WEBVTT - Talking Vision 706 Week Beginning 11th of December 2023 0:00:13.218 --> 0:00:18.968 From Vision Australia. This is talking vision. And now here's 0:00:18.968 --> 0:00:20.948 your host, Sam Collins. 0:00:23.518 --> 0:00:26.638 Hello everyone. It's great to be here with you. And 0:00:26.638 --> 0:00:29.608 for the next half hour we talk matters of blindness 0:00:29.608 --> 0:00:30.718 and low vision. 0:00:30.808 --> 0:00:34.408 Things like orientation around a room or a clinic room 0:00:34.408 --> 0:00:37.768 or a busy ward is intimidating for everybody. And then 0:00:37.768 --> 0:00:41.188 if there are additional supports that somebody might require, or 0:00:41.188 --> 0:00:44.698 that experience might be pretty stressful. So the DLO can 0:00:44.698 --> 0:00:48.208 help in those kinds of situations. So we would work 0:00:48.208 --> 0:00:50.878 directly with the individual and talking to them about what 0:00:50.878 --> 0:00:53.788 they might need, what kind of orientation they might need 0:00:53.788 --> 0:00:58.198 around the environment they're in. And we would also communicate 0:00:58.198 --> 0:01:00.478 with us with the staff members around that person. 0:01:00.598 --> 0:01:04.348 Welcome to the program. We've got a couple of exciting 0:01:04.348 --> 0:01:08.638 interviews for you this week featuring Christine and Jill from 0:01:08.638 --> 0:01:14.398 the Disability Liaison Officer Program, a program through the Victorian 0:01:14.398 --> 0:01:19.198 Government to enable people with disability to access the health 0:01:19.198 --> 0:01:24.328 care that they require. Now that interviews coming up very shortly. 0:01:24.328 --> 0:01:26.938 So make sure to stick around to hear more from 0:01:26.938 --> 0:01:30.628 Christine and Jill. Then after you hear from them, we've 0:01:30.628 --> 0:01:34.738 got Jordan Ashby from the Telling Program. He's here to 0:01:34.738 --> 0:01:38.518 tell us all about the January Tell a link special 0:01:38.518 --> 0:01:44.008 interest program, in particular, three webinars with prominent figures from 0:01:44.008 --> 0:01:48.748 the blind and low vision community achieving really cool things. 0:01:48.748 --> 0:01:52.438 And then to wrap up, Frances Kalen joins us with 0:01:52.438 --> 0:01:55.798 a way to recommend it, and we finish with some 0:01:55.798 --> 0:02:00.118 news and information. I hope you'll enjoy this week's episode 0:02:00.118 --> 0:02:07.728 of Talking Vision. For people who are blind or have 0:02:07.728 --> 0:02:12.108 low vision, or for people with disability more generally, they 0:02:12.108 --> 0:02:15.918 may have experienced issues in the past with accessing the 0:02:15.918 --> 0:02:20.418 health care they require and face a series of concerns 0:02:20.418 --> 0:02:24.558 or frustrations when trying to receive health care that is 0:02:24.558 --> 0:02:29.118 accessible and meets their needs. That's where our next two 0:02:29.118 --> 0:02:33.348 guests come in. Their names are Kristen and Jillian, and 0:02:33.348 --> 0:02:38.448 they are both disability liaison officers working together with the 0:02:38.448 --> 0:02:43.038 Victorian Department of Health to overcome these barriers in the 0:02:43.038 --> 0:02:46.368 health care sector. And they join me now to talk 0:02:46.368 --> 0:02:50.118 all about it. Joe, Kristen, thanks so much for being 0:02:50.118 --> 0:02:51.078 with us today. 0:02:51.408 --> 0:02:52.758 Thank you. Thanks so much. 0:02:53.538 --> 0:02:55.968 Kristen will come to you. Firstly, tell us a bit 0:02:55.968 --> 0:02:59.208 about the Disability Liaison Officer program. 0:02:59.958 --> 0:03:04.998 Sure. So the Disability Liaison Officer program or the DLO program, um, 0:03:04.998 --> 0:03:09.498 commenced in 2020. And this year, um, the Victorian state 0:03:09.498 --> 0:03:12.798 budget has committed a further funding to continue the program 0:03:12.798 --> 0:03:16.818 for at least another three years. So we have Delos, um, 0:03:16.818 --> 0:03:21.678 a based in health services across both metropolitan and regional Victoria. 