4bff-b1b4-ac7f006dda87/clips/94791213-4f59-4171-bda0-b1b7005d2442/transcript

Advertisement