by Genevieve McLachlan | Aug 20, 2019 | Business Networking, Leadership, TED Talk, Venus Networking
As a member of Venus Network NZ our meetings have a topic & this one is WHY Purpose in Business, What’s Your why? Something we should all be thinking about. Today people are looking or businesses that provide more than just products or services, they want to...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Jul 19, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Accessible Web Design, Articles, Assistive technology, Awards, Be.Accessible, Blindness, Celebration, Hidden Disability, Inclusive Design, Leadership, My Life My Way, Newsletter, People with Disabilities, Social Change, Technology, TED Talk, Travel, Visual Impairment
Celebrate the achievements of Wellington Airport and My Life My Way: Read about Screen Reader testing for sighted users and learn why we need universal design. Read our newsletter…
by Genevieve McLachlan | Jul 12, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Blindness, Hearing Impairment, Inclusive Design, People with Disabilities, Social Change, TED Talk, Visual Impairment
This is an excellent TED Talk by Michael Nesmith. Michael is a deaf and native American Sign Language speaker working as a creative designer for Amazon. Throughout his career, Michael’s visual/conceptual way of thinking and problem solving have served him both...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Jan 26, 2018 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Assistance Dogs, Assistive technology, Learning Disabilitiy, Learning Support, Newsletter, Print Disability, TED Talk
This month’s newsletter features an article on Paddy the Assistance Dog who rescued a young boy from drowning; a TED talk from a woman who learned some valuable lessons from her sons who were both blind; an article on access customers and an article on how...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Jan 12, 2018 | Accessibility, Adaptive equipment, Assistive technology, Medical Condition, TED Talk, Visual Impairment
This TED Talk is well worth watching. When Kristin Smedley learned that her first child was born with a gene mutation that causes blindness, she believed the life she dreamt for her son was over. Smedley shares her very personal story of how she learned to see the...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Dec 6, 2017 | Leadership, TED Talk, Women in Business
This TED Talk is very powerful and has lessons for all of us businesswomen out there. Tracing her career as an engineer, advocate and mother in Abu Dhabi, Leila Hoteit shares three lessons for thriving in the modern world. Love her first lesson … Watch...
