Advocacy Talks Episode 12 - A Healthier New Year with Vision Sports
Do you want to become more physically active or take up a sport or learn how to support someone who is blind or vision impaired to participate in your local club/gymn? Padraig Healy, Vision Sports Ire...
21 Tammi 25min
Advocacy Talks Episode 11 - VIP Band
Are you an experienced musician who is blind or vision impaired? Have you always wanted to be in a band? Well, if so, here is your opportunity. Tony Mc Donald plays electric bass in a gigging band and...
17 Joulu 202527min
Advocacy Talks Episode 10 - The essential role of Audio Description.
In this episode we talk to Dr Lucia Pintado Gutierrez following the publication of her report The Challenges of Audio Description in Ireland: Bridging Education, Users and Industry (ADESI). This resea...
26 Marras 202531min
Advocacy Talks Episode 9 - Budget 2026
On this episode of Advocacy Talks, Jamie Millar tells us about budget 2026. From social welfare payments to the cost of disability, here’s everything you need to know. Support the show
24 Loka 202525min
Advocacy Talks Episode 8 - Access to sport with Sean Moyles
On this episode of advocacy talks we catch up with Sean Moyles from vision sports Ireland to learn about his research into physical literacy for those with acquired visual impairments. Sean also tel...
17 Syys 202532min
Advocacy Talks Episode 7 - Please, Please, please, Clear Our Paths!!!
On this episode of Advocacy Talks, we speak to Roisin Lenehan and Deirdre Deverell about the 2025 Clear Our Paths campaign. From bins and cars to branches and dog poo, temporary obstacles on footpa...
20 Elo 202526min
Advocacy Talks episode 6 - Being proud of blindness with Bobbie Hickey
On this episode of advocacy talks we catch up with Bobbie Hickey, who recently wrote a really interesting article for the Irish Times. With this month being disability pride month, what does it mean t...
23 Heinä 202529min
Advocacy Talks episode 5 - Tytti Matsinen tells us about the European Blind Union
In this episode of Advocacy Talks Madeleine speaks with Tytti Matsinen, president of the European Blind Union. They discuss what the EBU is and what issues it’s currently advocating on. Want to g...
25 Kesä 202533min