0:03:21.828 --> 0:03:24.768 And we work to provide direct and indirect support to 0:03:24.768 --> 0:03:28.158 people with disability so they can access the health care 0:03:28.158 --> 0:03:29.178 that they need. 0:03:29.178 --> 0:03:32.058 And, um, Kristen, could you tell our listeners a bit 0:03:32.058 --> 0:03:35.628 about what a disability liaison officer does? 0:03:35.658 --> 0:03:40.338 Yeah, sure. So the disability liaison officers, um, work here 0:03:40.338 --> 0:03:43.008 in the hospital to support people with disability to get 0:03:43.008 --> 0:03:46.938 access to the right healthcare at the right time in 0:03:46.938 --> 0:03:50.538 a way that suits them. So very patient centered. We 0:03:50.538 --> 0:03:52.998 do a lot of things, um, different things. And this 0:03:52.998 --> 0:03:56.208 will largely be dependent on what the person identifies as 0:03:56.208 --> 0:04:00.978 they might need. Um, so some examples, uh, like advocating 0:04:00.978 --> 0:04:05.928 for longer appointment times or, um, noting down patient preferences 0:04:05.928 --> 0:04:09.138 and how they can receive their health care. Um, and 0:04:09.138 --> 0:04:13.728 including things like communication preferences and that can support staff 0:04:13.728 --> 0:04:17.358 to know how best to communicate with the patient and 0:04:17.358 --> 0:04:20.748 with the healthcare staff, in addition to working one on 0:04:20.748 --> 0:04:23.808 one with people, the dialogue is also champion and support 0:04:23.808 --> 0:04:28.698 delivery of service improvement activities. Um and dealers um have 0:04:28.698 --> 0:04:31.518 the skills to lay out or carry out strategic activity 0:04:31.518 --> 0:04:35.238 where the objective of that activity is to support equitable 0:04:35.238 --> 0:04:39.228 and optimal access to healthcare so we can do things 0:04:39.228 --> 0:04:44.088 in the space of influence or advocate advocate for systemic change, 0:04:44.088 --> 0:04:48.438 support the delivery of disability action plans within health services. 0:04:48.438 --> 0:04:54.198 Provide some broader staff education to build disability confident workforce, 0:04:54.198 --> 0:04:58.158 and partnering with other health services in the department to 0:04:58.158 --> 0:05:02.058 deliver on some of the um service improvement activities in 0:05:02.058 --> 0:05:05.508 inclusive Victoria, the State disability Action Plan. 0:05:05.778 --> 0:05:08.478 And Jill, did you have anything to add there? 0:05:08.508 --> 0:05:11.088 I'm going to give a little example actually, on when 0:05:11.088 --> 0:05:14.628 Christine spoke about the disability action plans. Most of the 0:05:14.628 --> 0:05:17.358 health services that have done a disability action plan now 0:05:17.358 --> 0:05:20.808 have made sure that the plan itself is accessible to 0:05:20.808 --> 0:05:24.138 all users or readers. So we have the screen reader 0:05:24.138 --> 0:05:26.868 technology built in. Some of the health services have been 0:05:26.868 --> 0:05:30.408 able to have their disability action plan developed into what 0:05:30.408 --> 0:05:32.838 we call an easy English or easy read version. So 0:05:32.838 --> 0:05:37.008 there's simplified language and with some pictures to go with 0:05:37.008 --> 0:05:40.938 the language. And then we're also aware that some it's 0:05:40.938 --> 0:05:44.568 separate to disability action plans in terms of actual wayfinding 0:05:44.568 --> 0:05:48.348 around hospitals, one of the health services in metropolitan Melbourne 0:05:48.348 --> 0:05:51.798 has been able to implement the bendy maps, so that 0:05:52.098 --> 0:05:55.458 I'm sure listeners are aware of indie maps, but they 0:05:55.458 --> 0:05:58.518 provide a whole lot of information about wayfinding through a hospital, 0:05:58.518 --> 0:06:01.008 such as where to find lifts or where to find 0:06:01.008 --> 0:06:05.418 wayfinding information. So I think they're great initiatives across health 0:06:05.418 --> 0:06:07.578 services that are really trying to break down some of 0:06:07.578 --> 0:06:11.328 those barriers that that people who visit hospitals may experience. 0:06:11.358 --> 0:06:14.628 Now, Jill will stay with you. Give our listeners a 0:06:14.628 --> 0:06:19.788 bit of info about where the DLO program primarily operates 0:06:19.788 --> 0:06:20.598 at the moment. 0:06:21.108 --> 0:06:24.498 Yeah, sure. Thanks, Sam. As Christine said, we are in 0:06:24.498 --> 0:06:28.008 many of the public hospitals around Victoria. We're not in 0:06:28.008 --> 0:06:31.758 every health service, but we certainly try and cover the 0:06:31.758 --> 0:06:34.908 state as best we can. So most of the major 0:06:34.908 --> 0:06:39.768 metropolitan hospitals have a DLO presence, as do the big 0:06:39.768 --> 0:06:43.818 the regional areas. Sometimes you'll find a DLO in in 0:06:43.818 --> 0:06:47.538 a place like Kyabram, um and Colac, which would not 0:06:47.538 --> 0:06:50.988 necessarily be the normal expectation for a program such as this. 0:06:51.228 --> 0:06:53.598 