The Blind Spot
By Tina Lowe
The Blind SpotAug 23, 2022
14 - Student Perspective and Access to Diagnosis
Tina talks with Catriona Nicholls, a mature student at UCD, about being a student, neurodiversity and participating in the UCD Neurodiversity Working Group.
Thanks and Acknowledgement to
Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing.
Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art.
The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment.
Credits and License
This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning.
Music
Title: Modern Jazz Samba
Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba
License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cover Art
Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.
Artist: AgencyX
Podcast License
Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.
13 - Assistance Dogs for Neurodiverse Children and Teenagers
Tina talks with Eimear Kenneally about what assistance dogs can do and community dogs can do for neuro diveristy.
Eimear is a Guide Dog and Assistance Dog Trainer with Irish Guide Dogs.
Thanks and Acknowledgement to
Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing.
Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art.
The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment.
Credits and License
This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning.
Music
Title: Modern Jazz Samba
Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba
License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cover Art
Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.
Artist: AgencyX
Podcast License
Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.
12 - Actor and Autism Activist
Tina interviews Eleanor Walsh a performer and an autism and disability advocate.
Eleanor graduated from DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama in 2017 with a BA in Drama (Performance), and recent credits include What I (Don't) Know About Autism (Abbey Theatre), Home: Part One (Abbey Theatre), and Dear Ireland: Part One (These Four Walls by Sinéad Burke) (Abbey Theatre). She also consults on Relaxed Performance and sensory-friendly theatre, autistic representation, and making theatre and society more inclusive for autistic and neurodivergent people.
Thanks and Acknowledgement to
Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing.
Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art.
The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment.
Credits and License
This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning.
Music
Title: Modern Jazz Samba
Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba
License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cover Art
Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.
Artist: AgencyX
Podcast License
Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.
11 - Behind the Scenes of Creating The Blind Spot
On the season finale of ‘The Blind Spot’, Tina sits down with Allen Higgins, Conor Reid and Jessica Viola to chat about how they developed and created the podcast. The crew chat about why they made the podcast and some of the adversities that they encountered along the way. Most of all, Tina and the gang discuss their passion for making Ireland accessible for all.
Listen now to find out more!
Show Information:
Conor Reid (@cedreid) / Twitter
Thanks and Acknowledgement to
Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing.
Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art.
The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment.
Credits and License
This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning.
Music
Title: Modern Jazz Samba
Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba
License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cover Art
Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.
Artist: AgencyX
Podcast License
Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.
10 - University Life and Access with the UCD SU
The 2021-2022 UCD Student Union members, Ruairí Power, Molly Greenough and Aoife Bracken about making different aspects of student life more accessible. They discuss topics such as housing, consent and their plans to enhance the future of accessibility in UCD.
Listen now to find out more!
Thanks and Acknowledgement to
Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing.
Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art.
The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment.
Credits and License
This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning.
Music
Title: Modern Jazz Samba
Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba
License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cover Art
Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.
Artist: AgencyX
Podcast License
Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.
09 - Accessible Technology with Sean Doran and Kyran O’Mahony
Tina chats with Sean Doran and Kyran O’Mahony from the National Council for the Blind Ireland (NCBI) about the strides technology has made in the last 30 years and the opportunities that new developing technology has made in terms of access for all.
Listen now to find out more!
Show Information:
Thanks and Acknowledgement to
Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing.
Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art.
The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment.
Credits and License
This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning.
Music
Title: Modern Jazz Samba
Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba
License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cover Art
Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.
Artist: AgencyX
Podcast License
Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.
08 - Irish Guide Dogs with Zita O’Brien, Léan Kennedy and Tim O’Mahony
Three guests from the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, Zita O’Brien, Léan Kennedy and Tim O’Mahony talk to Tina about the positive impact and life changing that having a guide dog makes for people with disabilities. Zita shares the joys of puppy fostering. Also, Tina and Léan share their own personal journeys of having a guide dog and the support and independence their dogs have allowed them to have along the way.
Listen now to find out more!
Show Information:
Tim O Mahony (@Timomah) / Twitter
Thanks and Acknowledgement to
Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing.
Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art.
The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment.
Credits and License
This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning.
Music
Title: Modern Jazz Samba
Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba
License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cover Art
Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.
Artist: AgencyX
Podcast License
Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.
07 - The Built Environment with Lorraine Gallagher and Orla Hegarty
Tina welcomes Lorraine Gallagher, Information and Training Officer for AHEAD and Architect and UCD Assistant Professor Orla Hegarty about making buildings and streetscapes accessible for all. The trio discuss the everyday difficulties that people with disabilities encounter by just getting around and how we can improve the built environment.
Listen now to find out more!
Thanks and Acknowledgement to
Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing.
Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art.
The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment.
Credits and License
This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning.
Music
Title: Modern Jazz Samba
Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba
License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cover Art
Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.
Artist: AgencyX
Podcast License
Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.
06 - Access in Sport with Jacqui Hurley, Patrick Flanagan and Nicole Turner
Tina chats with RTE Sports broadcaster Jacqui Hurley and 2021 Paralympians Patrick Flanagan and Nicole Turner about the changing landscape of sport for people with disabilities. All of the guests share their experiences of the 2021 Paralympics and how they’ve developed their love of sport.
