Alternative Eye is a new series airing on Flirt FM exploring why difference is not always what we think it is. We hear from different contributors as they take the listener on a journey through their lived experience and how it plays out in everyday life and in the educational sphere. We hear their unique stories and gain insights into their unseen lives, all served up with a Galway slant. The aim of the series is to hear about personal experiences on various themes relating to equality, div ...
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Alternative Eye - S02E01 - Survivor’s Guilt
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In Survivor’s Guilt listeners hear from Lebanese Syrian Armenian student Maria Keshderian whose advocacy journey has taken her from her homeland in Lebanon to volunteering in Armenia to studying on the MA Public Advocacy & Activism at University of Galway. Maria reflects on the experiences of growing up in an Armenian village in Lebanon, how she na…
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Alternative Eye - Episode 3: Double Empathy
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Double Empathy explores the world of neurodiversity with academic Dr Sinéad Conneelly who lectures with the School of Psychology, NUI Galway. She shares her experience of having autism from both a learning and teaching point of view, the impact of getting a diagnosis in adulthood, the importance of being a role model for her students and her active…
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In Freedom, listeners hear from MA student Yvonne Fahy who, following her move back to Galwayfrom the USA, ended up in a wheelchair after a serious car accident. Yvonne reflects on the impactof this life-changing event on her relationship and the obstacles she has had to navigate on hereducational journey. We also hear about her experience campaign…
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Alternative Eye - Episode 1: Alphabet Soup
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Alphabet Soup features recent graduate Dominick Whelan who shares his experience of having working memory disorder and dyslexia. He reflects on the impact of getting a diagnosis late in his educational journey and how he has learned to adapt his coping techniques both at university and working in the award-winning Kai restaurant. He also talks abou…
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