by Genevieve McLachlan | Jan 11, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Anxiety, Articles, Blindness, Guide Dogs, Medical Condition, People with Disabilities, Transport, Visual Impairment
It seems issues with people with disabilities using public transport isn’t just limited to New Zealand. A woman in the UK was told to get off the bus by a passenger who didn’t believe guide dogs could be any colour other than yellow. Read the full...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Nov 20, 2018 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Articles, Leadership, Medical Condition, People with Disabilities
“When a pub has steps, I’m disabled. When there’s wheelchair access, I’m Martyn” My name is Martyn Sibley. I am a regular guy who happens to have a disability called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). This means I cannot walk, lift anything heavier than a book...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Sep 27, 2018 | Access Citizen, Articles, Blindness, Eye Specialists, Health Services, Medical Condition, Technology, Visual Impairment
I came across this article in Stuff about some new cutting-edge technology to detect Glaucoma. A move to make hospital-grade technology available in optometry clinics is being welcomed by Glaucoma New Zealand, with it seen as a significant step towards detecting early...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Aug 6, 2018 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Accessible Accommodation, Articles, Health Services, Medical Condition, Research
This is a really interesting article on how Architects are using Virtual Reality glasses to help them design dementia-friendly environments. For people with Alzheimer’s and other degenerative diseases, just navigating around the house can be difficult and...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Jul 9, 2018 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Adaptive equipment, Assistive technology, Health Services, Medical Condition, People with Disabilities, Research
This Community Care review talks about how significant savings could be made in health and aged care expenditure by boosting government investment in assistive technology and is equally relevant here. Read the full report here…
by Genevieve McLachlan | Apr 9, 2018 | Articles, Medical Condition, Visual Impairment
This article featured in the NZ Optics April newsletter. Trevor shares his experience of being diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa and loosing his sight. Sight loss, I discovered, is such a gradual process that it’s generally detected by others before the victims...
