Our series on New Zealand's general election continues.

Poto Williams is Labour's spokesperson for Disability Issues. She joins Jonathan Mosen for a wide-ranging discussion on public policy from a disability perspective, including answering questions sent in by listeners.

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The Blind Side Podcast episode 48, Poto Williams, NZ Labour Party

Responding to many requests, Mosen Consulting is offering a thorough podcasting course, comprising four webinars, a discussion forum, a resource guide and more. Jonathan discusses what the course covers, and how you can register. Note, since the course starts in September, registrations close soon.

We then give you an update on the latest in the popular "iOS Without the Eye" series. It's our largest eBook yet. We explain how you can get it before iOS 11 comes to your iDevice.

And we continue our series on the New Zealand general election, as we speak with Ria Bond from New Zealand First about disability policy and related issues.

The Blind Side 49. Our podcasting course, iOS 11 book, Ria Bond from New Zealand First

On this, our 50th episode, we say thanks for your listenership. It's been amazing.

Our podcasting course begins just days from now, and we're excited by how many people have already joined our community of intrepid podcast explorers. There's still room for you though. We tell you about a very special guest joining us for part of our first webinar.

Our series on the New Zealand general election continues. This week, we're looking at how blind people in New Zealand vote. Jonathan Mosen explains New Zealand's proportional electoral system which gives every New Zealander two votes.

Then, we look at the voting process for blind people specifically. New Zealand's electoral Commission has made voting as simple as a couple of phone calls, and secrecy is built-into the system. We're joined by the Electoral Commission's Acting Manager Voting Services, Melissa Thorpe, to explain the phone-based system introduced three years ago, as well as other options blind people can use to cast a vote.

What's the voting process like where you are? Send us your feedback for inclusion in next week's podcast. You can find contact information in the episode.

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