HeyJaredFocal Point on Vison 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 manner of challenges and promoting activities and events for people who are…
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23 Sep 2026 (opens the original)
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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., eSafety Commissioner reports), while emphasizing that smart glasses remain a vital tool for vision-impaired users. Banning them outright is not proposed; rather, finding balanced usage regulation is key. Also
16 Sep 2026 (opens the original)
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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 town hall discussions regarding deafblindness. 16:25 – Rachael (Marketing Dept, Beyond Blindness) Shares updates from Beyond Blindness, including an upcoming disability employment workshop, a guided visit
09 Sep 2026 (opens the original)
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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 keyboard option) Hen Vaughn (Access2Arts) Previews upcoming audio-described arts and cultural events, including the 12-week Audio Description Training course starting in mid-January, State Theatre Company's p
02 Sep 2026 (opens the original)
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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 and Policy, developing a practical home modification guide designed for people living with combined hearing and vision loss. 29:18 - Lesley Heagney (Braille House) - Lesley outlines two major September event
26 Aug 2026 (opens the original)
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On FOCAL POINT: 02:13 – Cameron Algie | Author & Facilitator Cameron discusses the updated release of his comprehensive resource guide, "I can See Clearly Now: Understanding and Managing Blindness and Low Vision." He explores how screen readers (like JAWS), mobile apps (like Be My Eyes), and emerging AI models (such as ChatGPT and Gemini) are changing accessibility and independence for people navigating vision loss. 17:23 – Suzy Hudson | Community Advocate Suzy relives her landmark legal fight (
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