Blind Spot - The Association of Blind Citizens

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Blind Spot is a programme produced by the Association of Blind Citizens of New Zealand – Southland Branch (ABC). The ABC is a blind consumer organization established by blind people in 1945.

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    • Aug 27, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 14m AVG DURATION
    • 54 EPISODES


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    Blind Spot-27-08-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 11:10


    Carolyn updates you on goings on for the Association of Blind Citizens Southland Branch!

    Blind Spot-30-07-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 15:17


    Carolyn updates you on goings on for the Association of Blind Citizens Southland Branch!

    Blind Spot-09-07-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 14:46


    Carolyn updates you on goings on for the Association of Blind Citizens Southland Branch!

    Blind Spot-11-06-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 14:47


    Carolyn updates you on goings on for the Association of Blind Citizens Southland Branch!

    Blind Spot-23-04-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 12:25


    Carolyn updates you on goings on for the Association of Blind Citizens Southland Branch!

    Blind Spot-19-03-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 14:28


    Carolyn updates you on goings on for the Association of Blind Citizens Southland Branch!

    Blind Spot-27-02-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 14:40


    Carolyn updates you on goings on for the Association of Blind Citizens Southland Branch!

    Blind Spot-30-01-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 17:50


    Carolyn updates you on goings on for the Association of Blind Citizens Southland Branch!

    Blind Spot-26-12-2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 14:38


    Carolyn updates you on goings on for the Association of Blind Citizens Southland Branch!

    Blind Spot-28-11-2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 12:14


    Carolyn updates you on goings on for the Association of Blind Citizens Southland Branch!

    Blind Spot-24-10-2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 15:07


    Carolyn updates you on goings on for the Association of Blind Citizens Southland Branch!

    Blind Spot-26-09-2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 14:08


    Carolyn updates you on goings on for the Association of Blind Citizens Southland Branch!

    Blind Spot-27-06-2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 15:19


    Carolyn updates us on Blind Low Vision NZ, and has in Viviane to chat more about Blind Low Vision NZ!

    Blind Spot-23-05-2023

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 15:44


    Carolyn updates you on goings on for the Association of Blind Citizens Southland Branch!

    Blind Spot-15-11-2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 13:42


    Carolyn from Blind Low Vision NZ has award winning athlete Hannah Pascoe in for a chat! #RadioSouthland #SouthlandRadio #BlindLowVision #Disabilities #Athlete #Aotearoa #NewZealand

    Blind Spot-04-10-2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 14:19


    Carolyn from Blind Low Vision NZ is back again with an amazing interview! Find out about the manuhiri, what they do, where they're from, and all the updates by tuning in! #RadioSouthland #SouthlandRadio #BlindLowVisionNZ #Aotearoa #NewZealand

    Blind Spot-23-08-2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 14:45


    Carolyn, from Blind Low Vision NZ, has guest Francesca in to discuss her life with a newly blind husband; as well as Blind Low Vision NZ updates! #RadioSouthland #SouthlandRadio #BlindLowVisionNZ #Aotearoa #NewZealand

    Blind Spot-26-07-2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 12:39


    Southlands own athlete, Hannah Pascoe, presents 'Blind Spot' this week with a familiar face from Invercargill City Libraries and Archives - and discusses their role, as well as what is accessible down at the library! #RadioSouthland #SouthlandRadio #BlindSpot #HannahPascoe #Athlete #ICC #InvercargillCityLibraries #AccessibleSouthland

    Blind Spot-21-06-2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 14:35


    Carolyn has an on the phone guest, Jamie, who answers questions about Blind and Low Vision business owners and how he and his team assist them on continuing to operate! She also let's us know of some upcoming events and talks about 20yrs of Blind Spot! Join her to hear more! #RadioSouthland #BlindAndLowVisionNZ #BlindSpot #Aotearoa #NewZealand

    Blind Spot-31-05-2022

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 13:11


    This week the tables have turned - Caroline puts Hannah Pascoe in the hot seat and chats about training, competition and how she did in the Belgium cycle races. #RadioSouthland #Athlete #Paralympics #Aotearoa #NewZealand

    Blind Spot-19-04-2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 16:04


    Hannah catches up with Carolyn on April's Blind Spot - she's out of hospital, at home, and tells us about her experience after her accident & in hospital, as a seriously injured person with low vision.

