BLIND CITIZENS AUSTRALIA

New Horizons Radio Program Download

• Program 47: 18 August 2008
  Interview with Cheryl Pascual, Vice President of Blind Citizens Australia, about the upcoming BCA Annual General Meeting and elections for the BCA Board and the National Policy and Development Council.
  
• Program 46: 11 August 2008
  Interview with Stephen Belbin, who tells us a little about himself and plans for the formation of a Branch of Blind Citizens Australia in the Newcastle-Hunter region of New South Wales.
  
• Program 45: 4 August 2008
  Interview with Leah Hobson, National Policy Officer of Blind Citizens Australia, about hybrid cars, employment initiatives and captioning and audio description.
  
• Program 44: 28 July 2008
  Interview with Chelsea Bartlett, who tells us about herself including her involvement in Blind Citizens Australia.
  
• Program 43: 21 July 2008
  Interview with Danny Keogh about the inaccessibility of many household appliances.
  
• Program 42: 14 July 2008
  Interview with Melissa Howe, an expectant mother who is blind.
  
• Program 41: 7 July 2008
  Interview with Beatrice Iezzi from the Centre for Eye Research Australia regarding focus groups for research on a bionic eye.
  
• Program 40: 30 June 2008
  Interview with Dr Kevin Murfitt about the World Blind Union and an article he has written about hybrid cars entitled "Silent but Deadly".
  
• Program 39: 23 June 2008
  Interview with Robert Spicer of Visual Independence about the ID Mate Omni talking bar code scanner.
  
• Program 38: 16 June 2008
  Address by the Hon Bill Shorten MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services, at the official opening of the new Blind Citizens Australia Head Office.
  
• Program 37: 9 June 2008
  Excerpts from the official opening of the new Blind Citizens Australia Head Office, where we hear from Cheryl Pascual, BCA Vice President, David Blyth, BCA President and Robyn McKenzie, BCA Executive Officer.
  
• Program 36: 2 June 2008
  Interview with Robyn McKenzie, Executive Officer of Blind Citizens Australia, about the opening of the new BCA head office and other matters.
  
• Program 35: 26 May 2008
  Interview with Lisa Hayes, a member of the Sydney Branch of Blind Citizens Australia, who tells us a little about herself and her experiences of audio-described movies.
  
• Program 34: 19 May 2008
  Interview with Leah Hobson, National Policy Officer for Blind Citizens Australia, about the impacts of the Federal Budget on people with disabilities, and a brief review of two audio-described DBD’s.
  
• Program 33: 12 May 2008
  Interview with Deirdre O’Donnell, the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, and with Robyn McKenzie, Executive Officer of Blind Citizens Australia, about the official opening of the new Blind Citizens Australia head office and about the 20th anniversary of the Computer Users Group.
  
• Program 32: 5 May 2008
  Interview with Janelle Colquhoun, a woman with diabetes who is blind, is awaiting organ transplants and who participated in the Australia 2020 Summit.
  
• Program 31: 28 April 2008
  Interview with Jody Holdback, newly appointed National Advocacy Officer of Blind Citizens Australia.
  
• Program 30: 21 April 2008
  Interview with Frank Nowlan, Blind Citizens Australia Director with responsibility for telecommunication issues and with Robyn McKenzie, Executive Officer of Blind Citizens Australia about the office relocation and staff appointments.
  
• Program 29: 14 April 2008
  Interview with Antoinette Botha, South African delegate to the 4th General Assembly of the International Council on English Braille.
  
• Program 28: 7 April 2008
  A review of the Doctor Who audio described DVD’s and an interview with David Blyth, President of Blind Citizens Australia.
  
• Program 27: 31 March 2008
  Interview with Robyn McKenzie, Executive Officer of Blind Citizens Australia.
  
• Program 26: 24 March 2008
  Interview with Scott Nixon, the new co-presenter of New Horizons.
  
• Program 25: 17 March 2008
  Interview with Amy Baillie, Committee Member of Young Blind Citizens Victoria, about parenting as a blind or vision impaired person.
  
