We are very excited to bring you a three part series, today’s episode being the first of the three. In this series we speak to Zoe Dunn about her perspectives in primary school, high school, and as a current university student.

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In this week's podcast, we speak with comedian Tom Skelton, who acquired his vision impairment as an adult. Has this changed the way he performs and uses comedy to communicate with his audience?

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Flyer for Tom's show: Click here to download!

Links to Tom's show at the Factory Theatre: https://bit.ly/36HDaoD

Tom's Facebook page: https://bit.ly/36FhWr5

We are back from a brief hiatus, and today we are speaking with Thu, an interpreter who works with our very own Andrew Kendrick, who has been a frequent guest on the podcast. Thu shares some ideas on how we can work with an interpreter and what we can and cannot ask them to do in a session with us and our families.

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This week on the podcast, we speak to Kaye Scott, an experienced itinerant teacher of the deaf, and recent presenter at the ITOD Conference in 2019. Kaye shares her perspectives about the links between reading comprehension, theory of mind and metaknowledge for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

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This week on the podcast, we continue our chat with Karen Blakenship, a passionate and experienced vision itinerant teacher. Last week's episode covered assessment tools, and this week, we look at the Expanded Core Curriculum, and how it should always be included for a student who is blind or has low vision. Karen takes about the 9 domains and why they are so important.

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Resources:

Utah School for the Blind: https://www.usdb.org/programs/blind-visually-impaired/expanded-core-curriculum/

Family Connect:

https://www.familyconnect.org/parentsitehome.aspx

This week on the podcast, we speak to Karen Blankenship, an incredibly knowledgable vision itinerant teacher with many years of experience, including working closely with Dr Anne Corn, a recent guest of the podcast. Our chat with Karen has been broken into two parts; assessment tools and the Expanded Core Curriculum for students who are blind or have low vision. This episode looks at the Expanded Core Curriculum, and how it should always be included for a student who is blind or has low vision.

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Resources: http://earubric.com/ | Perkins Learning Class https://www.perkinselearning.org/earn-credits/online-class/essential-assessments

The LOCHI study is a population-based longitudinal study that prospectively evaluates the development of a group of Australian children with hearing loss as they grow up. This study is unique in its inclusion of children whose hearing loss was diagnosed through either Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS), or standard care; and all of whom access the same post-diagnostic services provided by the national audiological service provider, Australian Hearing. This means that their results can be fairly compared, whenever and wherever their hearing loss was discovered. Today’s discussion features Vivienne Marnane who will report on the psychosocial development of children in the study.

Transcript: Click here to download! | LOCHI website: https://www.outcomes.nal.gov.au/

The NDIS can feel confusing and frustrating. NextSense's resident NDIS guru, Stefania, will help you to navigate the whole process from disability identification to spending the money on your successful plan.

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What do we mean when we talk about visual independence for students who are Blind or Vision Impaired? Is this something that can be taught? Is there a sequence we should follow? Thought leader Dr Anne Corn shares her thoughts in this fascinating episode!

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Technology has brought about many changes in our lives, particularly for people with a disability. This week, we speak with Mike Corrigan from the RIDBC School Services (VI) team and explore some of the ways technology has supported the independence of people who are blind or have vision impairment.

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