    Blind Spot-22-03-2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 14:49


    Hannah talk to Helen on Blind Spot today, who has recently moved into a retirement village townhouse, about what it's like to transition from a big home to a village setting, especially with low vision!

    Blind Spot-22-02-2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 15:20


    Hannah Pascoe talks to Anna from Macular Degeneration NZ about what Macular Degeneration is, how it affects your sight, and what treatment options there are on Blind Spot this month!

    Blind Spot-21-12-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 15:07


    Carolyn brings you a music show for the summer holidays on Blind Spot, plus a catch-up on everything that happened in the low vision community in 2021!

    Blind Spot-23-11-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 16:29


    Carolyn catches up with Rose Wilkinson - the Executive Officer at the Association of Blind Citizens NZ. They sum up the year and events and progress made during 2021.

    Blind Spot-26-10-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 15:46


    Carolyn talks to Judy Small - the board of The Association of Blind Citizen's chair today on Blind Spot!

    Blind Spot-21-09-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 12:38


    Carolyn brings you the latest news for the low vision community - she talks with Anna Crane about the busy month of events coming up!

    Blind Spot-17-08-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 16:08


    Carolyn talks to John Marrable, access advisor & educator and advisor to the SDHB about what accessibility really means, and why he's so passionate about it on Blind Spot for August!

    Blind Spot-20-07-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 13:09


    Carolyn has a catch-up with fellow Association member Victor about driving services, meet-ups; and what to do if the crossing lights don't make a sound, so low vision people know when to cross!

    Blind Spot-22-06-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 15:53


    Carolyn shares some music from Ray Charles, Eddy Low and more - and shares some notices for the low vision community on Blind Spot this month!

    Blind Spot-25-05-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 14:35


    Carolyn discusses the Deaf Blind workshops she and colleagues recently attended, and shares concerns about the effects of road works and construction on accessible parking in the CBD.

    Blind Spot-27-04-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 15:25


    Carolyn talks to Gail and John, who have been working on the newly released Disability Strategy for the Southern DHB, about how this policy will benefit consumers, especially those with low vision.

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    Blind Spot - The Association of Blind Citizens-23-03-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 13:49


    It's an interesting topic this episode - live audio description services for theatre events like plays, ballet, and concerts; guided walks - find out what you can't see!! Nicola Owens, an audio describer tells you more!

    Blind Spot - The Association of Blind Citizens-23-02-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 13:25


    Carolyn talks to Amanda Stevens from Deafblind Association NZ about her role and the services they offer.

    Blind Spot - The Association of Blind Citizens-26-01-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 15:46


    BlindSpot is back for 2021, and Carolyn has some local and national news and notices for the blind and low vision community!

    Blind Spot - The Association of Blind Citizens-15-12-2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 15:45


    Carolyn finishes the year with a special music show - including a piece she produced herself!

    Blind Spot - The Association of Blind Citizens-01-12-2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 10:51


    Carolyn talks about Blind Low Vision Southland's win for most members per low vision population, and talks to Liz about what it's like to change jobs when you are sight impaired!

    Blind Spot - The Association of Blind Citizens-27-10-2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 14:44


    Rose Wilkinson from the National Office of the Association of Blind Citizens talks to Carolyn about what's been going on and what's coming up for the Association and it's members!

    Blind Spot - The Association of Blind Citizens-29-09-2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 13:24


    Carolyn finds out about the experience of people in residential care over the COVID pandemic

    Blind Spot - The Association of Blind Citizens-01-09-2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 16:12


    Caroline talks to Hannah Pascoe about life as a blind mother of a baby.

    Blind Spot - The Association of Blind Citizens-04-08-2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 14:22


    Carolyn talks to Isobel in Timaru about the Ritchie Bus Service, and MyWay - their service which helps people with disabilities use public transport.

    Blind Spot - The Association of Blind Citizens-23-06-2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 15:41


    Carolyn catches up with Russell Pearson from the Invercargill City Council, about the new bus card payment system being released here!

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