And they do great work with their local communities and 0:06:53.598 --> 0:06:56.088 are very connected. So I was thinking before about how 0:06:56.088 --> 0:06:59.478 to share information about how to find out about whether 0:06:59.478 --> 0:07:02.118 your local health service has a DLO, and probably the 0:07:02.118 --> 0:07:04.008 best way is to go to the home page of 0:07:04.008 --> 0:07:07.888 your local hospital or health. Service and search for disability 0:07:07.888 --> 0:07:11.008 liaison officer. And that would probably give you information about 0:07:11.008 --> 0:07:13.078 whether there is a DLO in your local health service 0:07:13.078 --> 0:07:14.608 or not, and how to contact them. 0:07:14.878 --> 0:07:19.348 All right. Perfect. And, um, could you give some examples, Jill, 0:07:19.348 --> 0:07:23.518 of where the DLO has worked with some members of 0:07:23.518 --> 0:07:27.058 the blindness and low vision community in particular? 0:07:27.208 --> 0:07:29.878 Yeah, we'd be happy to. I'd probably also. 0:07:29.878 --> 0:07:33.568 Worth saying that Delos, in that patient facing role, might 0:07:33.568 --> 0:07:36.298 be that that person is an inpatient, or that might 0:07:36.298 --> 0:07:38.878 be that person's at an outpatient trying to come into 0:07:38.878 --> 0:07:42.148 hospital for to access an appointment. So we would work 0:07:42.148 --> 0:07:45.718 across the board regardless of where the person is. We 0:07:45.718 --> 0:07:49.198 can help people navigate the health system. So a couple 0:07:49.198 --> 0:07:52.498 of examples might be and it talks to how we 0:07:52.498 --> 0:07:56.488 were referencing the maps before or providing information about wayfinding. 0:07:56.488 --> 0:08:01.018 So we think about how communication might be provided to somebody, 0:08:01.438 --> 0:08:04.288 whether they're in the community or whether they're an inpatient 0:08:04.288 --> 0:08:07.648 on a ward, and whether that information is accessible to them. 0:08:07.768 --> 0:08:10.318 And we can speak to the ward staff, or we 0:08:10.318 --> 0:08:13.318 can speak to the specialist clinics teams and so on 0:08:13.318 --> 0:08:16.588 around providing information in a way that people can actually 0:08:16.588 --> 0:08:18.148 access it and find it easily. 0:08:18.688 --> 0:08:21.358 Um, we were thinking, too, that there was we've had some. 0:08:21.358 --> 0:08:26.128 Scenarios where if someone might have or experienced blindness or 0:08:26.128 --> 0:08:31.408 low vision, but they may also experience another disability, another disability, 0:08:31.408 --> 0:08:35.068 such as an intellectual disability or cognitive or sensory disability. 0:08:35.338 --> 0:08:39.058 And when there's these experiences, the barriers to healthcare can 0:08:39.058 --> 0:08:44.548 quickly multiply and things can become even more challenging. So 0:08:44.548 --> 0:08:48.208 things like orientation around a room or a clinic room 0:08:48.208 --> 0:08:51.598 or a busy ward is intimidating for everybody. And then 0:08:51.598 --> 0:08:55.018 if there are additional supports that somebody might require, or 0:08:55.018 --> 0:08:58.528 that experience might be pretty stressful. So the DLO can 0:08:58.528 --> 0:09:02.908 help in those kinds of situations to advise or educate 0:09:02.908 --> 0:09:07.768 the staff that are supporting the patient. We might think about, 0:09:07.948 --> 0:09:10.918 as Krista mentioned earlier, the care needs or preferences of 0:09:10.918 --> 0:09:14.128 that person has. And we think about how how those 0:09:14.128 --> 0:09:17.458 might be best met in the hospital environment. So we 0:09:17.458 --> 0:09:20.248 would work directly with the individual and talking to them 0:09:20.248 --> 0:09:23.008 about what they might need, what kind of orientation they 0:09:23.008 --> 0:09:26.548 might need around the environment they're in. And we would 0:09:26.548 --> 0:09:30.268 also communicate with us with the staff members around that person. 