• Program 24: 10 March 2008
  Interview with Rikki Chaplin, Blind Citizens Australia Director.
  
• Program 23: 3 March 2008
  Interview with Di Francis, Convener of the Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities conference to be held from 11 to 14 April, 2008.
  
• Program 22: 25 February 2008
  Interview with Leah Hobson, National Policy Officer at Blind Citizens Australia, about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, about public transport policy and about BCA’s policy on volunteer work.
  
• Program 21: 18 February 2008
  Stephen Jolley speaks with Robyn McKenzie, Executive Officer of Blind Citizens Australia about a conference she is attending on communicating emergency warnings. She also talks about fund raising initiatives, visits with blindness agencies and other matters.
  
• Program 20: 11 February 2008
  Interview with Laurie Grovenor, Blind Citizens Australia Board Member with responsibility for regional and remote access issues.
  
• Program 19: 4 February 2008
  Interview with Ross de Vent, a member of Young Blind Citizens Victoria and administrator of an email list for blind and vision impaired people who are not heterosexual.
  
• Program 18: 28 January 2008
  Interview with Jenny Dawson, President of the National Women’s Branch of Blind Citizens Australia.
  
• Program 17: 21 January 2008
  Interview with Maryanne Diamond, First Vice President of the World Blind Union.
  
• Program 16: 14 January 2008
  Robyn McKenzie, Executive Officer of Blind Citizens Australia presents an update on news from the BCA head office.
  
• Program 15: 7 January 2008
  Interview with Lauren Hayes, President, Young Blind Citizens Victoria.
  
• Program 14: 31 December 2007
  Convention presentation by Robyn McKenzie, Executive Officer of Blind Citizens Australia, about where to from here for BCA.
  
• Program 13: 24 December 2007
  Interview with Mick Curran, winner of a National Disability Award for his development of NVDA, a free screen reader program for blind and vision impaired computer users.
  
• Program 12: 17 December 2007
  Convention presentation by Rebecca Maxwell on Non-Verbal Communication - What are we missing?
  
• Program 11: 10 December 2007
  Interview with Bob Claffey, member of the Geelong and Western Districts Branch of Blind Citizens Australia, following the International Day of People with Disabilities.
  
• Program 10: 3 December 2007
  Interview with Cheryl Pascual, Blind Citizens Australia’s new Vice President.
  
• Program 9: 26 November 2007
  Convention presentation by Leah Hobson, Blind Citizens Australia’s National Policy Officer, about the BCA Employment Position Statement, and an interview with Jessica Zammit, Blind Citizens Australia’s Victorian Advocacy and Information Officer, about the International Day of People with Disabilities.
  
• Program 8: 19 November 2007
  interview with Aly Woodford from Media Access Australia about audio-described DVD’s and a competition they are running, and an interview with Bridgette Jolley about electronic voting.
  
• Program 7: 12 November 2007
  Presentation of the Blind Citizens Australia National Women's Branch Aspirations Award to Joan Heckman at the Blind Citizens Australia National Convention
  
• Program 6: 5 November 2007
  Convention presentation by Graeme Innes, Human Rights Commissioner and BCA member, who talks about how BCA has impacted on his life and the relevance of disability discrimination legislation to BCA members.
  
• Program 5: 29 October 2007
  Presentation of the David Blyth Award to Prof. Lorrie McCredie at the Blind Citizens Australia National Convention
  
• Program 4: 22 October 2007
  Interview with David Blyth, President of Blind Citizens Australia and Robyn McKenzie, Blind Citizens Australia's Executive Officer, following the Blind Citizens Australia National Convention
  
• Program 3: 15 October 2007
  Interviews with David Blyth, President of Blind Citizens Australia and Leah Hobson, Blind Citizens Australia's National Policy Officer
  
• Program 2: 8 October 2007
  Interview with Barry Chapman, Director of Blind Citizens Australia with responsibility for BCA communications
  
• Program 1: 1 October 2007
  Interview with Robyn McKenzie, Blind Citizens Australia's new Executive Officer
  

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