Airing time: Mondays at 5pm
Blind Low Vision NZ Taranaki commissioned a project to provide a resource of recorded conversations that illustrate the wide range of ways blind and deaf-blind people experience the world in 2022.
This show is also archived at the Alexander Turnbull Library.
Podcasts
To download the latest episode: Click the kiwifruit to go to the Talking About Seeing show page on the accessmedia.nz site:
Click on the title of an episode to listen
Audio Described Gardens
Robin Martin (RNZ) shares some audio with us from the Audio Described Gardens for the visually impaired, which was part of the Garden Festival 2022. Then we hear from Lance, Halina, and Bev about how they found the tour, and the future of audio descriptions in the community.
Duration: 00:55:05 | Date: 5 December, 2022
Matthew and Tarryn & Collective Vision
Matthew tells Tarryn about living life one day at a time after his accident and setting up Collective Vision. After Louis serenades us, we meet Heath and have a laugh with Richard and Geoff while they describe their weekly gardening gig, clearing up, constructing raised beds and enriching lives.
Duration: 00:47:29 | Date: 28 November, 2022
Lance and Chrissie
Lance talks to Chrissie Cowan, chair of Access Alliance and CEO of Kapo Māori Aotearoa, which supports the needs of young and old, and their families and promotes indigenous rights. All are welcome, so in September 2023 you could attend their next conference in Queenstown when they celebrate 40 years of looking after Kapo people, their whanau and caregivers.
Duration: 00:46:08 | Date: 21 November, 2022
Lance and John
John Mulka introduces Lance to vision loss assistant dogs, another option for companionship, and explains how guide dogs are skill trained and socialised in the indoor mobility training centre and kennels. His challenges are matching the ever-increasing demands for technology training, striving for an all-encompassing society with powerful legislation and 100% government funding of core services to free up the charitable dollar for well-being services.
Duration: 1:09:59 | Date: 14 November, 2022
Richard, Gill and Narelle
Richard hears from Jill and Narelle how they collaborate with their very determined husbands, Aleister from episode 8 and Gene from episode 5. They love getting people equipment, organizing the annual bowls competition, and encouraging others to overcome their fear and find out what they can do.
Duration: 00:47:19 | Date: 7 November, 2022
Lynda and Richard
Lynda shares with Richard a few tears and her treasured memories of Torben, clever and witty, who loved to ride his bike, swim and boogie to Queen. Enrich your empathy and understanding as you follow her journey through grief supported by friends, other affected families, BLENNZ and an unforgettable Make-a-Wish trip to London with Torben and his brother.
Duration: 00:44:48 | Date: 31 October, 2022
Inglewood Crossing
Marie Pearce tells Lance about 25 years of getting the new raised pedestrian crossing over the highway taking 20,000 vehicles a day through Inglewood. Walk into nothingness with Graham, the swoosh of his cane and dustbin collisions, as Liz Quarrie helps him master getting to the other side. Jill Baldwin explains directional tiles, beep beeps and aligning with tactile indicators. Alan Stenner clears our way, identifying problems on-site and finding solutions.
Duration: 00:55:21 | Date: 24 October, 2022