Sight Unseen Aotearoa

In this episode, Prof Mary Butler talks with Karley Parker about tactile art, trees, the leadership course that she has been doing (https://www.belab.co.nz/) and about the importance of diversity.

In this episode Prof Butler interviews Ravi Dass (Mr Four Eyes) who is an optometrist with a mission to ensure that children who need glasses do not fall through the cracks. He describes here how he set up the foundation that has been responsible for providing free screening to children in over 35 schools.

Kapo Maori Aotearoa - This week Prof Mary Butler talks with Chrissie Cowan, CE of Kāpō Māori Aotearoa, which is the oldest national indigenous consumer group founded as a peer support network in the 1980’s by blind, low vision, vision impaired, deaf blind Māori and their whānau. The organisation was established and continues to be governed and managed in accordance with Māori values, principles and practices. Kāpō Māori Aotearoa supports its members to strive for whānau ora (wellbeing), become strong self-advocates and leaders in their whānau and communities. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Eye Health Aotearoa - In this episode we have a conversation about the new coalition: Eye Health Aotearoa, which brings together key stakeholders about vision in New Zealand. This coalition has got behind a positive seven-point plan, which you can find here: https://www.eyehealthaotearoa.org.nz/ Mary Butler interviews Dr Lynley Hood of the Visual Impairment Charitable Trust Aotearoa and Professor Stephen Dakin, Head of School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Auckland. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Tony Hunter - Vision Screening for Children (Part 2) - This is the second show in our series about vision screening for children. In this show Tony Hunter, Principal of Tahuna school, talks about how Tahuna Intermediate contributed to the co-design and development of the Vision 2020 project. In this project, children were involved in the co-design process, while both children and teachers helped with the development of a teaching module about vision science and health. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Vision 2020 project - Mary Butler and Kelechi Ogbuehi - In the show Professors Mary Butler and Kelechi Ogbuehi talk about their collaboration on the Vision 2020 project. This is a project funded by the Participatory Science Platform, where children at Tahuna school have helped to co-design a vision screening toolkit. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

In this episode Mary Butler interviews Dr Jonathan Godfrey and Andrew Walker. Andrew is a third year student of occupational therapy, and Jonathan is the National President of Blind Citizens NZ (and senior lecturer at Massey University). Together that talk about the impact of vision impairment/blindness on studying at tertiary level both now and in the past.

The Bee Card - Julian Phillips, Otago Regional Council This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

With Celia Wade Brown and Pete Matcham. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Doctor Robbie Francis Watene - In this episode, Lynley Hood interviews Doctor Robbie Francis Watene, senior disability rights researcher with the Donald Beasley Institute tasked with monitoring the United Nations Convention for the Rights of People with Disability. If you would like to give feedback to Robbie please contact her on the following email address: rfrancis@donaldbeasley.org.nz; or you can phone her on: 0275292114 This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

In this show, Lynley Hood talks with Sue Emirali about tips for using all our senses when we have a visual impairment. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Trish Clark and Elizabeth East talking to Lynley Hood about Charles Bonnet Syndrome. This is a condition that causes people to have visual hallucinations when they lose some or all of their vision. There’s a poem by Mearns that describes this well: Yesterday upon the stair I met a man who wasn’t there He wasn’t there again today I wish, I wish he’d go away This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Karley and Julie This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Introduction to Visionary UK This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz