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:

Forrest (@forrestucd) •

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.

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