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Dear MemberThe Autumn 2018 edition of Soundabout is now available. We apologise that this electronic version is a little late but we have had some technical issues.You can use the audio player above to listen or download. Alternativly, for y
This week on program 541 of New Horizons, we hear part two of the interview with Gillian Gale. Gillian tells us of some of the changes since she started working with blind and vision impaired children. Also, a note from the Brisbane branch of B
This week on program 540 of New Horizons, we speak with Gillian Gale, who was recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours list. Gillian has worked tirelessly over the last forty plus years on improving access to education for blind and visi
This week on program 539 of New Horizons, is part two of the keynote speech given by Dr Fred Schroeder at last year’s Blind Citizens Australia convention. Fred continues his discussion on society’s low expectations of blind people, and touches
This week on program 538 of New Horizons, we hear from Dr Frederick Schroeder who is the president of the World Blind Union. We were pleased to host him at last year’s Blind Citizens Australia convention. In part 1 of a two-part series, we hear
This week on program 537 of New Horizons, we hear part two of the series taken from the recent Blind Citizens Australia Convention, on the impacts of blindness and vision impairment on emotional well-being. We conclude the discussion of researc
This week on program 536 of New Horizons, we hear the first of two programs on how blindness and vision impairment impacts on emotional well-being. This week we hear about two studies on blindness and emotional well-being, from presenters at th
This week on program 535 of New Horizons, as we draw near the end of the Christmas and New Year celebrations, we focus on one option for taking a break from it all. We hear from Steve Richardson and Vanessa Ransley, who recently joined Vaughn B
This week on program 534 of New Horizons, we hear about technology, in the first of our programs dealing with sessions from the 2017 Blind Citizens Australia convention. Jonathan Mosen discusses emerging technologies, and how we must remain vig
This week on program 533 of New Horizons, we hear from Lisa Hayes, the newest recruit to the committee of the National Womens Branch of Blind Citizens Australia. She gives us an overview of her story, and of her hopes for the future of the bran
Due to the unavailability of our website for most of last week, the New Horizons program could not be uploaded. It is now available and there will be a new program tomorrow.Last week on program 532 of New Horizons, is some exciting news for Bl
This week on program 531 of New Horizons, find out, from BCA president John Simpson and BCNSW president Graeme Innes, about the recent passing of the resolutions to complete the merger of the two organisations. Hear about the benefits to Austra
This week on program 530 of New Horizons, we speak with Stefan Carey from Big Access Media. Stefan describes to us how the company got started, and their vision for Audio Description on Australian television.You can use the embedded audio play
This week on program 529 of New Horizons, we speak with Graeme Innes, president of Blind Citizens NSW, about the coming General Meeting, which will decide the future of the merger between that organisation and Blind Citizens Australia. Also, fi
This week on program 528 of New Horizons, we have some good news, for a change, about accessible banking. We hear from Steve Price about moves the ANZ bank has been making towards equal access for people who are blind or vision impaired. For mo
This week on program 527 of New Horizons, we return to the ever changing landscape of the My Aged Care scheme. Lauren Henley, policy co-ordinator with Blind Citizens Australia, sheds some light on some of the confusing aspects of MAC, and gives
This week on program 526 of New Horizons, we get an update from Lauren Henley, about audio description on Australian television. Following this, a brief demonstration of the Big Access Media app, which is being touted as one of the potential op
There are several ways to access the November 2017 edition of SoundAbout:You can listen or download using the audio player aboveFind it on our audio pagePlease note; Soundabout is also a podcast which you can subscribe to. You can do th
This week on program 450 of New Horizons, budget has been the word of the week and New Horizons is no exception. Find out how the federal budget will impact on the lives of Australians who are blind or vision impaired, as well as some unwelcome
The May edition of SoundAbout is now available. You can use the audio player above to listen or download. Alternativly, for your convenience, you can use the links below. The first is with the words “listen to SoundAbout May 2016” for immediat
This week on program 449 of New Horizons, we hear from Leah van Poppel, CEO of Blind Citizens Australia, about What BCA believes are the big issues facing us at the 2016 federal election, the NDIS, My Aged Care and other issues.You can use the
This week on program 448 of New Horizons, we head to NSW, where we hear from Krystel Keller, newly appointed Executive Officer of Blind Citizens NSW about an upcoming forum to be conducted between members of BCNSW and BCA. We’ve been mentioning
This week on program 447 of New Horizons, we continue our discussion with Lee Kumutat, a woman who is blind and living as a journalist in the UK. Hear how she got started in radio, and if she’s faced any discrimination in her chosen career.You
This week on program 446 of New Horizons, we hear from Lee Kumutat, an Australian who is currently living in the UK, working as a radio producer, presenter and journalist. Hear about her move, and some of the differences between the UK and Aust
This week on program 445 of New Horizons, ahead of some BCA updates, we look at how to subscribe and receive the New Horizons podcast from the Vision Australia library. As well, there are some exciting updates to Vision Australia’s Connect app,
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