Latest Vision impairment Podcast Episodes
How important is technology in education? Grace Gavin tells the NCBI Podcast
NCBI - August 17, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutes#NCBIPodcast meets 4th year student Grace Gavin who confidently talks about how technology has helped her so much in her education. She talks passionately about the benefits of Transition Year and how it exposed her to new subjects as well as different trips she participated in. She encourages a...
Have you wanted to play blind tennis? Stuart Haxell tells NCBI Podcast all about it!
NCBI - July 21, 2023 07:00 - 16 minutes#NCBIPodcast meets Stuart Haxell from Sligo, an avid blind tennis player who describes how he got involved in the sport and how it is adapted to ensure anyone who is blind or vision impaired can play. He chats passionately about the tournaments he’s participated in. He talks about the value part...
How can we enable deafblind children to thrive? Deirdre Leech tells the NCBI Podcast
NCBI - June 23, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutes#NCBIPodcast chats with Deirdre Leech who works with the Anne Sullivan Foundation delivering outreach services to people who are deafblind. She outlines the diverse services and supports on offer. She highlights the importance of developing alternative strategies for children who are deafblind t...
Psychologist Paraic Barnes' experience of sudden sight loss & building resilience on NCBI Podcast
NCBI - June 09, 2023 07:00 - 25 minutes#NCBIPodcast meets Paraic Barnes, a psychologist who now has a positive outlook on life despite losing his sight very suddenly. He shares the importance of family, friends and NCBI tech club to help him adjust and is always heartened by strangers looking out for him. As with everything in life, ...
Counsellor Sheila McFarlane's insights into vision impairment on the NCBI Podcast
NCBI - May 26, 2023 07:00 - 17 minutes#NCBIPodcast meets Sheila McFarlane from Donegal who is vision impaired. A counsellor by profession, she gives her insights into the different challenges and similarities faced by those who are vision impaired from birth against those who acquire sight loss later in life. As a keen shopper, she ...
How can NCBI's ECLO help you or your child? Barry and Katie Ryan explain to NCBI Podcast
NCBI - May 12, 2023 07:00 - 16 minutes#NCBIPodcast chats with Barry and Katie Ryan, parents to Maggie and Rosie who have Chromatopsia. They share how the ECLO (Eye Clinic Liaison Officer) services helped them understand, process and accept their daughters’ condition and how the ECLO is always a helpful resource to them at every step...
What supports do blind students need at exam times? Niamh and Sinead Kilcawley tell NCBI Podcast
NCBI - April 28, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes#NCBIPodcast chats with Sinead Kilcawley and her daughter Niamh who outline the lack of appropriate supports for blind pupils in doing state exams. Despite having the required assistive technology and the support of the school, Niamh talks about the inflexibility of the education system to respo...
How important are NCBI stores to local communities? Geraldine Cussen tells NCBI Podcast
NCBI - April 14, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes#NCBIPodcast chats with Geraldine Cussen who is shop manager in NCBI Navan shop and is vision impaired. She reveals her joy of working with volunteers and customers and the sense of community it brings. She outlines the strategies she uses to support customers who are vision impaired and the imp...
How is Tier addressing NCBI's concerns about e-scooters? Peader Golden tells the NCBI Podcast.
NCBI - March 31, 2023 07:00 - 25 minutes#NCBIPodcast chats with Peadar Golden from Tier who talks about all things e-scooters. He supports many of NCBI’s concerns regarding use of e-scooters and outlines how Tier is addressing these in their shared schemes. If you liked this podcast, please subscribe to the NCBI YouTube channel and l...
The Benefits Of Exercise With Others? John Doherty Explains To NCBI Podcast
NCBI - March 17, 2023 08:00 - 23 minutes#NCBIPodcast chats to John Doherty is an active sportsman and is doing a Masters in Disability Studies. He shares his passion for Park Run and the health and social benefits it brings. He highlights employers perceptions as being a real barrier to getting employment and he encourages everyone to...
What approach did teacher Gordon McFarlane use in class after he went blind? NCBI Podcast finds out!
NCBI - February 27, 2023 08:00 - 23 minutes#NCBIPodcast chats with Gordon McFarlane, a retired teacher living in Donegal. He shares the different strategies used in his classroom once he went blind and how it lead to the best teaching experiences of his career. Presently, he is a radio presenter on Uplift FM. He advises anyone with a sig...
What's it like to work in NCBI Retail? Brendan Laffan tells NCBI Podcast
NCBI - February 16, 2023 14:00 - 15 minutes#NCBIPodcast meets Brendan Laffan from Limerick who talks passionately about working in the NCBI Newcastlewest shop as well as previously being a local radio presenter and editor. He shares how his sighted colleagues initially helped him to ensure he can undertake all his duties. He enjoys the t...
NCBI Podcast chats with mam behind Pedal for Grace, Mary O'Sullivan
NCBI - January 19, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutes#NCBIPodcast meets Mary O’Sullivan from Kerry, mum to Grace (aged 12) who has Stargardt disease which largely affects her central vision. She highlights how Grace uses her Assistive Technology to thrive in school and recalls the huge community support received during their Pedal for Grace fundra...
NCBI Podcast chats to Eugene Rooney about his Free Travel Pass win
NCBI - November 15, 2022 14:00 - 22 minutes#NCBIPodcast meets Eugene Rooney from Dundalk who shares how he got Irish Rail to change and modernise their procedures for Free Travel Pass holders wishing to travel to Northern Ireland. This simplified process will benefit anyone with a disability and has spurred him on to progress other issue...
NCBI Podcast hears from Tina Lowe on passions after becoming blind
NCBI - October 20, 2022 14:00 - 24 minutes#NCBIPodcast talks with Tina Lowe who recalls the frustrations, anger and laughter after becoming blind suddenly. It ignited a passion in her of making sure society is accessible to everyone which inspires her daily in her role as Accessibility Officer in UCD and has led to changes in the campus...
