18 Jun 2025

On FOCAL POINT: John Machin is the winner of the David Blythe OAM award at Blind Citizens Australia 50th Anniversary Convention.  John was on the first board of BCA. Rachel, from Marketing at Beyond Blindness, invited all to a number of events and activities, especially in the southern area of Adelaide. Dr Annmaree Watharow, and Moira Dunsmore, previewed some activities coming up for Deafblind Awareness week, and highlighted some of the challenges of people with a dual sensory impairment. One event is "A journey without sight or sound" this Friday 20th June, and a second event "Touch to Connect" Tuesday, 24th June, Sadam Ahmed, Technologist Extraordinaire, sharing some thoughts about the recent Apple's World Wide Developers Conference Resources:  Blind Citizens Australia: http://www.bca.org.au Beyond Blindness: http://www.beyondblindness.org.au A Journey without Sight or Sound: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/journey-without-sight-or-sound-sydney-deafblind-awareness-week-2025-tickets-1300120347959  Touch to Connect: https://www.visionaustralia.org/services/staying-connected/events/2025-06-23/touch-connect-celebrating-deafblind-awareness-week  Sadam Ahmed: http://www.sadamahmed.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.