Beste Vision Australia podcasts (2025)

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Talking Tech 21st January 2025 14:49

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This week, while Damo continues his annual leave, Stephen chats with Jim Pipczak, Access Technology Lead with Vision Australia, based in Melbourne. To access the program, presented by Stephen Jolley and Damo McMorrow you can go to varadio.org/talkingtech To write to the show use damo.mcmorrow@visionaustralia.org Support this Vision Australia Radio …

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Talking Vision 763 Week Beginning 13th of January 2025 28:19

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Sam catches up with Ben Harrington from Travellers' Aid, offering accessibility and mobility services for passengers with disabilities at major stations but also events such as the Australian Open. And speaking of the Open, Action Audio is back for the 5th year in a row to provide an auditory companion for tennis fans who are blind or have low visi…

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Talking Tech 14th January 2025 15:07

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This week, while Damo continues his annual leave, Stephen chats with Kent Walsdorf, Access Technology Lead with Vision Australia, based in Geelong Victoria. To access the program, presented by Stephen Jolley and Damo McMorrow you can go to varadio.org/talkingtech To write to the show use damo.mcmorrow@visionaustralia.org Support this Vision Austral…

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Talking Vision 762 Week Beginning 6th of January 2025 28:38

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Sam speaks with music therapist Emily Shanahan following the recent developments around NDIS funding for music and art therapies, and the positive impact it has had and continues to have for people of all ages with disabilities such as blindness or low vision. Then after we hear from Emily, Maureen from the library is back on the show with a previe…

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Talking Vision 761 Week Beginning 30th of December 2024 28:47

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We celebrate World Braille Day on the show this week, with an extra special anniversary in 2025 as this year marks the 200th birthday of braille since Louis Braille innovated the writing system in 1825. Sam kicks off the show speaking to Tristan Clare, chair of the Australian Braille Authority as well as publications officer at Next Sense to talk a…

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Talking Vision 760 Week Beginning 23rd of December 2024 28:55

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This week we feature the best of Talking Vision in 2024, with some of Sam's favourite interviews from the year as you sit back on Christmas Day for a holiday special episode of Talking Vision. Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.162796314…

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Talking Tech 7th January 2025 15:07

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This week, from the Coorparoo Office in Brisbane, we feature a recent conversation Damo had with Kimberley Nean, a participant in the Vision Australia Graduate Program. Kimberley Takes us through her life long encounter with the twin challenges of deteriorating hearing and vision, with emphasis in particular on the use she has made with evolving ac…

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Talking Tech 31st December 2024 15:06

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This week, reflecting on the year of development with assistive technology Damo looks at : breakthroughs with Smart Glasses with focus on the Meta and ARX Vision products; Release of the pockets sized BTSpeak from Blazie Technologies and Orbit Speak from Orbit Research; The release of the Dot Pad and Monarch multi line tactile braille displays; The…

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Talking Tech 24th December 2024 15:06

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This week: Damo explain availability of Vision Australia Assistive Technology and Quantum RLV services over the holiday season; We complete the round up of Apple software released in mid December; Damo explains some of the technology he uses when relaxing and holidaying; With technology scammers particularly active at this time of the year, There a…

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Talking Vision 759 Week Beginning 16th of December 2024 28:34

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Sam speaks with Associate Professor Matthew Butler from Monash University's Faculty of Information Technology and president of Round Table, Sonali Marathe, who tell us about a new series of 3D printing guidelines for educational materials designed to be tactile and accessible to students who are blind or have low vision. We also catch up with edito…

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Talking Tech 17th December 2024 14:42

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This week: With Apple software updates released last week, Damo explains highlights of the enhancements for iPhone and iPad IOS 18.2; With video description now possible through multiple apps, Damo describes a comparison he made with the performance of Seeing AI and Piccybot; We have news of significant upgrades to the capabilities of the Humanware…

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Talking Vision 758 Week Beginning 9th of December 2024 28:27

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This week Sam speaks with Dale Pierce and Sharon Taylor, two participants heading along to take part in the Vision Australia Trek for Vision. The trek takes place over five days from April 29 to May 3 2025 on the Abel Tasman track on the South Island of New Zealand, to raise vital funds for Vision Australia client services such as the quality livin…