0:09:31.048 --> 0:09:34.408 So as a situation, I remember where a person lived 0:09:34.408 --> 0:09:39.178 in a supported residential facility and the staff at that 0:09:39.178 --> 0:09:41.878 at that house were really concerned that this particular person 0:09:41.968 --> 0:09:43.678 wasn't going to have their needs met when they came 0:09:43.678 --> 0:09:46.978 to hospital, because they might have difficulty communicating their needs 0:09:46.978 --> 0:09:50.878 and because of their blindness. So we worked with the person, 0:09:50.878 --> 0:09:53.998 the ward staff. We gave them some general orientation and 0:09:53.998 --> 0:09:57.748 communication strategies. We did things like remind the staff about 0:09:57.748 --> 0:10:00.568 where to put the call bill, for example. Really simple things, 0:10:00.568 --> 0:10:04.108 but could be quite a challenge for an individual. We 0:10:04.108 --> 0:10:07.768 encourage them, I guess, around supporting that person to mobilize 0:10:07.768 --> 0:10:10.588 and to feel safe in that ward environment, to get 0:10:10.588 --> 0:10:12.928 up and go to the toilet and those kinds of things. 0:10:12.928 --> 0:10:15.118 We checked in directly with the person about what would 0:10:15.118 --> 0:10:17.788 make them feel more comfortable and safe. And then we 0:10:17.788 --> 0:10:20.668 made sure that this was written in the care preferences 0:10:20.668 --> 0:10:24.298 section of the that person's hospital record. We also have 0:10:24.298 --> 0:10:27.838 some communication boards at the at the head of a 0:10:28.078 --> 0:10:31.378 of a patient's bed. So popping some lights up there 0:10:31.378 --> 0:10:32.608 for the staff to say. 0:10:33.118 --> 0:10:36.868 Oh, that's very pleasing to hear the case studies and 0:10:36.868 --> 0:10:41.788 successful outcomes that the DLS have been able to accomplish 0:10:41.788 --> 0:10:47.728 in those sort of situations, especially with those intersections between blindness, 0:10:48.088 --> 0:10:51.688 low vision and, you know, other disabilities there. So that's 0:10:51.688 --> 0:10:55.228 some quite pleasing for sure. Now, Kristen, I'd like to 0:10:55.228 --> 0:10:58.918 just come to you now, what are some examples and 0:10:59.068 --> 0:11:01.978 case studies from your side of things that you'd like 0:11:01.978 --> 0:11:03.958 to let our listeners know about? 0:11:04.168 --> 0:11:07.168 I think probably the Jill's probably covered off on a 0:11:07.168 --> 0:11:10.708 number of the kind of common, more common ones. I 0:11:10.708 --> 0:11:14.488 think the patient care preferences, which I mentioned earlier, is 0:11:14.488 --> 0:11:19.618 probably that. And versions of that across the health network 0:11:19.618 --> 0:11:24.838 really help that communication between the staff and the patient 0:11:24.838 --> 0:11:29.848 and understanding, um, those adjustments in care that can really, um, 0:11:29.848 --> 0:11:33.958 improve the experience for the patient while they're an inpatient 0:11:33.958 --> 0:11:36.868 or while they're receiving outpatient services. 0:11:37.288 --> 0:11:41.578 Well, that's pretty much covered off on everything. So thank 0:11:41.578 --> 0:11:44.458 you very much, both of you, for that. I've been 0:11:44.458 --> 0:11:49.708 speaking today with Kristen and Jill from the Disability Liaison 0:11:49.708 --> 0:11:55.138 Officer Program about how the DLS can help people with 0:11:55.138 --> 0:12:00.418 various disabilities to access the health services they require in 0:12:00.418 --> 0:12:11.708 hospital and health care situations. I'm Sam Culley and you're 0:12:11.708 --> 0:12:16.928 listening to Talking Vision on Vision Australia Radio, associated stations 0:12:16.928 --> 0:12:21.458 of RPM and the Community Radio Network. I hope you 0:12:21.458 --> 0:12:25.178 enjoyed that conversation there with Christine and Jill from the 0:12:25.178 --> 0:12:30.758 Disability Liaison Officer Program. If you missed any part of 0:12:30.758 --> 0:12:33.698 that interview, or you'd love to hear from Christine and 0:12:33.698 --> 0:12:38.138 Jill again, Talking vision will be available on the Vision 0:12:38.138 --> 0:12:45.008 Australia Radio website at RVA radio.org. That's RVA radio.org. You 0:12:45.008 --> 0:12:48.428 can also find the program on the podcast app of 0:12:48.428 --> 0:12:53.468 your choice or through the Vision Australia library. And now 0:12:53.468 --> 0:12:56.768 let's find out a little bit more about the January 0:12:56.768 --> 0:13:01.628 special interest program with Jordan Ashby. I'm here today with 0:13:01.628 --> 0:13:07.208 Jordan Ashby, volunteer coordinator in New South Wales, and eyesight 0:13:07.238 --> 0:13:12.578 also involved in the telling program and in particular the 0:13:12.578 --> 0:13:17.228 upcoming January webinar series, which he'll be hosting quite a 0:13:17.228 --> 0:13:20.918 few of. Jordan, welcome to Talking Vision. Thank you very 0:13:20.918 --> 0:13:21.968 much for your time. 0:13:22.918 --> 0:13:24.628 Thank you for having me, Sam. As usual. 0:13:24.778 --> 0:13:28.858 Now, Jordan, let's some let's get into those webinar series. 