Focal Point on Vison Australia Radio
Focal Point on Vison Australia Radio
Playlist by Focal Point on Vison Australia RadioA 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 mann…241 clip(s) in playlist
20 Nov 2024
On FOCAL POINT: Chrissy Antonopoulos has finished a PHD and published some research on implicit bias in hiring people with a disability. Rachel, from Marketing at Beyond Blindness, with updates on events and activities, including a group being set up in Mt. Gambier. 8367 6088 Colleen Lewis explain…
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13 Nov 2024
On FOCAL POINT: Penny Holmes-Brown is Service Area Manager from APM employment, the winner of this year's Link Vision Blind Australian of the year Employer of Choice Award. Rebecca Young, CEO for Access 2 Arts, wrapping up Vision Australia Radio Adelaide's audio description of the Christmas Pageant…
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06 Nov 2024
On FOCAL POINT: Nathan Stock, from Seeing Hands (https://seeinghands.org/) with news on dictionaries that are accessible on braille displays and now available in a number of languages. You can access the : dictionaries here: https://projects.seeinghands.org/dictionary/ Mia Gardiner, from Crime Stop…
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30 Oct 2024
On FOCAL POINT: Courtney Webeck, Cricketer; Tennis Athlete and student is the 2024 Blind Australian of the year. Mahesh Nath, from Pacific Vision, will be at Tech Fest - where, among other things, we will see the first showing of an electronic magnifier from HIMS. Nikki Brooke is about to Launch h…
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23 Oct 2024
On FOCAL POINT: Libby Henderson is the Co-Founder and Commercial Director for Big Purple Phone. Big Purple Phone is an accessible, user friendly, mobile phone. Learn more here: https://bigpurplephone.com.au/ Libby will be at Tech Fest 6th November 43 Franklin Street Adelaide. You can book by cal…
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16 Oct 2024
On FOCAL POINT: Tobias Stuntebeck is an Industrial Designer from “White Cane” in Duderstadt Germany. The re-engineered cane its history and is looking for feedback from users. which will be at Tech Fest 6th November at UCity, 43 Franklin Street Adelaide. Tech Fest is put on by See Differently. F…
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09 Oct 2024
On FOCAL POINT: Dr Ceecee Britten Jones, from the Centre for Eye Research, sharing news about work on The Advanced Genomics Collaboration to help find the genetic causes of many unidentified retinal diseases. 10th October is World Sight Day, you can find out more by calling 03 8344 3441 or emailin…
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02 Oct 2024
On FOCAL POINT: Mike Kent, from Curtin University, with an invitation to an Audio-description Symposium 16th October Curtin University. You can attend in person, or online; register here: https://research.curtin.edu.au/research-rumble/ad-symposium-2024/ The program will be live at: https://research…
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25 Sep 2024
On FOCAL POINT: Haben Girma, Deafblind Advocate Extraordinaire, is a guest speaker at UNSW Centre of Ideas. Haben is the first Deafblind Harvard Graduate; has been named one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 and was awarded the White House Champion of Change - presented by President Barack Obama. Find out …
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18 Sep 2024
ON FOCAL POINT: Reggie Sorensen, two-time winner of Big Brother, is an important part of the Blind Australian of the year Award's gala evening 26th October 26th in Brisbane. Reggie will be welcoming all on the Red Carpet. To nominate your individual and the Employer of Choice go to: https://blindau…
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