0041 - In a Nutshell

An overview of Tina Lowe's "The Blind Spot" podcast - mission and accomplishments.

I’m proud to have helped Tina Lowe develop the Blind Spot podcast.

The Blindspot podcast is a community engagement platform, complementing Tina’s role as University College Dublin Accessibility Officer 

Tina’s goal for the Blind Spot was to raise awareness, create a forum and learning resources for students, focusing on access and accessibility in all its diverse forms.

So far, the pod has…

·      Introduced us to Tina and her personal story.

·      Talked about how the Built Environment can both enable and constrain a person’s access to a normal life.

·      The innovation of Sensory Gardens and how seemingly mundane actions can transform our experience of outdoor spaces.

·      The need for mobility across multiple dimensions: Universal Access to Transport, Access to Higher Education and Access in Sport.

·      Discussing with the UCD Student’s Union about ensuring access is at the very heart of University Life.

·      Including, the Student Perspective on Neurodiversity, access and obstacles to Diagnosis.

·      Talking with an Actor and Autism Activist; and the realities of Neurodiversity, coping with Invisible Disability.

·      A topic that has a big impact on Tina’s own life, the importance of Irish Guide Dogs and their mission supporting people with vision impairment attain greater independence; 

·      Also, the value of Assistance Animals for neurodiverse children, teens and adults.

·      Tina touched on the latest advances in Accessible Technology with VISION Ireland, (previously NCBI)

·      And finally, she provides a behind scenes look at creating The Blind Spot podcast with her production team.

All in all, the project thus far, Tina has interviewed 28 guests, over 15 episodes, producing more than 10 hours of recorded content.

This is an important body of work that will, hopefully, grow over time.

Giving voice to and reflecting upon, issues of access across the university and society at large; while also, highlighting the achievements of real people overcoming real obstacles.

The Blind Spot podcast was funded as part of the “University for All” Faculty Partner Programme with the support of UCD Access and Lifelong Learning and the UCD College of Business.

For more information see “The Blind Spot” on Spotify for notes and descriptions of episodes. 

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blindspot-ie

Credits and License

Cover Art 

Title: YouTube talking head screenshot

Artist: Allen Higgins

Source: In_a_Nutshell_LoweHiggins.pptx

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Podcast License

Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 

The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0

By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.

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