0:13:28.858 --> 0:13:32.488 You've got three coming up in January. So tell us 0:13:32.488 --> 0:13:33.508 about those. 0:13:34.348 --> 0:13:37.198 Yeah. So the webinar series in January is going to 0:13:37.198 --> 0:13:39.928 be um, it's going to have a focus on, uh, 0:13:39.928 --> 0:13:44.008 the changing perceptions of blind and low vision people in 0:13:44.008 --> 0:13:48.118 mainstream media. Um, so we've got some really interesting speakers 0:13:48.118 --> 0:13:51.568 on that topic. Uh, first off, the ranks will be 0:13:51.568 --> 0:13:55.558 Alister Lee, who's a is based in Sydney. He's a 0:13:55.558 --> 0:13:58.888 voiceover artist, and I like to call him the man 0:13:58.888 --> 0:14:03.178 of a thousand Voices and accents. So he's a, uh, 0:14:03.178 --> 0:14:05.938 as I said, a voiceover actor, and he is blind, 0:14:05.938 --> 0:14:08.158 which I think is what we're trying to sort of 0:14:08.158 --> 0:14:10.228 get across as well, is that a lot of these, uh, 0:14:10.228 --> 0:14:12.748 people that are coming well, the three webinar speakers that 0:14:12.748 --> 0:14:15.838 we've got are blind and low vision people that are 0:14:15.838 --> 0:14:20.338 changing these perceptions out in mainstream media. So Alister Lee 0:14:20.338 --> 0:14:23.398 is the first one that we're doing. Second one will 0:14:23.398 --> 0:14:29.068 be Steph Green, who's a New Zealand based, self-published USA 0:14:29.068 --> 0:14:34.918 today prize winning author of over 30 titles. Um, more 0:14:34.918 --> 0:14:36.838 importantly as well, too, she's going to be speaking to 0:14:36.838 --> 0:14:39.898 us a little bit about her self-help books around, uh, 0:14:39.898 --> 0:14:45.268 assisting other authors in self-publishing. Uh, and obviously, as I said, 0:14:45.268 --> 0:14:50.458 she's blind as well, which provides her a unique insight to, uh, 0:14:50.458 --> 0:14:53.908 our audience around who may be interested in getting into 0:14:53.908 --> 0:14:58.468 writing and things like that. Uh, our last speaker for 0:14:58.468 --> 0:15:01.708 this series is, uh, somewhat of a coup. Uh, his 0:15:01.708 --> 0:15:05.848 name is Joe Strick. Uh, he's had a very storied career. Uh, 0:15:05.848 --> 0:15:09.178 so he started off as a blindness consultant on the 0:15:09.178 --> 0:15:13.198 Netflix series, uh, Daredevil, uh, where he came in and 0:15:13.198 --> 0:15:16.348 trained Charlie Cox on how to play the character. He 0:15:16.348 --> 0:15:19.468 then moved on to become a associate producer on the 0:15:19.468 --> 0:15:23.308 Apple TV series called sea with, uh, Jason Momoa as 0:15:23.308 --> 0:15:26.968 the lead. Uh, and he's also an associate producer on 0:15:26.968 --> 0:15:31.348 the recent Netflix series, uh, All the Light we Cannot See. Huge, 0:15:31.348 --> 0:15:34.588 huge advocate for blind and low vision actors and was 0:15:34.588 --> 0:15:37.888 involved in casting the two main leads for all the 0:15:37.888 --> 0:15:39.088 light we cannot see. 0:15:39.268 --> 0:15:43.258 Now, Jordan, tell us a little bit more about Alastor. Well, 0:15:43.258 --> 0:15:46.408 would people have heard his voice before? Most likely. 0:15:46.768 --> 0:15:49.798 Yeah. So he has like a large portfolio of, uh, 0:15:49.798 --> 0:15:54.898 TV commercials. Uh, he's sort of dipped his feet into 0:15:54.898 --> 0:15:59.068 audio description as well. Uh, he's also done a lot 0:15:59.068 --> 0:16:02.188 of work around sort of TV roles as well, just 0:16:02.188 --> 0:16:04.558 back up TV roles as well. So he's got a 0:16:04.558 --> 0:16:08.668 bit of a storied career, done a lot of radio. Yeah. 0:16:08.878 --> 0:16:14.038 Oh, cool. And with Steph, she's, um, released quite a 0:16:14.038 --> 0:16:17.548 few books. She's quite a prolific author, as I understand. 0:16:17.548 --> 0:16:21.628 What are some sort of books, in particular the self-help titles. 0:16:21.628 --> 0:16:25.648 But in terms of some famous or like, quite well 0:16:25.648 --> 0:16:28.468 known titles that she's written? Yeah. 0:16:28.468 --> 0:16:32.788 So as I said, she writes, um, gothic romance novels. 