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Homegrown app helps spot common visual condition in children
Listen to our founder, Nicola McDowell being interviewed on RNZ (Radio New Zealand) about the Austin Assessment App.
13 September 2024

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Looking over Oscar's shoulder as he completes the Austin Assessment on an iPhone
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Flipping the System - How the Austin Assessment helped to break down walls
A Mum shares their experience of using the Austin Assessment with their 13 year old son Oscar.
24 April 2024

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Validating the Austin Assessment
Nicola's journey in getting the Austin Assessment screening tool officially validated.
11 December 2023

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The Austin Assessment website is live! What this means to me
Nicola introduces the Austin Assessment website, developed to support a screening tool for CVI she has been developing.
19 May 2023

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Kiwi develops app to detect common visual impairment in kids
1News reports on the development of the Austin Assessment app, and 14-year-old Ella, who has CVI, shares her story.
6 January 2023

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