VISION AUSTRALIA
Vision Australia ’ s Seeing Eye Dogs ’ centre is state-of-theart and includes a rehabilitation pool
TECHNOLOGY IN THE SERVICE OF PEOPLE Given Ron Hooton ’ s background in technology , it ’ s significant that his first instinct was to address cultural issues rather than tools . Nevertheless he remains acutely aware of the opportunity that technology affords to make the services to clients and the processes within Vision Australia , more effective . “ The staff assessed our information systems as very poor , so we provided all the front line service workers with MS Surface Pro computers and mobile phones . And this year we are launching a new app we have developed through SalesForce which will revolutionise their working lives . We are solving the technology issue by building a client-focused system aligned to the goals of the organisation .”
New technologies , including smart phones , have offered people with low vision access to exciting new ways to improve the ways they
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