11 Mar 2026

On FOCAL POINT:

• Dr Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar,
  Chairman of the Cricket Association for the Blind in India, gave us an insight into how popular the game is in India for athletes and how well it is supported and the opportunities the game enables, a blind cricket version of IPL?
• Rebecca Young, CEO for Access 2 Arts, with information about  Next Level Creative Mentorships (A $3,000 project funding); "The Chronicles" Audio Described Show  - Part of the 2026 Adelaide Festival; The Mill Disability Access Studio - a 6-month studio opportunity in 2026, and more. 
• Professor Pete Williams, from the Centre for Eye Research, studying ways to support the cells affected by glaucoma and treatments that support them to say alive - treatments that go beyond lowering eye pressure with drops or stents. 
• Maureen O'Reilly, from the Vision Australia Library (What do you think of our new intro music?)  with news about i-Access Library catalogue update; a  chance to meet librarians with a strong focus on new release titles - you may choose to get involved; and  free In Conversations with 3 authors from the Melbourne Writers Festival - these will be live streamed, 
  

Resournces:

Blind Cricket India: https://blindcricket.in/

Access 2 Arts: http://www.access2arts.org.au

The Mill: Email: [email protected] or go to: https://www.themilladelaide.com

Centre for Eye Research: http://www.cera.org.au

Vision Australia Library: www.visionaustraliaorg/library

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