Advocacy Talks Episode 11 - VIP Band
Are you an experienced musician who is blind or vision impaired? Have you always wanted to be in a band? Well, if so, here is your opportunity. Tony Mc Donald plays electric bass in a gigging band and...
17 Dec 202527min
Advocacy Talks Episode 10 - The essential role of Audio Description.
In this episode we talk to Dr Lucia Pintado Gutierrez following the publication of her report The Challenges of Audio Description in Ireland: Bridging Education, Users and Industry (ADESI). This resea...
26 Nov 202531min
Advocacy Talks Episode 9 - Budget 2026
On this episode of Advocacy Talks, Jamie Millar tells us about budget 2026. From social welfare payments to the cost of disability, here’s everything you need to know. Support the show
24 Okt 202525min
Advocacy Talks Episode 8 - Access to sport with Sean Moyles
On this episode of advocacy talks we catch up with Sean Moyles from vision sports Ireland to learn about his research into physical literacy for those with acquired visual impairments. Sean also tel...
17 Sep 202532min
Advocacy Talks Episode 7 - Please, Please, please, Clear Our Paths!!!
On this episode of Advocacy Talks, we speak to Roisin Lenehan and Deirdre Deverell about the 2025 Clear Our Paths campaign. From bins and cars to branches and dog poo, temporary obstacles on footpa...
20 Aug 202526min
Advocacy Talks episode 6 - Being proud of blindness with Bobbie Hickey
On this episode of advocacy talks we catch up with Bobbie Hickey, who recently wrote a really interesting article for the Irish Times. With this month being disability pride month, what does it mean t...
23 Juli 202529min
Advocacy Talks episode 5 - Tytti Matsinen tells us about the European Blind Union
In this episode of Advocacy Talks Madeleine speaks with Tytti Matsinen, president of the European Blind Union. They discuss what the EBU is and what issues it’s currently advocating on. Want to g...
25 Juni 202533min
Advocacy talks episode 4 - European Mental Health Week with Peter O’Toole
This week is European Mental Health Week, 2025. so Madeleine caught up with our Head of Counselling, Wellbeing & Emotional Support Peter O’Toole to discuss “Mental Health as a Social Right” From a dis...
21 Maj 202529min
