AUSTRALIA & ASIA activities to people who are socially isolated or live some distance from a Vision Australia centre . It offers a group-style conference call connection made by a volunteer who facilitates the discussion or delivers the subject matter via telephone – all from the comfort of their own home .
It also saves Vision Australia a lot of money and time . “ We have taken videoconferencing technology and installed it across the organisation ,” explains Hooton . “ The original goal was to cut travel costs and time but what our staff have done using their mobiles and mobile technology on their laptops is to introduce service delivery across videoconferencing , rather like a telemedicine concept . Staff in Sydney are delivering services in Western Australia !” He cites the example of an occupational therapist who , finding herself in Tamworth , linked up her laptop to her phone and had
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