Social Media Influencer Holly Tuke chats to NCBI
Holly Tuke from York, England chats about being awarded Social Media Influencer 2019 by RNIB, her surprise at the success of her blog highlighting all aspects of life with a vision impairment and her ...
2 Nov 202017min
Optometrist Mandy Davidson
Optometrist Mandy Davidson explains the role different professionals have in eye care, the pros and cons of contact lenses over glasses and tips to promote and protect eye health. Support the show
23 Okt 202035min
Nikki Hind, Australian’s first blind fashion designers
#NCBIpodcast continues to explore the varied lives and careers of people who are blind or vision impaired. Meet inspiring Nikki Hind, Australian’s first blind fashion designer who shares that it has a...
23 Okt 202031min
Kyran O’Mahoney talks about being an awardee of Rethink and the development of the new NCBI Smart Hub
Kyran O’Mahoney, NCBI Chief Technology Officer talks about NCBI being an awardee of Rethink Ireland funding curtesy of the Social Innovation Fund to develop the NCBI Smart Hub specifically designed to...
7 Okt 202019min
Clare Kennelly chats about her diagnosis of Stargardts and her varied career as a teacher
#WorldSightDay is the opportunity to celebrate people who are blind or vision impaired and raises awareness on service providers, employers, Govt and general public to create a more inclusive and acce...
7 Okt 202030min
Sinead McSweeney shares her journey of sight loss due to Diabetic Retinopathy
Sinead McSweeney shares her journey of sight loss due to Diabetic Retinopathy from the numerous surgeries to acceptance of having such low vision and how this has affected her life overall but particu...
2 Okt 202018min
Kevin Farrell of Ablefest talks openly about his son Josh (9) who has Albinism.
Kevin Farrell of @Ablefest talks openly about his son Josh (9) who has Albinism. He chats about the struggles of the early days after diagnosis, the support Josh receives in school and through NCBI an...
1 Okt 202021min
Aoife Tierney and Anthony Curran talk about Bookshare
Both Aoife Tierney and Anthony Curran, students with a visual impairment, chat about the positive impact Bookshare (Ireland’s largest digital accessible library) has been to them. From the struggles o...
15 Sep 202012min