0:16:32.788 --> 0:16:33.478 Oh, wow. 0:16:33.508 --> 0:16:37.048 There you go. So she, uh, under she's under the. Well, 0:16:37.048 --> 0:16:40.978 she writes under the name of Stephanie Holmes for her 0:16:40.978 --> 0:16:45.688 actual portfolio of books. So with her sort of books, they, 0:16:45.688 --> 0:16:48.448 as I said, she found it very, very hard to 0:16:48.448 --> 0:16:51.148 break into being an author. She was getting knocked back 0:16:52.018 --> 0:16:57.058 a lot. So she she delved into the publishing, the publishing, 0:16:57.058 --> 0:17:01.048 self-publishing field, uh, and some of the sort of more 0:17:01.048 --> 0:17:04.228 recent ones that she's done. Um, she had a title 0:17:04.228 --> 0:17:07.888 in 2023 called You're So Dead to Me. She's had 0:17:07.918 --> 0:17:12.478 Of Mice and Murder, which was the USA today winning book. Oh, wow. Um, 0:17:12.478 --> 0:17:15.088 so she's got a large sort of list of books. 0:17:15.088 --> 0:17:19.378 She's got about 30 to 35 books that she's published. Right? Um, 0:17:19.378 --> 0:17:22.408 so very, very prolific. Um, based in New Zealand, as 0:17:22.408 --> 0:17:24.958 I've touched on. So the fact that she's gotten so 0:17:24.958 --> 0:17:27.328 big in the USA is a big coup for her 0:17:27.328 --> 0:17:29.728 as well. Very, very busy author. 0:17:29.728 --> 0:17:33.718 Yeah, it's fantastic news and really great to have these 0:17:33.718 --> 0:17:38.278 people on the line in January. So looking forward to 0:17:38.278 --> 0:17:41.968 seeing how that goes. And just before we move on, 0:17:41.968 --> 0:17:46.258 I think there's some other exciting news with, um, Joe Strecker. 0:17:46.258 --> 0:17:50.938 One of his shows has actually been nominated for a 0:17:50.938 --> 0:17:54.838 Golden Globe. So that's quite incredible. And, you know, as 0:17:54.838 --> 0:17:57.748 you've said, quite a coup. So that's really sort of 0:17:57.748 --> 0:17:59.338 going gangbusters, hasn't it? 0:18:00.088 --> 0:18:02.248 Yeah. So all the light we cannot see was based. 0:18:02.248 --> 0:18:05.998 It's a four part series directed by Shawn Levy, who, uh, 0:18:05.998 --> 0:18:08.998 worked on, uh, The Good Guy and is currently working 0:18:08.998 --> 0:18:12.688 on Daredevil with Ryan Reynolds. So very, very known producer 0:18:12.688 --> 0:18:17.398 Joe cast Aria Marie Liberty as the lead role in 0:18:17.398 --> 0:18:20.488 that particular show, which she'd never done acting before. And 0:18:20.488 --> 0:18:22.708 she's blind and low vision, so she's. Never sort of 0:18:22.708 --> 0:18:25.738 got into acting. This was just a really sort of 0:18:25.738 --> 0:18:28.948 her first dip in the water, basically. And she's, uh, 0:18:28.948 --> 0:18:34.108 she's starring alongside Mark Ruffalo and, uh, Hugh Laurie. So 0:18:34.108 --> 0:18:36.718 a very, very, uh, very, very big cast for this 0:18:36.718 --> 0:18:37.618 Netflix series. 0:18:37.978 --> 0:18:42.088 Yeah. No. Yeah. And it's an incredible four part series. 0:18:42.088 --> 0:18:45.928 Okay. Uh, four episodes currently on Netflix at the moment. 0:18:45.928 --> 0:18:50.488 All audio described. And it's based on the prize winning books. 0:18:50.488 --> 0:18:52.198 All the light we cannot see. 0:18:52.198 --> 0:18:52.948 Oh, perfect. 0:18:52.948 --> 0:18:57.508 So, um, follows a blind girl in the midst of 0:18:57.508 --> 0:19:00.148 World War two who, uh, strikes up a connection with 0:19:00.148 --> 0:19:02.818 a German soldier. And it's a very, very interesting story. 0:19:02.818 --> 0:19:05.338 I'd encourage anybody who's listening to this to go and 0:19:05.338 --> 0:19:07.948 watch it on the Netflix series. It's very, very good. 0:19:07.948 --> 0:19:11.428 Okay, there you go. All the light. And that's what he's, uh. 0:19:11.428 --> 0:19:14.788 He was initially booked for the first, uh, first Monday 0:19:14.788 --> 0:19:17.938 in January, uh, that we come back, uh, however, I 0:19:17.998 --> 0:19:20.098 had to move it because that's when the Golden Globes 0:19:20.098 --> 0:19:21.478 is on. So. Yeah. Right. 0:19:21.478 --> 0:19:24.808 There you go. So, um, in regards to that, let's 0:19:24.808 --> 0:19:30.478 get the dates that these three will be appearing. So, um, 0:19:30.478 --> 0:19:34.618 we'll start off with Alister. What day and time can 0:19:34.618 --> 0:19:37.228 people expect to catch up with him. 0:19:37.228 --> 0:19:41.968 So the first webinar series now with that change in schedule, 0:19:41.968 --> 0:19:46.768 is going to be the, uh, 15th of January at 0:19:46.768 --> 0:19:52.588 2 p.m., Dallas Daly joining us from Sydney. Uh, the 0:19:52.588 --> 0:19:56.218 second second webinar with Steph Green is going to be 0:19:56.218 --> 0:20:00.268 at 2 p.m. on the 22nd, uh, Eastern Standard Time, 0:20:00.268 --> 0:20:02.908 of course. And the final webinar is now going to 0:20:02.908 --> 0:20:06.928 be on the 29th of January at 2 p.m. with 0:20:06.928 --> 0:20:07.618 Joe Straker. 