NCBI Podcast learns about Seen Unseen art project from Clare McLaughlin
NCBI - October 19, 2022 13:00 - 26 minutes#NCBIpodcast chats with Seen Unseen project creator Clare McLaughlin. This interactive art project is about making art and culture more accessible to people who are blind or vision impaired. Through a series of gallery or museum visits across Ireland participants (attending in-person or online) ...
NCBI Podcast meets 15-year-old inventor Maura Moore McCune
NCBI - October 14, 2022 15:00 - 17 minutes#NCBIPodcast chats with 15-year-old vision impaired inventor of VIPMOD, Maura Moore McCune. Her designs aim to make it easier for pedestrians with sight loss to detect moving objects to ensure they can navigate their streetscape safely. She credit the strides in technology for giving people lik...
NCBI Podcast marks World Mental Health Day
NCBI - October 06, 2022 14:00 - 25 minutes#NCBIPodcast marks World Mental Health Day by chatting to service users Breandan Ward, Leonard O’Mahoney and John Pepper about their participation in the Men’s Network. They highlight the power of talking and listening as an aid to improve mental health and the value of the Action for Happiness ...
NCBI Podcast hears from David Ryan about foster parenting and being a mature student
NCBI - September 28, 2022 13:00 - 21 minutes#NCBIPodcast meets David Ryan who shares the joys and challenges of becoming a foster parent and how rewarding it is to his own family on a daily basis. He talks about his experience of being a mature student and encourages everyone not to be frightened to ask for help to ensure you get the supp...
NCBI Podcast learns about Possibility Lab and Change This Space with Chantelle Smith
NCBI - September 28, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes#NCBIPodcast talks to Chantelle Smith of NCBI Possibility Lab about the leadership they offer in accessibility and innovative design to create a built environment that works for all but particularly those who are blind or vision impaired. She brings both passion and experience to the access con...
NCBI Podcast learns all about Braille, Music Braille and more from Stuart Lawler
NCBI - September 20, 2022 15:00 - 24 minutesNCBI podcasts meets Stuart Lawler who chats passionately about the importance of Braille in advancing inclusion of people who are blind or vision impaired in education, employment and leisure activities. He highlights how technology has made Music Braille more accessible and more commonly used f...
NCBI Podcast meets Aoife Doherty on her campervan travels around Europe.
NCBI - August 03, 2022 14:00 - 31 minutes#NCBIPodcast meets Aoife Doherty, who is travelling around Europe in a campervan. She talks about the accessibility of campsites and tourist attractions against her accessibility criteria with some excelling and others failing. She encourages anyone interested in travelling to do so on their own...
NCBI Podcast meets Chris Sandford from the Culinary Ability Awards
NCBI - July 26, 2022 09:00 - 25 minutes#NCBIPodcast talks to CEO and founder of the Culinary Ability Awards, Chris Sandford. Chris explains the origins and format of these pan disability culinary awards and invites anyone with a vision impairment and a passion for food to consider participating in the different events and competition...
NCBI Podcast with Katie Abrahams on Ireland's education system
NCBI - July 19, 2022 14:00 - 43 minutes#NCBIPodcast chats with Katie Abrahams a student who has a very rare condition called LCHAD affecting her vision and metabolism. She shares how positive her school was in responding to her needs and abilities and how she’s had mixed experiences in different universities. For her, good cohesion b...
NCBI Podcast learns from Dylan Rees about playing snooker with a vision impairment
NCBI - July 13, 2022 13:00 - 22 minutes#NCBIPodcast talks with Dylan Rees about his passion for snooker, his successes as a vision impaired snooker player and his plans to extend the sport to more people living with sight loss. He invites people to try the game and shares his plans for hosting a tournament next year in Carlow. www.sb...
NCBI Podcast meets comedian Robbie Ford who chats the power of positivity
NCBI - June 29, 2022 14:00 - 25 minutes#NCBIPodcast meets Robbie Ford who talks about the power of positivity thinking when adjusting to living with sight loss, encouraging everyone to focus on their abilities rather than disabilities. He describes his joy of being made permanent in his position and how he’s also become a motivationa...
NCBI Podcast hears from 'wilted Rose of Tralee' participant Aine Sullivan
NCBI - June 29, 2022 14:00 - 21 minutes#NCBIPodcast chats with Aine Sullivan, a music student who loves to sing and is an avid rower. She recalls her wonderful experience of being the Germany Rose in the Rose of Tralee Festival and how the Irish network is so important across the globe. She encourages everyone with a sight loss condi...
NCBI Podcast conversation with Eleanor Burke about her life with Aniridia
NCBI - May 30, 2022 10:00 - 27 minutesEleanor Burke chats to the #NCBIPodcast about living with Aniridia, a rare eye condition affecting the development of the iris. She recalls her own school experience and being the first to attend college in contrast to the recent strides made in inclusive education and technology which really be...
NCBI Podcast chats to Joe McPhillips who embraced technology after losing his sight
NCBI - May 09, 2022 13:00 - 22 minutes#NCBIPodcast meets Joe McPhillips from Wexford. He chats about the upheaval he experienced after losing his sight quickly. He’s now an avid Apple fan and has embraced technology to give him the confidence to stay connected and navigate his surroundings safely and independently. Support the Show.
NCBI Podcast learns about tips, tricks and parenting with Jade McCormack
NCBI - April 13, 2022 14:00 - 20 minutes#NCBIPodcast speaks to Jade McCormack about the joys and challenges of parenting with a vision impairment. She shares the tips and tricks she uses when at home or out and about with her daughter and the importance of relying on her gut instincts given each child is unique. Support the Show.
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