Advocacy Talks with Vision Ireland

Dr Donal Fitzpatrick, a lecturer in DCU talks about the important role Braille plays as a form of communication for people who are blind or visually impaired. And how he is working to make communicati...

7 Touko 202021min

Caitlin Heffernan, a sixth year student from Tipperary with a vision impairment talks about her experience during the Covid19 pandemic. Caitlin talks about working at home, staying motivated and using...

7 Touko 202012min

Patrick Hennessy, a vision impaired student from Waterford is was due to sit his Leaving Certificate exams this June. We speak to Patrick to find out how he is finding remote learning and staying moti...

7 Touko 202012min

Shane Ryan, from Limerick is Ireland’s first blind rower to cross the Atlantic Ocean. He’s just back from completing a gruelling and exhilarating 54 day Atlantic Rowing Challenge from Portugal to Fren...

7 Touko 202013min

Alan Breathnach, NCBI Chief Services Officer speaks about how NCBI and it's staff have responded and adapted services to the Covid19 crisis and its legacy will be the provision of more of NCBI servi...

7 Touko 202012min

Vision Australia Interview with NCBI: Kevin Kelly interviews Karen Knight Head of Client Services with Vision Australia to find out how Vision Australia are dealing with the Covid-19 health crisis. Su...

29 Huhti 202015min

Derek Walker – Kevin Kelly interviews entrepreneur Derek Walker about his Natnoot business and how NCBI and others helped him on his sight loss journey. Support the show

21 Huhti 202040min

Jason Smyth talks to Kevin Kelly about how he’s surviving Covid19 and the deferral of the Paralympics until 2021. Support the show

7 Huhti 202025min