Talking Vision is Vision Australia's national radio program on blindness and low vision.
In the program for the week of August 4, we explore the OwnFone and hear a tribute to a giant of braille. Firstly, attention is on the arrival in Australia of a phone to serve those who want a very simple phone. There is also more to its speciality, as this phone has the capability of its memory buttons being labelled in braille. Then, from the proceedings of this year’s Annual General Meeting of the Australian Braille Authority, an interesting and informing tribute to a recently departed giant of braille on the international scene, American Dr Abraham Nemeth.
Guests this week are:
Keep in touch with the program through Twitter by following talkingvision1.
In the program for the week of August 4, we explore the OwnFone and hear a tribute to a giant of braille. Firstly, attention is on the arrival in Australia of a phone to serve those who want a very simple phone. There is also more to its speciality, as this phone has the capability of its memory buttons being labelled in braille. Then, from the proceedings of this year’s Annual General Meeting of the Australian Braille Authority, an interesting and informing tribute to a recently departed giant of braille on the international scene, American Dr Abraham Nemeth.
Guests this week are:
- Brad Scoble, Director, OwnFone Australia;
- Linda Triasmono, a life-long advocate of braille from Salisbury In Brisbane;
- Bill Jolley, International Representative of the Australian Braille Authority with a tribute to Dr Abraham Nemeth.
Keep in touch with the program through Twitter by following talkingvision1.