Advocacy Talks with Vision Ireland

Peter Ryan, Paralympian Tandem Cyclist, FG Councillor and NCBI service user chats about how his sight loss has changed his life. The ups and downs he experienced and his determination to embrace his n...

2 Juni 202027min

Breandan Ward chats about his life in London and New York as a banker and now consultant on leadership development and disability empowerment. He chats openly about the struggles he faced when adjusti...

28 Maj 202048min

Kyran talks about his passion for technology and how he uses it in his everyday life to overcome his impaired vision. He brings this passion to his role in NCBI and talks about the breadth of technolo...

18 Maj 202022min

Katheen Donnelly, mum to Annie aged 11, chats about how participating in Vision Sports activities has changed Annie's life in introducing her to sport and increasing her confidence. Also how NCBI Chil...

18 Maj 202016min

Alan Breathnach, NCBI Chief Services Officer speaks about how NCBI and it's staff have responded and adapted services to the Covid19 crisis and its legacy will be the provision of more of NCBI servi...

12 Maj 202012min

Dr Donal Fitzpatrick, a lecturer in DCU talks about the important role Braille plays as a form of communication for people who are blind or visually impaired. And how he is working to make communicati...

7 Maj 202021min

Caitlin Heffernan, a sixth year student from Tipperary with a vision impairment talks about her experience during the Covid19 pandemic. Caitlin talks about working at home, staying motivated and using...

7 Maj 202012min

Patrick Hennessy, a vision impaired student from Waterford is was due to sit his Leaving Certificate exams this June. We speak to Patrick to find out how he is finding remote learning and staying moti...

7 Maj 202012min