0:20:07.918 --> 0:20:13.438 And how can people register to head along to the 0:20:13.438 --> 0:20:15.118 zoom webinars? 0:20:15.118 --> 0:20:18.178 Yeah. So, um, if you're if you were to sort 0:20:18.178 --> 0:20:21.148 of call up, uh, Vision Australia, you can register up 0:20:21.148 --> 0:20:24.358 with tele link and they can give you that information. 0:20:24.358 --> 0:20:26.578 So yeah, if you go over onto the Vision Australia 0:20:26.578 --> 0:20:31.048 website and you just search for the Summer tele link series, 0:20:31.258 --> 0:20:34.918 it'll come up with all of our interesting webinars. All right. 0:20:34.918 --> 0:20:42.838 Cool. And that website again is Vision australia.org Vision australia.org 0:20:42.838 --> 0:20:47.428 and search for tell link. Jordan thank you very much 0:20:47.428 --> 0:20:51.808 for your time today. I've been speaking today with Jordan Ashby, 0:20:51.808 --> 0:20:56.878 the volunteer coordinator from New South Wales, and I say 0:20:56.878 --> 0:21:03.058 also responsible for the telling program and facilitator of three 0:21:03.058 --> 0:21:09.868 exciting upcoming January webinars with three very important people from 0:21:09.868 --> 0:21:14.608 the blind and low vision community doing incredible things. Jordan, 0:21:14.608 --> 0:21:16.828 thank you very much for your time today. It's a 0:21:16.828 --> 0:21:18.298 pleasure to catch up. 0:21:18.298 --> 0:21:19.888 Thank you for having me on again, Sam. 0:21:23.868 --> 0:21:27.588 And now here's Francis Kelland with a reader recommended. 0:21:27.618 --> 0:21:31.368 Thank you Sam. The book today was the first book 0:21:31.368 --> 0:21:36.138 in an incredibly successful series, the Outlander series, which went 0:21:36.138 --> 0:21:39.198 on to become a successful television series as well. The 0:21:39.198 --> 0:21:42.828 first book in the series is called Cross Stitch, and 0:21:42.828 --> 0:21:46.428 for those of you who like a good historical fiction, 0:21:46.428 --> 0:21:49.578 read with a little bit of a time slip happening, 0:21:49.578 --> 0:21:53.748 you'll enjoy this series and Scottish history as well. Cross-stitch 0:21:53.748 --> 0:21:58.518 is by Diana Gabaldon. In 1945, a Claire Randall, a 0:21:58.518 --> 0:22:01.548 former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited 0:22:01.548 --> 0:22:05.538 with her husband on a second honeymoon. Their blissful reunion 0:22:05.538 --> 0:22:08.208 is shattered when she touches a boulder in one of 0:22:08.208 --> 0:22:12.168 the ancient stone ruins, and is instantly transported to a 0:22:12.168 --> 0:22:17.388 Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in 1743, 0:22:17.778 --> 0:22:20.658 we'll clear find her way back to her own time. 0:22:20.658 --> 0:22:24.708 Or is her destiny forever linked with Clan Mackenzie and 0:22:24.708 --> 0:22:29.178 the gallant James Fraser? Let's hear a sample of Cross-stitch, 0:22:29.178 --> 0:22:33.978 part one in the Diana Gabaldon Outlander series. It's narrated 0:22:33.978 --> 0:22:35.718 by Denise Kirby. 0:22:35.898 --> 0:22:40.368 It wasn't a very likely place for disappearances, at least 0:22:40.368 --> 0:22:44.868 at first glance. Mrs. Baird's was like a thousand other 0:22:44.868 --> 0:22:50.478 Highland bed and breakfast establishments in 1946, clean and quiet 0:22:50.478 --> 0:22:55.458 with fading floral wallpaper, gleaming floors and a coin operated 0:22:55.458 --> 0:23:00.648 water heater in the bathroom. Mrs. Baird herself was squat 0:23:00.648 --> 0:23:04.728 and easygoing, and made no objection to Frank lining her 0:23:04.728 --> 0:23:08.628 tiny rose sprig parlour with the dozens of books and 0:23:08.628 --> 0:23:13.338 papers with which he always travelled. I met Mrs. Baird 0:23:13.338 --> 0:23:16.368 in the front hall. On my way out. She stopped 0:23:16.368 --> 0:23:18.768 me with a pudgy hand on my arm and patted 0:23:18.768 --> 0:23:23.208 at my hair. Dear me, Mrs. Randall, you kind of 0:23:23.208 --> 0:23:26.868 go out like that here. Just let me tuck that 0:23:26.868 --> 0:23:32.658 bit in for you there. That's better. You know, my 0:23:32.658 --> 0:23:35.898 cousin was telling me about a new perm. She tried, 0:23:35.898 --> 0:23:41.058 comes out beautiful and holds like a dream. Perhaps you 0:23:41.058 --> 0:23:44.718 should try that kind next time. I hadn't the heart 0:23:44.718 --> 0:23:47.418 to tell her that the waywardness of my light brown 0:23:47.418 --> 0:23:51.408 curls was strictly the fault of nature, and not due 0:23:51.408 --> 0:23:55.128 to any dereliction on the part of the permanent wave manufacturers. 