NextSense Institute Podcast

Ben Clare joins Trudy to talk about his work for ICEVI in the Pacific Islands and as the SPEVI 2021 Online Conference Convenor. Transcript: Click here to download! SPEVI 2021 Conference:  speviconference.org.au

SPEVI Conference keynote Charlotte Cushman joins Trudy to talk about Celebrating Change in the field of Vision Education. Transcript: Click here to download! https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/ Charlotte's course: click here!

Emma Bennison joins Trudy to talk about Blind Citizens Australia and her advocacy work for Arts Access Australia. Transcript: click here to download! Blind Citizens Australia website: bca.org.au New Horizons Podcast: bca.org.au/new-horizons SPEVI 2021 Conference: speviconference.org.au

This week, we revisit our chat with Zoe Dunne, as we did in Episode 30. We think the messages Zoe shared about her University journey is a valuable one for our students right now. We hope you enjoy this podcast reissue. Transcript: click here to download!

Megan Prictor from Cataract Kids Australia tells us about childhood cataracts. Cataract Kids website: http://www.cataractkids.org.au/ Transcript: click here to download!

This week, we are revisiting an old episode - Claire Farrington has joined us to share useful information about the RIDBC Renwick Centre and Macquarie University Masters courses. Claire Farrington: claire.farrington@ridbc.org.au  | 02 9872 0811 Transcript: Click here to download!

Welcome back! After a brief hiatus for the spring holidays, Lee Strickland talks to Trudy about the importance of music programs for children who are Blind, have low vision or multiple impairments. Transcript: Click here to download

This week, we speak with Kaye Scott about her work "Walking on stilts while juggling: why we need to consider Theory of Mind". Please note we are on hiatus until Term 4 resumes! Transcript: click here to download

This week, we speak with Nate Quinell about this career as a chef, and his passion for food. Transcript: click here to download | Nate's website: http://www.thehurricanechef.com.au/

This week, we chat with Andrea Salins about her PhD research into literacy and spelling with students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Andrea is one of our presenters at the Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf Conference, which takes place online this coming Friday! Register here: https://bit.ly/3h5blul Transcript: click here to download!  

This week, we speak to David Eckstein about career counselling for those who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, or Blind or Low Vision. We cover lots in this episode which may be helpful to students thinking about their career after high school. Transcript: Click here to download | https://www.ncsehe.edu.au/2020-ncsehe-equity-fellow-david-eckstein/

Helen St Clair Tracy joins us to talk about CVI. Helen is one of our keynote speakers at the OMAA Online Symposium; be sure to check out the below links: Transcript: Click here to download! https://cviscotland.org/  | https://www.omaaustralasia.com/2020/05/28/omaa-online-symposium/

Lil Deverell joins us to talk about her personal experience with adult diagnosed AHDH. Transcript: Click here to download | https://www.adhdaustralia.org.au/  

Natalie Teakle joins us to talk about supporting clients with Single Sided Deafness. Transcript: Click here to download!

This week, Lil Deverell talks to us about measuring functional vision and implications for orientation and mobility specialists.   www.lildeverell.net |  OMAA Online Symposium website   Transcript: Click here!

This week, we chat to Rebecca Claridge from MED-EL about their Remote Lesson Kits.   MED-EL Remote Lessons Kit   Transcript: coming soon!

David Brady, CEO of Hear for You, joins us again to talk about taking their mentor programs for Deaf Teens online. https://hearforyou.com.au/ Transcript: Click here to download!

This week, we chat to Dave Williams, the first blind person to complete the accessible UEBOnline course. We chat about the importance of online accessibility and learning. Transcript: Click here to download!

This week, we speak to podcast friend Tim Byatt about his PhD research about social capital for adolescents who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Transcript: Click here to download!

**PLEASE READ** This week, we are sharing an episode of BrailleCast, where our host Trudy Smith, and friends of the podcast Dr Frances Gentle and Josie Howse spoke about UEBOnline and about winning the Zero Project Award at the end of 2019. The transcript below is of the full BrailleCast interview. BrailleCast Podcast:  http://www.braillecast.com/?p=226 Transcript: Click here to download!

This week, we speak to Lauren Townsend about NSW Deaf Sports! Transcript: Click here to download!

This week, we speak to Sandra Staffieri, an orthoptist with a wealth of experience in paediatric ophthalmology. Sandra chats to us about occlusion and eye patching. Transcript: Click here to download!

Join Melissa Orrett and Elizabeth Fisher as they talk about supporting clients who use Auslan to communicate in telepractice Transcript: Click here to download!

Specialist Teacher of  Students who are Blind or Low Vision students Tricia d’Apice joins us to share ideas and solutions for supporting this population over telepractice. Transcript: Click here to download!

Join Trudy and Tim as they talk about supporting school aged students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing through telepractice. Transcript: Click here to download!