RO&Ming with Lil
ROaMing with Lil is for people who do their best work on street corners – orientation and mobility specialists, guide dog mobility instructors and people with low vision or blindness. It provides a forum for people to learn more about functional vision, orientation and mobility from an Australian perspective. The first season is focusing on tele-practice, and functional assessment, using the VROOM and OMO tools with clients.
Podcasting since 2020 • 35 episodes
RO&Ming with Lil
Latest Episodes
Ep 35 What is ARIA assistive tech? - Robert
Robert Yearsley is CEO of ARIA Research, which stands for Augmented Reality in Audio. ARIA is a new approach to assistive technology being developed with, and for people who are blind. ARIA uses machine learning to turn camera vision into a nov...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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26:50
34 O&M pathways to international development - Jo
Jo Webber is a disability inclusion advisor, currently working in Kiribati and Vanuatu. For those interested in international work, Jo challenges us become dual qualified in international development so that we can work with others to create su...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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39:29
33 Inventing the Stuart Tactile Maps test - Ian
Orientation is the vital O in O&M and we might assume that everyone can learn orientation, but this is not the case. How can we assess a person’s ability to learn orientation to new places? The Stuart Tactile Maps test is a table top test o...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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44:59
32 The Australian Leadership Paradox - Liz
Happy new year, in late February! In this first episode for 2021, I have a dream... and I’m talking with Liz Skelton, who also has a vision for an equitable and inclusive society where people, place, and planet thrive. In 2013, Liz and co-autho...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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44:26
31 Guide dogs with wheelchairs and complex needs - Lee
Lee Stanway is a Guide Dog Mobility Instructor based in the UK who specialises in tricky dog matches. He works with people who have low vision or blindness and use a wheelchair, or need assistance with tasks around the home, or an epilepsy aler...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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44:53