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 .
Advocacy Talks with Vision Ireland
What approach did teacher Gordon McFarlane use in class after he went blind?
#NCBIPodcast chats with Gordon McFarlane, a retired teacher living in Donegal. He shares the different strategies used in his classroom once he went blind and how it lead to the best teaching experiences of his career. Presently, he is a radio presenter on Uplift FM. He advises anyone with a sight loss condition to face it so they can lead their life to the fullest.
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The #NCBIPodcast previously spoke to qualified secondary school teacher Claire Shorten about her challenges in finding a teaching role. You can listen back to this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTdvpiNFeCg&t=1s
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