New Horizons

In this week's episode we speak with international student and BCA member, John Danesh Krishnan, about an upcoming forum BCA is holding for current or prospective international students who are blind or vision impaired. What is it like to come to Australia to study, what should you consider, and what services can you expect? To find out more or register for the forum, contact BCA or check the BCA website: https://www.bca.org.au

This week, following some news from the National Women's Branch, we hear from John Simpson, president of BCA, and CEO, Emma Bennison. They discuss upcoming award nominations, and an opportunity to have your say, and help BCA to set strategy for the coming years.

In this week's programme we feature the presentation given by Jane Britt, policy officer with BCA, to the Round Table on Informationn Access for people with a Print Disability. Jane discusses her own experiences of education, the work BCA has been doing, and what comes next. This presentation has been edited owing to time constraints, please see more at https://printdisability.org

Part II of the feature presentation from the Round Table on Information Access for people with a print disability, features in this week's programme. Emma Bennison updates us on what's happening currently, as well as more presentations from BCA members about the importance of AD in their lives. Also, some notes of upcoming events.

In this week's programme we feature the first in a two-part series updating us on Audio Description on Australian television. Emma Bennison, CEO of Blind Citizens Australia, gave this presentation to the Round Table on Information Access for people with a Print Disability. You can check out their website at http://www.printdisability.org.

# This week, we feature part II of the session from BCA Connect, discussing Accessible and verifiable voting.

Jennifer Parrie, NSW Programmes Officer with Blind Citizens Australia, hosts this, the first of our offerings from the recently held BCA Connect conference. This is the first in a two-part session on independent, accessible and verifiable voting.

Ross McGreggor was awarded the Country Music Hands of Fame in 2019. We spoke with him at that time, and this week, we bring you that interview again, from New Horizons - Episode 588.

This week we revisit a New Horizons programme from April last year. We hear from Judy Jones, Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman. Judy discusses making a complaint and much more.

In this week's episode, we are joined by Sally Aurisch, acting CEO of Blind Citizens Australia. Sally reminds us of the upcoming BCA Connect, to be held on Saturday the 29th of May, informs us of the exciting BCA Scholarships programme, updates to BCA's education policy and much more.