Focal Point on Vison Australia Radio

Playlist by Focal Point on Vision Australia Radio

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 mann…

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04 Nov 2026
On FOCAL POINT: Clayton Pereira – Australian youth team Goalball player debuting at the IBSA Youth World Championships in Kazakhstan. Dhruv Sharma – Ambassador for the upcoming Outlook AI event. David Woodbridge – Technology expert from Humanware; presenting updates on the BrailleNote Touch/E…
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28 Oct 2026
On FOCAL POINT: Tori Bemold – App developer who created Crumbcade, an accessible match-three game designed for both blind/visually impaired and sighted players using AI. Kristy Stichter – Musician who shares her experience starting out with tap dancing as a person with low vision/blindness, al…
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21 Oct 2026
On FOCAL POINT: Professor Peter McCluskey AO – Ophthalmologist from Sydney University (speaking about juvenile idiopathic arthritis and its impact on vision/eye inflammation). Rachael – Marketing representative from Beyond Blindness (discussing upcoming combined tours, events, and activities).…
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30 Sep 2026
On FOCAL POINT: Casey Hyde: Author of The Naughtiest Guide Dog: The Hungriest Guide Dog, sharing the story behind her book, using AI for accessibility, and launching a charity for retired guide dogs. Robert Simms: Leader of the Greens in the South Australian Upper House, discussing proposed le…
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23 Sep 2026
On FOCAL POINT: Mark Gardiner (Founder & CEO, MPC Markets): Automated driving technology is rapidly evolving with extensive data collection from providers like Waymo, Tesla, and Uber.. Philip Martin (Adelaide City Councillor) Acknowledges privacy and misuse concerns raised nationally (e.g., eS…
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16 Sep 2026
On FOCAL POINT: 01:55 – Dr. Anne-Marie Witherow Medical doctor, researcher, and advocate for dual-sensory impairment. She discusses co-authoring a new Usher syndrome textbook designed for healthcare and social care professionals alongside Emma Boswell and Emily Shepherd, as well as recent NDIS to…
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09 Sep 2026
On FOCAL POINT: Nicole Holmes (Blindness Products Consultant, Pacific Vision Australia) Discusses her role providing product support and training for assistive technology, upcoming devices like the BrailleSense 7 (running Android 15 with integrated Google Gemini access and a magnetic QWERTY key…
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02 Sep 2026
On FOCAL POINT: 02:48 - Daniel Mew – Developer of the Tag Everything app 16:16 - Zoe Kong, Gabby Campbell, and Dean Caccamo (Master’s Students in Occupational Therapy, University of Sydney) The team shares details about their project with Dr. Anne-Marie and the Centre for Disability Research …
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