Our Voice: Recent Episodes
Croydon Vision
Welcome to the Our Voice podcast, brought to you by Croydon Vision.
At Croydon Vision everything we do is focused on transforming lives and encouraging people to re-evaluate what’s possible when you’re blind or partially sighted. There is life after sight loss.
Thank you for listening, for your time and your support.
This episode we delve into the world of technology with our Tech Officer, Daniel Ojobo. We discuss the importance of technology in the visual impaired community, we cover different areas of technology ranging from; computers and smartphones to assistive equipment and apps. We also talk about the different tech services Croydon Vision Provides.
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This episode is our ‘Welcome Back’ episode we chat with Sarah, our Member’s Liaison Officer which is a new role that was introduced after the last episode. We chat about her role at Croydon Vision, what has happened since the last episode, what services and activities Croydon Vision offers currently, Celebrating 100 years of Croydon Vision, and how you can support Croydon Vision. We hope you enjoy this episode. We missed our listeners.
This episode we chat with Kieren, one of our newest trustees AKA our Team Development Champion. We chat about his role on the board, ways we can develop together and the fact he is always happy to talk about sports, his dog Narla and the film ‘Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs’.
Kieren was especially excited to join the team as we gear up to celebrate our centenary at Croydon Vision, so we had fun talking about where the next 100 years could take us…
This week is Trustee Week, where we show our appreciation to the people who offer their time, expertise and passion to help keep us moving forward. Join Josie and Susanette as they discuss the role of a trustee and how offering your services as a trustee is win-win-win for everyone involved. Also stay tuned for Susanette's Oscars speech style shout-out to the Trustees who make Croydon Vision tick!
This episode we chat with the legendary and best-selling @hishandlegoeshere about his sight loss journey. We talk about being bullish, marital support, outstanding doughnuts and his incredible time on the #topgear track. A huge thanks to Amit tor coming down to Bedford hall. And FYI the day we recorded this was also the day he was guest speaker at our AGM and brought the house down!
In this episode of the Our Voice podcast we chat with Natalie about her journey from member, to volunteer, to member of staff here at Croydon Vision. We talk about how helping people has always been what makes her tick, what cinema trips are like for visually impaired people (SPOILER: some cinemas do it better than others) and the people at Croydon Vision who inspire her…
This episode we speak with Jim, a member and volunteer at Croydon Vision, who’s currently running the Music Appreciation Group here. Listen now to find out more about how it can be tricky to discover new music when you’re visually impaired, what a ‘Bumpon’ is, the joy of sharing music you love and the name of Jim’s famous voice twin...
In this episode of Our Voice, Croydon Vision's very own Ola - AKA 'Mr Computer' - reveals his passion for sharing accessible tech with our community and how it feels to give people 'eureka' moments.
We talk top tech, tackling technophobia and how the technological revolution has had such a huge impact in such a short time. We also talk about the fact we were both wearing snazzy trousers, though sadly there were no photos of that from the day, so you'll just have to imagine it!
This episode we chat with Oscar, who has been working with us to celebrate the volunteers who make Croydon Vision tick now and figure out how to get more people involved in this rewarding work. He’s got a fantastic perspective on how volunteering can be mutually beneficial – and he’s a dark horse when it comes to karaoke – so it was great to get him into Bedford Hall…
Self care is something everyone should take time for. Our resident Operations Ninja is passionate about self care for Croydon Vision members as well as herself (obviously)!
Listen to the latest episode of Our Voice to find out why self care is important, ways to do it and ask yourself that all important question: What clues does your body give you to tell you that you need to take some time for yourself?
Sorry Odette, the cat is out of the bag..!
The latest episode of the Our Voice Podcast features Odette, Croydon Vision's Community Dynamo.
As Odette and Josie discuss ways Visually Impaired people can feel empowered, Odette reveals that sometimes her competitive streak overtakes her during Visually Impaired Tennis matches. In fact, she's even been known to misinform opponents about the nature of her visual impairment to help her to win matches. Novak Djokovic (@djokernole) eat your heart out; she's in it to win it!
Listen now to learn more about what it's like to travel solo across Europe as a visually impaired person and to find out Odette's motto for life...
Today we’re talking about men with Glen, our Advice and Advocacy officer, to explore the notion of pride. Pride and ego is often seen as a negative; but in the right place and in the right amount, pride can also be a stimulus.