[Dtb-talk] Greg Kearney's new job

[Greg Kearney]

As many of you know I was looking for work for the last few months,  
well I am happy to announce that I have secured employment. I have  
accepted the position of Manager of Accessible Technology at the  
Association for the Blind of Western Australia in Perth and will start  
immediately working form the U.S. while I await the clearance to enter  
and work in Australia.

You can think of my job as the Western Australian version of what  
Andrew Furlong does in Melbourne with Vision Australia. I will oversee  
the conversion of the tape library to DAISY format,  help to manage  
the Beyond Books Beyond Barriers project for ABWA and the State  
Library of Western Australia (www.cucat.org/library/ and work in other  
areas of accessible media. I will also have a more formal position  
with Curtin University and the Curtin University Centre for Accessible  
Technology working on research and development of accessible technology.

My wife, Tamara, will be working with me at ABWA developing a training  
programme for blind massage therapists and in braille production.

I want to thank all of you for your help and suggestions over these  
last few months. I look forward to working more closely with the Daisy  
Consortium in the future.

Gregory Kearney
Manager - Accessible Media
Association for the Blind of Western Australia
61 Kitchener Avenue, PO Box 101
Victoria Park 6979, WA Australia

Telephone: +61 (08) 9311 8202
Telephone: +1 (307) 224-4022 (North America)
Fax: +61 (08) 9361 8696
Toll free: 1800 658 388 (Australia only)
Email: gkearney at gmail.com