Blind Citizens Australia

New Horizons - Episode 640, looking into Zoom for teleconferencing and tele-health

In this week's episode, we explore one of the most popular way to join your friends and colleagues during this time of imposed social isolation.  Find out how you can use your telephone and Web-Browser to join meetings, receive services and more.

New Horizons - Episode 649, BCA's response to the Coronavirus, how to get together when you can't be together

In this week's programme, we feature the audio from a video published late last week by BCA CEO, Emma Bennison.  Here about work BCA is doing on behalf of blind and vision impaired people in Australia, and how blind and vision impaired people can get together in this time of physical and often social isolation.  Sally Aurisch gives us some detail about how you can save money on drinks during BCA's happy hour conversations - oh no, sorry, it's BYO only!

New Horizons - Episode 648, An Eye to the Future of Employment for people who are blind or vision impaired

In this week's programme we revisit the employment project BCA has been running for some time.  Project manager, Naomi Barber explains what has been happening and future developments in the project and hopes for the future of employment for blind and vision impaired people in employment and those looking for work.

New Horizons - Episode 647, National Womens Branch and Coronavirus Policy

New Horizons - Episode 646, International Womens Day

As we celebrate International Womens day on Sunday March the 8th, we hear from BCA CEO, Emma Bennison.  She gave a speech to the department of Communications and the Arts, in December last year.  Whilst the topic was people with a disability in leadership, I think many of the same points hold true to this day, for women in leadership.  We have come so far but there is still much to be done to ensure equal participation for women, and people with a disability.

New Horizons - Episode 645, Staff Restructure

This week we hear from Angela Jaeschke, Sally Aurisch and Emma Bennison about a revamp of the staff structure within Blind Citizens Australia.  As well, an exciting opportunity to work at BCA, if you are into policy and advocacy.

New Horizons - Episode 644, Dr. Fred Schroeder

In this week's episode, we repeat the first part of the keynote speech delivered at the 2017 convention of Blind Citizens Australia.  Dr. Fred Schroeder, currently president of the World Blind Union visited Australia at the invitation of BCA, and gave this educational and rousing speech.  This is a repeat from an earlier New Horizons episode.

New Horizons - Episode 643, Multiple Disabilities - Jonathan Craig and Steve Richardson II

Finishing off our series on people with multiple disabilities this week, with the second part of our conversation with Steve Richardson and Jonathan Craig.  Hear about the impacts of multiple bone breakages, and developing independence and assessing risk.

New Horizons - Episode 642, Multiple Disabilities - featuring Steve Richardson and Jonathan Craig

In this week's episode, we hear from Steve Richardson and Jonathan Craig, both of whom have the same bone condission.  Here how, although they have the same condission, it effects them in very different ways.  We discuss travel, support workers and more.

 

New Horizons - Episode 641, Jane Britt

This week, we return to our series on people with multiple disabilities.  We hear from Jane Britt, National Policy Officer with Blind Citizens Australia.  Hear about Jane's school experience and how having a hearing impairment as well as a vision impairment has affected her over time..