Advocacy Talks with Vision Ireland
Welcome to Advocacy Talks from Vision Ireland. Hosted by Madeleine McNamara, Advocacy Talks aims to bring you conversations with interesting people about blindness, advocacy, and everything in between.
Contact the advocacy team at Vision Ireland by emailing campaigns@VI.ie .
Podcasting since 2020 • 105 episodes
Advocacy Talks with Vision Ireland
Latest Episodes
Advocacy Talks Episode 12 - A Healthier New Year with Vision Sports
Do you want to become more physically active or take up a sport or learn how to support someone who is blind or vision impaired to participate in your local club/gymn? Padraig Healy, Vision Sports Ireland’s Nation Sport Development Manager, tel...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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25:52
Advocacy Talks Episode 11 - VIP Band
Are you an experienced musician who is blind or vision impaired? Have you always wanted to be in a band? Well, if so, here is your opportunity. Tony Mc Donald plays electric bass in a gigging band and has been involved in many bands over the...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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27:04
Advocacy Talks Episode 10 - The essential role of Audio Description.
In this episode we talk to Dr Lucia Pintado Gutierrez following the publication of her report The Challenges of Audio Description in Ireland: Bridging Education, Users and Industry (ADESI). This research examines the current provision of aud...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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31:25
Advocacy Talks Episode 9 - Budget 2026
On this episode of Advocacy Talks, Jamie Millar tells us about budget 2026.From social welfare payments to the cost of disability, here’s everything you need to know.
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25:44
Advocacy Talks Episode 8 - Access to sport with Sean Moyles
On this episode of advocacy talks we catch up with Sean Moyles from vision sports Ireland to learn about his research into physical literacy for those with acquired visual impairments.Sean also tells us about how he ...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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32:36