by Genevieve McLachlan | Jun 20, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Accessible Web Design, Adaptive equipment, Articles, Assistive technology, Blindness, Education, Employment, Inclusive Design, Macular Degeneration NZ, Newsletter, People with Disabilities, Technology, Visual Impairment
Our June newsletter features a video by the founder of Pic’s Peanut Butter; a poem by a woman coping with sight loss; Trevor Plumbley’s adventures going to Countdown to buy milk; an article about Europe’s most accessible city and some tips to improve...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Jun 19, 2019 | Access Citizen, Articles, Blindness, Macular Degeneration NZ, Visual Impairment
An 86-year old woman with Macular Degeneration has written a poem titled ‘Questionable Advantages of being Half Blind’ as she learns how to adjust to her sight loss. Questionable Advantages of Being Half Blind I can’t see the Cob-webs and SpidersOr the Daddy Long Legs...
by Genevieve McLachlan | May 31, 2019 | Access Citizen, Articles, Blindness, Education, Macular Degeneration NZ, People with Disabilities, Visual Impairment
May 20-26 was Macular Degeneration Awareness week and Seven Sharp did a story about Pic Pickot, the founder of Pic’s Peanut Butter raising awareness of the leading cause of blindness in New Zealand. Watch the story here…
by Genevieve McLachlan | May 21, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Articles, Blindness, Eye Specialists, Film, Hidden Disability, Macular Degeneration NZ, Medical Condition, Newsletter, Talking Books, Technology, Testimonial, Travel, Visual Impairment
Check out our May newsletter, which features a testimonial from someone who uses Alexa to listen to talking books; a NZ feature film Hook, Line & Sinker about a truck driver who had to give up the career he loved due to sight loss; and much more. Click on the...
by Genevieve McLachlan | May 17, 2019 | Articles, Blindness, Eye Specialists, Macular Degeneration NZ, Medical Condition, Visual Impairment
I came across this article in the lastest NZ Optics newsletter. Macular degeneration (MD) no longer sentences patients to functional blindness, but early diagnosis and referral is crucial, as are optometrists as the front-line eye health care providers who can...
