The Blind Spot

Tina Lowe

Get the lowdown on equality and access, on accessible-first designs, and discover how good design benefits everyone. Thinking about 'inclusion first' opens the world. Great designs, amazing technologies and good policies improve the lives of everyone, in communities, places, spaces, landscapes, buildings, technologies and more. This podcast focuses on real people facing real challenges that can and will be fixed.

  1. 2024-10-07

    16 - Making an Accessible Campus with Tina Lowe

    Tina Lowe, UCD Campus Accessibility Officer reflects on UCD’s progress at building an accessible university campus.   Open House Dublin is a free festival of architecture, an annual event taking place across the city and county from 12-20 October 2024. The festival offers a diverse and exciting range of building tours, talks, lectures, workshops and exhibitions. This year the festival will specifically and ambitiously look at access and inclusion through the programme of events. We place focus on removing barriers and inventing new opportunities  to bring people together to talk, learn, listen, experience and enjoy.   Background: Open House Dublin (link) UCD Access and Lifelong Learning (link) AHEAD (link) UCD Quinn School (link) UCD Sutherland School of Law (link) UCD Confucius Institute (link) UCD Student Centre (link)           Acknowledgements Music  Title: Modern Jazz Samba  Artist: Kevin MacLeod Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license   Cover Art  Title: BlindSpot image  Artist: AgencyX  Source: BlindSpot_Episode_00XX.pptx License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0   Podcast License Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.

    19 min

  2. 2024-10-07

    15 - Navilens in the Museum with Sasha Smith

    Tina Lowe, UCD Campus Accessibility Officer, talks with Sasha Smith, UCD Classical Museum.   Talking about a project to make the museum more accessible by mapping a Navilens self-guided tour of the Classical Museum onto Navilens. The Navilens system uses special QR codes in conjunction with the navigational app. The app was originally developed for people with visual impairment although it has found additional uses by serving situational and directional information in multiple languages and so addressing needs for a much wider audience. Navilens is currently being trialled and rolled out in UCD, a project being led by Emily Smith (Assistive Technology Coordinator).   Background: UCD School of Classics and The Classical Museum (link) A Day in the Life with Sasha Smith (link) UCD Classical Museum is a member of the Irish Museums Association (link)           Acknowledgements Music  Title: Modern Jazz Samba  Artist: Kevin MacLeod Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license   Cover Art  Title: BlindSpot image and photo Artist: AgencyX and Allen Higgins Source:  License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0   Podcast License Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.

    21 min

  3. 2022-08-23

    14 - Student Perspective and Access to Diagnosis

    Tina talks with Catriona Nicholls, a mature student at UCD, about being a student, neurodiversity and participating in the UCD Neurodiversity Working Group. Thanks and Acknowledgement to Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing. Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art. The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment. Credits and License This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning. Music  Title: Modern Jazz Samba  Artist: Kevin MacLeod Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license Cover Art  Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names. Artist: AgencyX  Podcast License Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.

    44 min

  4. 2022-08-22

    13 - Assistance Dogs for Neurodiverse Children and Teenagers

    Tina talks with Eimear Kenneally about what assistance dogs can do and community dogs can do for neuro diveristy. Eimear is a Guide Dog and Assistance Dog Trainer with Irish Guide Dogs. Thanks and Acknowledgement to Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing. Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art. The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment. Credits and License This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning. Music  Title: Modern Jazz Samba  Artist: Kevin MacLeod Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license Cover Art  Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names. Artist: AgencyX  Podcast License Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.

    52 min

  5. 2022-08-21

    12 - Actor and Autism Activist

    Tina interviews Eleanor Walsh a performer and an autism and disability advocate. Eleanor graduated from DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama in 2017 with a BA in Drama (Performance), and recent credits include What I (Don't) Know About Autism (Abbey Theatre), Home: Part One (Abbey Theatre), and Dear Ireland: Part One (These Four Walls by Sinéad Burke) (Abbey Theatre). She also consults on Relaxed Performance and sensory-friendly theatre, autistic representation, and making theatre and society more inclusive for autistic and neurodivergent people. Thanks and Acknowledgement to Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing. Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art. The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment. Credits and License This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning. Music  Title: Modern Jazz Samba  Artist: Kevin MacLeod Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license Cover Art  Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names. Artist: AgencyX  Podcast License Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.

    41 min
  6. 11 - Behind the Scenes of Creating The Blind Spot

    2022-08-20

    11 - Behind the Scenes of Creating The Blind Spot

    On the season finale of ‘The Blind Spot’, Tina sits down with Allen Higgins, Conor Reid and Jessica Viola to chat about how they developed and created the podcast. The crew chat about why they made the podcast and some of the adversities that they encountered along the way. Most of all, Tina and the gang discuss their passion for making Ireland accessible for all. Listen now to find out more! Show Information: Conor Reid (@cedreid) / Twitter Thanks and Acknowledgement to Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing. Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art. The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment. Credits and License This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning. Music  Title: Modern Jazz Samba  Artist: Kevin MacLeod Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license Cover Art  Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names. Artist: AgencyX  Podcast License Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.

    46 min
  7. 10 - University Life and Access with the UCD SU

    2022-08-19

    10 - University Life and Access with the UCD SU

    The 2021-2022 UCD Student Union members, Ruairí Power, Molly Greenough and Aoife Bracken about making different aspects of student life more accessible. They discuss topics such as housing, consent and their plans to enhance the future of accessibility in UCD. Listen now to find out more! Thanks and Acknowledgement to Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing. Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art. The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment. Credits and License This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning. Music  Title: Modern Jazz Samba  Artist: Kevin MacLeod Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license Cover Art  Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names. Artist: AgencyX  Podcast License Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.

    47 min
  8. 09 - Accessible Technology with Sean Doran and Kyran O’Mahony

    2022-08-14

    09 - Accessible Technology with Sean Doran and Kyran O’Mahony

    Tina chats with Sean Doran and Kyran O’Mahony from the National Council for the Blind Ireland (NCBI) about the strides technology has made in the last 30 years and the opportunities that new developing technology has made in terms of access for all. Listen now to find out more! Show Information: Home Page - NCBI Thanks and Acknowledgement to Jessica Viola for podcast production, recording and editing. Brian Larkin and Agency X for creating the podcast cover art. The UCD Business eLearning team for use of the recording studio and equipment. Credits and License This is a strategic project funded by Ireland’s Higher Education Authority Fund for Students with Disabilities, managed under the University for All Faculty Partnership Programme, a collaboration between UCD Access & Lifelong Learning, UCD Teaching & Learning and UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Access & Lifelong Learning. Music  Title: Modern Jazz Samba  Artist: Kevin MacLeod Source: ISRC USUAN1100153 - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba License: Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License - https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license Cover Art  Title: Glowing head in profile with high contrast speech bubble title and guest names. Artist: AgencyX  Podcast License Blind Spot (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.

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Get the lowdown on equality and access, on accessible-first designs, and discover how good design benefits everyone. Thinking about 'inclusion first' opens the world. Great designs, amazing technologies and good policies improve the lives of everyone, in communities, places, spaces, landscapes, buildings, technologies and more. This podcast focuses on real people facing real challenges that can and will be fixed.

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  • Creator
    Tina Lowe
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Tina Lowe
  • Show Website
    The Blind Spot