Blind Citizens Australia

In this week’s episode, a call-out by Northern Pictures, seeking people interested in taking part in a documentary about dating. Contact casting@northernpictures.com.au if you’re interested. Our main feature this week focuses on Andrew Webster, Treasurer of Blind Citizens Australia. Find out about Andrew, his work and his thoughts on what it’s like to be a board member of BCA and things to think about if you’re interested in joining the board or the National Policy Council.

This week we bring you the final in our three part conversation with Martin Stewart, Advocacy Officer with Blind Citizens Australia. We focus on discrimination in the workplace, where it comes from and some potential resolutions. Thanks to all of you who sent in your case-studies.

This week we continue our discussion with Martin Stewart, Advocacy Officer with Blind Citizens Australia. We bring you another case-study featuring a BCA member who has faced discriminatory behaviour, this time at a restaurant.

This week we bring you the first of three episodes featuring Blind Citizens Australia's Advocacy Officer, Martin Stewart. Martin describes his role and we discuss the first of three case-studies which you have E-mailed in to new.horizons@bca.org.au.

In this 800th episode of the program we speak with Iain Edwards, interim CEO of Guide Dogs Victoria, and Assistive Technology Advisor to Guide Dogs NSW, Ben Moxie. They join us to discuss a community survey which is open to all blind and vision impaired Australians and focuses on developing an understanding of what issues we face when getting out and about in our communities. Find out what the survey seeks to understand, how change has been implemented as a result of previous iterations of this survey and how you can get involved. To find out more, visit http://www.guidedogs.com.au

This week, we speak with Tim Davey and Corey Crawford, both of whom commenced employment with BCA this year. Find out more about them, their roles and more.

In this week’s episode, we introduce new BCA staff member, Tony Delmadoros. Hear about Tony’s role and his background. As well, the BCA trivia team is looking for new quiz leaders, Michael Janes joins us to discuss. If you'd like to express interest, contact Tim Haggis at BCA.

In this week's programme we speak with veterin broadcaster and member of Blind Citizens Australia, Stephen Jolley. Stephen has a long history with broadcasting and other forms of content creation and speaks to us on this history, as well as a project Blind Citizens Australia is commencing, funded by the Community Broadcasting Foundation. This project focuses on the need for more blind and vision impaired broadcasters and programme makers. If you would like to express interest in this course, please contact BCA.

In January, Vanessa Ransley attended a conference in South Australia. She discusses what happened when she attempted to get a drink at the hotel's cocktail bar, following her arrival in Adelaide from Hobart. Graeme Innes joins us to discuss some of the affects that such overt discrimination can have on people who are blind or vision impaired and some strategies we might employ to deal with it. Please E-mail in your discrimination story to new.horizons@bca.org.au, either as a brief recording or as an E-mail. Note, it might be played on the programme in the coming weeks.

This week we conclude our discussion with Joel Snyder about Audio Description in the USA and internationally. We discuss some of the advocacy strategies likely to prove most successful for Australian consumer groups and individuals. As well, a call for upcoming stories. Next week we'll be discussing discrimination against Blind people, this time, not in the context of Guide Dog refusals, but against individuals just going about their daily business. We want to hear your discrimination story in brief, either as a recording or written down. We want to know what happened and what you did about it. Please send your recording or E-mail to new.horizons@bca.org.au or leave a message on the BCA feedback mailbox. Your story may be featured on the programme.

This week, we continue our discussion with Joel Snyder. We focus on the provision of AD on television, discuss the trials conducted in Australia, and some other methods of the provision of AD, gaining ground in the United States.

In this first episode for 2023, we hear the first part of an interview with Joel Snyder. Joel has been involved in Radio Reading services and audio description for over 40 years. He discusses the genesis of AD in the USA, and some of the background surrounding Audio Description on television.

In this final episode of An Eye For Business, we speak with well-respected recording engineer and studio owner, Ross McGregor. Ross successfully ran his recording studio in Sydney for nearly 30 years, and still continues his involvement with recording and technology. Ross discusses his entry into the field from starting out doing gigs in Sydney. We hear about some of the changes he has seen in the industry and how he successfully met the challenges of the change from analogue to digital recording, as a blind person. My thanks to all of the contributors to this podcast series, and to all involved with researching, assembling and producing the programme. Find out more at https://new-horizons.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

In this final formal episode for the year, we speak with Sally Aurisch, CEO of Blind Citizens Australia, and President, Fiona Woods. We discuss the recent AGM, board and NPC changes, hopes for 2023 and the closure of the office during the end of year period. My thanks to all who have contributed to New Horizons over the last year, particularly those who have come forward with ideas for the programme. Keep them coming - see you next year.

This episode of An Eye For Business features Matt O'Kane. Matt runs a Sydney-based company - Notion Digital Forensics. Matt describes his employment journey and the type of work his company undertakes. He also outlines some of the benefits his vision impairment brings to his work and how he has overcome any issues he has faced along the way. If you'd like to know more about Matt's company, check out http://www.notiondigitalforensics.com.au

This week we go back into the archives to episode 424, from October of 2015. We featured John Shute, who was awarded the David Blyth award posthumously for his work in the transcription and promotion of Braille music.

This week in An Eye For Business, we hear about Leah Sing. Leah grew up in Queensland and studied as a massage therapist. Leah discusses her desire to work for herself and some of the pitfalls she encountered along the way.

This week's New Horizons brings you some important news about the recent Annual General Meeting of Blind Citizens Australia. Our feature this week is a replay of a presentation given by Linda Agnew about her life and career. Find out more at https://new-horizons.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

In episode 9 of An Eye For Business, we meet Joanne Mosen. Joanne is an international development consultant specialising in disability inclusion; where she takes a rights-based approach to education for people with disability in the Asia-Pacific region. Joanne discusses getting the business started and some of the advantages having lived experience of disability brings to her work - and some of the potential barriers.

In this week's episode, we're joined by BCA's Policy and Advocacy Manager, Jackson Reynolds Ryan. Jack discusses the all-important issue of pedestrian safety. The new policy is available on the BCA website and was launched at the recently held BCA Connect. What is included and how might you use it to improve the lives of Australians who are blind or vision impaired? Find out more at https://new-horizons.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.