Episodes

Monday Aug 30, 2021
Episode 81 - Kay Daly and Angela Reynolds - NextSense Institute Podcast
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Trudy talks with OMAA representatives Angela Reynolds and Kay Daly about the upcoming OMAA Symposium on 28 September.
For more information about the OMAA Symposium, visit this website: https://www.omaaustralasia.com/resources/professional-development/omaa-online-symposium/
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Monday Aug 23, 2021
Episode 80 - Elise Lonsdale - NextSense Institute Podcast
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Elise Lonsdale joins Trudy to talk about the importance of access to support the career aspirations and life journey of people with disability. dataaustralasia.com.au
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Monday Aug 16, 2021
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Trudy talks to Dr Frances Gentle and Pranitha Moodley about their VISCON presentation focusing on maths for students who are blind or have low vision.
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Monday Aug 09, 2021
Episode 78 - VISCON Keynote - NextSense Institute Podcast
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Trudy speaks with VISCON 2021 Keynote presenters Melissa Cain, Melissa Fanshawe and Polly Goodwin. To find out more about VISCON 2021, click on this link.
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Monday Aug 02, 2021
NextSense Institute Podcast - new name, same great podcast!
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
We have a new name! Trudy talks with Chris Rehn and Nicole Smith about the rebrand of NextSense and what's next.

Monday Mar 22, 2021
Episode 77 - Emily Shepherd - NextSense Institute Podcast
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Trudy catches up with Emily Shepherd from UsherKids Australia to talk about their webinar series.
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Monday Mar 15, 2021
Episode 76 - Bronie Lemow - NextSense Institute Podcast
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Bronie Lemow joins Trudy to talk about her own journey through high school, university and into her professional life.
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Monday Mar 08, 2021
Episode 75 - Simone Punch - NextSense Institute Podcast
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Trudy talks to Simone Punch about her journey through school and university to become an audiologist.
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Monday Mar 01, 2021
Episode 74 - Tim Byatt - NextSense Institute Podcast
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Tim Byatt joins Trudy to begin our month long conversation about career paths for people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
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Monday Feb 22, 2021
Episode 73 - Gia Kuek - NextSense Institute Podcast
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Trudy talks to Gia Kuek about the challenges faced by her deaf sone Kristopher through all stages of his life.
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Monday Feb 15, 2021
Episode 72 - Kristopher Kuek - NextSense Institute Podcast
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Trudy talks to Kristopher Kuek about his experiences as a deaf student in Indonesia, America and New Zealand.
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Monday Feb 08, 2021
Episode 71 - Gia Kuek - NextSense Institute Podcast
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Welcome back! We are happy to share this first episode in 2021!
Trudy talks to Gia Kuek (pronounced Gee-a quek) about her experiences as a mother of a son with hearing loss.
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Monday Dec 07, 2020
Episode 70 - Neryl Horn - NextSense Institute Podcast
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Trudy and Neryl chat about their experiences working towards certification as Auditory Verbal Therapists.
We are on a break until February 2021, have a safe & relaxing festive break!
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Monday Nov 30, 2020
Episode 69 - Ben Clare - NextSense Institute Podcast
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Ben Clare joins Trudy to talk about his work for ICEVI in the Pacific Islands and as the SPEVI 2021 Online Conference Convenor.
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SPEVI 2021 Conference: speviconference.org.au

Monday Nov 23, 2020
Episode 68 - Charlotte Cushman - NextSense Institute Podcast
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
SPEVI Conference keynote Charlotte Cushman joins Trudy to talk about Celebrating Change in the field of Vision Education.
Transcript: Click here to download!
https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/
Charlotte's course: click here!

Monday Nov 16, 2020
Episode 67 - Emma Bennison - NextSense Institute Podcast
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Emma Bennison joins Trudy to talk about Blind Citizens Australia and her advocacy work for Arts Access Australia.
Transcript: click here to download!
Blind Citizens Australia website: bca.org.au
New Horizons Podcast: bca.org.au/new-horizons
SPEVI 2021 Conference: speviconference.org.au

Monday Nov 09, 2020
Episode 66 - Zoe Dunne - NextSense Institute Podcast
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
This week, we revisit our chat with Zoe Dunne, as we did in Episode 30. We think the messages Zoe shared about her University journey is a valuable one for our students right now. We hope you enjoy this podcast reissue.
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Monday Nov 02, 2020
Episode 65 - Megan Prictor - NextSense Institute Podcast
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Megan Prictor from Cataract Kids Australia tells us about childhood cataracts. Cataract Kids website: http://www.cataractkids.org.au/
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Monday Oct 26, 2020
Episode 64 - Claire Farrington - NextSense Institute Podcast
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
This week, we are revisiting an old episode - Claire Farrington has joined us to share useful information about the RIDBC Renwick Centre and Macquarie University Masters courses.
Claire Farrington: claire.farrington@ridbc.org.au | 02 9872 0811
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Monday Oct 19, 2020
Episode 63 - Lee Strickland - NextSense Institute Podcast
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Welcome back! After a brief hiatus for the spring holidays, Lee Strickland talks to Trudy about the importance of music programs for children who are Blind, have low vision or multiple impairments.
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