Ep #144 - Tamara Searant: How Guide Dogs NSW/ACT are using their mission to create better outcomes for the people they support

Innovate for Impact

In this episode, Tracey Newman and Dan Bentley speak with Tamara Searant from Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, about how their organisation is working towards creating a more accessible and inclusive world by 2030. The organisation is implementing innovative strategies focused on policy, enforcement, and education to address systemic barriers and empower the low vision and blind community.

Here is a taste of what Tracey and Dan cover in the conversation:

• Guide dogs' mission to create a more accessible and inclusive world by 2030
• Removing systemic barriers to inclusion for people with low vision or blindness
• Accessibility and inclusivity in an office space
• Accessibility and inclusivity in design, with a focus on advocacy and community mobilisation

Links from the episode:

• Guide Dogs NSW/ACT website: Click here
• Sign up to become an Access Ally: Click here
• The Impacto Consulting website: Click here
• Impacto Consulting on LinkedIn: Click here
• Innovate For Impact Workshop: Click here