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Melbourne Magazine Summer 2025 58:09

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Melbourne magazine publish a print magazine four times a year to share news about City of Melbourne projects, people, places and events. Melbourne magazine is distributed to public spaces like libraries, cafes and community hubs in December, March, June and September. Stories from Melbourne magazine are also published digitally to this Melbourne Ne…

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Talking Tech 10th December 2024 14:39

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Show notes for Talking Tech of 10 December 2024 This week: We have a reminder of the Vision Store at Vision Australia as a resource for your Christmas shopping at shop.visionaustralia.org; News of this week’s release of upgraded Apple software; There is news of accessible, programmable cooking devices with the Meater range of products; Damo explain…

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Talking Vision 757 Week Beginning 2nd of December 2024 27:29

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Sam is joined by Janene Sadhu and Michael Janes, who both took up the option of live audio description at the 2023 Vision Australia Carols by Candlelight. They tell us about their experiences at the Bowl with AD, in the lead up to this year's Carols on Christmas Eve simulcast on Vision Australia Radio. You'll also hear from Keith McVilly, a member …

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Talking Tech 3rd December 2024 14:42

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This week: Damo has tips on purchasing a new Windows PC; There is info about the Humanware Mantis Q40 Braille Display upgrade to incorporate text to speech output; RIM the accessible Remote Incident Manager from Pneuma Solutions introduces AI help tools. To access the program, presented by Stephen Jolley and Damo McMorrow you can go to varadio.org/…

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Talking Vision 756 Week Beginning 25th of November 2024 27:15

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This week we hear from social worker and youth mentor Ian Clements, who after experiencing vision loss as a young adult overcame the various challenges that came with that to work as part of the Top Blokes Foundation in the Hunter Valley region. Then later on in the show we feature some news and information about the upcoming International Day of P…

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Talking Tech 26th November 2024 15:07

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This week with Christmas fast approaching, Damo visits the Vision Australia Vision Store at Coorparoo in Brisbane and chats with Store Coordinator Ruby Lacey. Ruby explains the Tonie accessible toy; the Tape King talking tape measure and spirit level; and the Colorino color identifier and light sensor. The Vision Store can be found at https://shop.…

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Talking Vision 755 Week Beginning 18th of November 2024 28:27

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Hear from Jason Gipps as he catches up with guest curator of Geelong Design Week, Dr Tonya Meyrick, to chat about how they are making design accessible for members of the public who are blind or have low vision. Later in the show it's award season as we recap the 2024 Vision Australia awards with Vision Australia acting CEO Justine Heath, who prese…

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Talking Tech 19th November 2024 14:42

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This week we discuss: AT support available through the Vision Australia Help desk which can be reached in Australia by phone on 1300 847 466 and by email via atchelp@visionaustralia.org; Inclusion of BE My Eyes as an option on the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses News of the Blind Shell Classic 3 phone, likely to arrive in Australia early in 2025. To acc…

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Talking Vision 754 Week Beginning 11th of November 2024 28:22

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Sam caught up a while back with blind endurance runner, motivational speaker and all around thrill seeker Ben Pettingill, whose aim for 2024 is to run 3,249km for mental health in a project he calls 3249 Blind. You'll also hear from Liz who's back to tell us about the latest issue of For Your Information, and we hear from Blind Australian of the Ye…

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Talking Tech 12th November 2024 15:07

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This week we discuss: The November 2024 update to the BT Speak from Blazie Technologies with more information at https://www.blazietech.com/software-updates; Damo’s experience of AIRA with the Meta smart glasses; the training webinars from Vispero available online via https://www.freedomscientific.com/training/freewebinars/archivedwebinars To acces…

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Talking Vision 753 Week Beginning 4th of November 2024 28:02

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This week on the show Sam speaks with father and son Peter and Rohan Rickards, alongside Kathy Leitch from Vision Australia. Peter and Rohan are the inventors of Sensaball, a multi-directional cane tip designed to give greater feedback and less friction and vibration for white cane users. Then after you hear from Peter Rohan and Kathy, Karan Nagran…