Listen now to find out more!
Show Information:
Jacqui Hurley (@jacquihurley7) •
Patrick Flanagan (@_thewheeldeal) •
Thanks and Acknowledgement to
Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing.
Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art.
The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment.
Credits and License
This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning.
Music
Title: Modern Jazz Samba
Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba
License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cover Art
Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.
Artist: AgencyX
Podcast License
Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.
05 - Access to Higher Education with Dara Ryder and Alibhe Connealy
CEO of AHEAD, Dara Ryder and Ailbhe Connealy meet with Tina to talk about the evolution of access in higher education and the future of it for people with disabilities. Tina shares her own experience of going back to education after her blindness and the support that AHEAD provided for her to do so.
Listen now to find out more!
Thanks and Acknowledgement to
Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing.
Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art.
The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment.
Credits and License
This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning.
Music
Title: Modern Jazz Samba
Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba
License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cover Art
Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.
Artist: AgencyX
Podcast License
Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.
04 - Universal Access to Transport with Roger Flood, Fiona Kelty and Dolores Henchin
On this episode, Roger Flood, Fiona Kelty and Dolores Henchin from Dublin Bus chat with Tina about independent travel and universal accessibility. Dublin bus has an independent travel service that encourages and empowers adults over 18 as well as people with disabilities to travel at their own accord and leisure.
Listen now to find out more!
Notes:
The NTA Travel Assistance Scheme - https://www.dublinbus.ie/Your-Journey1/Accessibility/Travel-Assistance-Scheme/
Thanks and Acknowledgement to
Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing.
Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art.
The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment.
Credits and License
This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning.
Music
Title: Modern Jazz Samba
Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba
License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cover Art
Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.
Artist: AgencyX
Podcast License
Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.
03 - Neurodiversity and Invisible Disabilities with Blánaid Gavin and Deirdre O’Connor
Blánaid Gavin, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Deirdre O’Connor, UCD Lecturer and Associate Dean for Equality and Diversity and come on to the show to discuss neurodiversity and invisible disabilities. The women chat about raising awareness for people with disabilities, especially those with invisible disabilities and their day to day adversities.
Listen now to find out more!
Credits and License
Music
Title: Modern Jazz Samba
Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba
License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cover Art
Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.
Artist: AgencyX and Allen Higgins
Source: BlindSpot_0002_SensoryGardens
License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Podcast License
Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.
02 - Sensory Gardens with Maurie Staunton and Christopher Heavey
My guests today are horticulturalists, Marie Staunton and Christopher Heavey. Although modelling was Marie’s first profession, she found her love for gardening later in life. Since then, she has helped UCD develop their sensory gardens and has worked at the National Botanical gardens with her husband, Christopher Heavey for the last few years. Christopher is also a lecturer at College of Amenity Horticulture for the National Botanic Gardens in Ireland. We talk about the importance of having a serene space and provide a heap ton of gardening tips for making the most of any space.
Listen now to find out more!
Show Information:
Marie Staunton Gardener (@marie1staunton) •
Notes:
Chris Heavey - https://www.teagasc.ie/contact/staff-directory/h/chris-heavey/
Marie Staunton - https://www.instagram.com/marie1staunton/
All-Ireland Pollinator Plan - https://pollinators.ie
Thanks and Acknowledgement to
Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing.
Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art.
The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment.
Credits and License
This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning.
Music
Title: Modern Jazz Samba
Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba
License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cover Art
Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.
Artist: AgencyX
01 - Introduction to The Blind Spot
Welcome to ‘The Blindspot’ podcast. I am Tina Lowe and I will be chatting with a diverse group of people sharing their knowledge and experiences - talking about the science, best practice, innovations, issues, improvements, supports, rights, policy, and the basic practicalities of gaining access and being included.
I am currently the accessibility officer in UCD, but people might recognise me more when I’m walking my giant black guide dog Forrest around Dublin.
On the pilot episode of the Blindspot, I discuss the importance of making Ireland accessible for all as well as detail my personal struggle as a blind person and how I overcome adversities every day. In this episode I share a little about me and my goals for the podcast. I talk about my own reaction and experiences on becoming blind. The goal of the show is to make accessibility universal for all, in making access a success, so listen to The Blindspot to find out more!
Listen now to find out more!
Show Information:
Follow Forrest:
Thanks and Acknowledgement to
Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing.
Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art.
The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment.
Credits and License
This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning.
Music
Title: Modern Jazz Samba
Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba
License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cover Art
Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.
Artist: AgencyX
Podcast License
Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.
00 - Trailer - The Blind Spot with Tina Lowe
Get the Lowe-down with Tina Lowe talking about equality and access, accessible-first designs, and discover how we can enable the world for everyone. Let's make access a success!
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New episodes to be released summer 2022.
Thanks and Acknowledgement to
Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing.
Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art.
The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment.
Credits and License
This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning.
Music
Title: Modern Jazz Samba
Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba
License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cover Art
Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names.
Artist: AgencyX
Podcast License
Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.