0:23:55.128 --> 0:24:01.638 Her own tightly marked celled waves suffered from no such perversity. Yes, 0:24:01.638 --> 0:24:05.598 I'll do that, Mrs. Baird, I lied. I'm just going 0:24:05.598 --> 0:24:08.208 down to meet Frank. We'll be back for tea. 0:24:08.808 --> 0:24:12.528 And that was Cross-stitch, part one in the Outlander series 0:24:12.528 --> 0:24:17.148 by Diana Gabaldon. And there are all of the books 0:24:17.148 --> 0:24:20.208 in the series in the collection. It's quite a long 0:24:20.208 --> 0:24:23.568 series and it has so many fans, so if you 0:24:23.568 --> 0:24:25.668 would like to get that book or any other of 0:24:25.668 --> 0:24:28.038 the wonderfully long series that we have in the collection, 0:24:28.038 --> 0:24:31.848 or short books, short stories, anything you're after, give the 0:24:31.848 --> 0:24:40.398 library a call on 1300 654 656. That's one 306 54656. Or 0:24:40.398 --> 0:24:45.378 you can email library at Vision Australia. Org that's library 0:24:45.378 --> 0:24:47.778 at Vision Australia. Org. 0:24:54.688 --> 0:24:58.558 And now, finally, before we go, some news and information 0:24:59.068 --> 0:25:02.878 on behalf of the Australian blind and Low Vision community 0:25:02.878 --> 0:25:06.568 Vision Australia wish to pay tribute to the life and 0:25:06.568 --> 0:25:13.288 achievements and recognise the outstanding community contributions of Doctor Kevin 0:25:13.288 --> 0:25:17.998 Moffatt OAM. Over the course of his life, Kevin created 0:25:17.998 --> 0:25:23.278 a lasting legacy for his contributions to Vision Australia, Blind 0:25:23.278 --> 0:25:29.098 Citizens Australia, World Blind Union, Asia Pacific and numerous other 0:25:29.098 --> 0:25:33.958 areas and initiatives that have had direct and positive impact 0:25:33.958 --> 0:25:38.128 for the blind and low vision community. Prior to the 0:25:38.128 --> 0:25:43.258 formation of Vision Australia, Kevin served as Vice President of 0:25:43.258 --> 0:25:47.638 the Royal Victorian Institute for the blind. He also gave 0:25:47.668 --> 0:25:52.288 12 years of dedicated service on the board of Vision Australia, 0:25:52.288 --> 0:25:57.268 including ten years as chair. Kevin was also a director 0:25:57.268 --> 0:26:02.278 on the Disability Services Board of the Victorian State Government, 0:26:02.278 --> 0:26:07.318 and in 2006 he was conferred his Doctor of Philosophy 0:26:07.318 --> 0:26:13.648 from Deakin University, with his research focusing on diversity and employment. 0:26:14.128 --> 0:26:19.318 In 2002, Kevin received a Human Rights Award from the 0:26:19.318 --> 0:26:25.738 Australian Human Rights Commission for contributing to the Disability Discrimination Act. 0:26:26.368 --> 0:26:31.618 In 2017, Kevin was awarded an OAM for his extensive 0:26:31.618 --> 0:26:36.508 service to the blindness and low vision community. Ron Horton, 0:26:36.508 --> 0:26:40.768 Vision Australia CEO, said Kevin would be remembered as a 0:26:40.768 --> 0:26:45.448 pillar of the disability community across Australia and the world. 0:26:45.868 --> 0:26:49.408 Today is a sad day for our community. Not only 0:26:49.408 --> 0:26:53.578 was Kevin instrumental in the formation of Vision Australia, his 0:26:53.578 --> 0:26:56.758 years of selfless service across the blind and low vision 0:26:56.758 --> 0:27:00.868 community have had a massive impact that will never be forgotten, 0:27:00.868 --> 0:27:05.368 Ron said. From everyone at Vision Australia, we offer our 0:27:05.368 --> 0:27:09.328 condolences to Kevin's family and friends and our thoughts are 0:27:09.328 --> 0:27:13.198 with them, he said. And that's all we have time 0:27:13.198 --> 0:27:18.118 for today. You've been listening to Talking Vision. Talking vision 0:27:18.118 --> 0:27:21.988 is a production of Vision Australia Radio. Thanks to all 0:27:21.988 --> 0:27:25.738 involved with putting the show together. And remember we love 0:27:25.738 --> 0:27:29.098 your feedback and comments. So please do get in touch 0:27:29.098 --> 0:27:34.558 on Talking Vision at Vision australia.org. That's talking vision all. 0:27:34.558 --> 0:27:39.418 One word at Vision australia.org. But until next week it's 0:27:39.418 --> 0:27:41.548 Sam Culley saying bye for now. 0:27:45.148 --> 0:27:49.168 You can contact Virgin Australia by phoning us anytime during 0:27:49.168 --> 0:27:58.048 business hours on one 308 4746. That's one 384 746 0:27:58.048 --> 0:28:03.298 or by visiting Vision australia.org. That's Vision Australia call.