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Talking Tech 5th November 2024 15:32

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This week we discuss: The 2025 upgrades to Jaws, Fusion and ZoomText from Freedom Scientific, released last week and with more info from https://freedomscientific.com; An update to the NVDA screen reader from NV Access with more info from http://nvaccess.org; The latest suite of Apple software updates; An explanation of Applevis, the community reso…

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Talking Vision 752 Week Beginning 28th of October 2024 28:20

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Sam is joined by Corene Strauss and Brooke Carter from the Australian Disability Network, who are here to tell us all about the PACE mentoring program for job seekers with disabilities, as well as their upcoming It's Not Hard to be Inclusive campaign running in the lead up to International Day of People with Disability on 3 December. Then later in …

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Talking Tech 29th October 2024 15:00

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This week we discuss: The BT Speak Braille input pocket computer from Blazie Technologies with more information at https://blazietech.com; The new Orcam Read Lite “point click and listen” reading device available from Quantum RLV via https://quantumrlv.com.au or Vision Australia via https://shop.visionaustralia.org; The Victor Reader Stream 3 from …

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Talking Vision 751 Week Beginning 21st of October 2024 28:25

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Sam is joined by Samara Cunningham, artistic director of South Gippsland-based theatre company (It's no) drama who are hosting a production in November. Very shortly they will also be running a training session to help locals make the performing arts more accessible for performers and staff in the region who are blind or have low vision. Then later…

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Talking Tech 22nd October 2024 15:32

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This week just days after International White Cane Day on October 15, we focus on some technology initiatives that can assist with moving around independently. Including: The revolutionary Australian Sensaball white cane tip with more information at https://sensaball.com.au; News of the Glide mobility aid under development from Glidance at https://…

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Talking Vision 750 Week Beginning 14th of October 2024 28:16

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Sam welcomes back Karan Nagrani to Talking Vision this week in the lead up to the Blind Australian of the Year Awards held on 26 October in Brisbane, where Karan will be the MC. Then we hear from Vanessa Papastavros who's here to tell us about the latest news from Speak My Language, a series of national audio and video podcasts featuring stories, a…

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Talking Tech 15th October 2024 15:08

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This week we cover: News from Selvas BLV of the Braille Sense 6 firmware upgrade; Damo’s experience of the Notebook LM AI tool; News of the major upgrade of Windows 11 to 24H2 with further details at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11 A battery preservation tip for IOS users of the iPhone 15 Pro or higher. For the podcast y…

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Talking Vision 749 Week Beginning 7th of October 2024 29:05

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World Sight Day is coming up on October 10 and to celebrate this week on Talking Vision Sam catches up with paediatric ophthalmologist Dr Stephen Hing from the Retina and Eye Clinic in Sydney. Stephen joined Sam to speak about this year's themes for World Sight Day: the importance of eye care in young people and inspiring children everywhere to lov…

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Talking Tech 8th October 2024 15:06

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This week we cover: An experience of using Chat GPT to access a PDF user manual; Discussion and comparison of the Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses and the ARX vision wearables; News of David Woodbridge joining Humanware Australia; News of the Australian launch of the Monarch Tactile Braille display. For the podcast you can go to varadio.org/talkingtech T…

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Talking Vision 748 Week Beginning 30th of September 2024 29:16

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October is a busy month in the world of performing arts with Arts Centre Melbourne's disability led arts initiative, Alter State, kicking off from October 2 to 13. Sam speaks with access consultant Sarah Houbolt and CEO of Vitae Veritas Nilgun Guven all about what people can expect if they head along. Then later in the show, The Other Film Festival…

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Talking Tech 1st October 2024 15:08

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This week we cover: Explanation of the Meta Rayban smart glasses and the partnership with Be My Eyes; News of a major upgrade to the Humanware Prodigi low vision product; News of a major upgrade to he Hartgen Consultancy Jaws related Leasy product with more detail from https://www.hartgen.org; A more detailed look ahead to the annual upgrades to FS…

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