Professor Ron McCallum is a blind lawyer and the first totally blind person to receive a full professorship in any field at any university in Australia or New Zealand. 

 

Speaking with us about his life, professor McCallum explains what inspired him to write a memoir with the unexpected title: ‘Born at the Right Time’

 

Professor McCallum spoke with RNIB Connect Radio’s Simon Pauley. 

 

You can find ‘Born at the Right Time: A memoir’ on Kindle.

 

(Photo shows the front cover of Professor McCallum’s book. He is wearing a navy suit with a white shirt and a striped navy and blue tie. Perched on a stool he looks down at his black guide dog, hand gently holding onto the back of the dog’s blue collar)