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INCLUSION IRELAND AGM 2010

 

 

Different Times, Different Thinking


- addressing the challenges of an economic downturn for people with an intellectual disability and their families

VENUE: Killarney
DATE: Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th April 2010

PHOTOS:

CLICK HERE to view pictures from Friday

CLICK HERE to view pictures from Saturday

PROGRAMME:

CLICK HERE for the AGM 2010 Programme

 

PRESENTATIONS:

Keynote Speaker

Workshop: Alternative Funding

Workshop: Respite

Workshop: Speech and Language Therapy

Workshop: Wills and Capacity

Parents Initiatives

PAST AGMS:

CLICK HERE for links to pages on past AGMs

SPEAKERS & PRESENTATIONS:

[click on the right hand image of the presentation to access that presentation]

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Mr. Tom Collins, Dean of Teaching and Learning, NUI Maynooth

WORKSHOPS

Alternative funding – moving with changing times:

Seamus Greene of the ‘Taking Control’ group

Self-advocate Kevin Stack from Limerick  
Alison Ouellette, a Canadian mother who is an activist, advocate and author of the book ‘A Place Called Home’ (Alison could not attend AGM, but links to her presentation are attached rightand 2 handouts are available HERE and HERE

Notes from Workshop

 

Alternative Respite - one of our greatest needs:


Pauline Conroy who has researched alternative forms of respite in Ireland and abroad (Pauline based her presentation on the attached handout)

Bernie Fay who runs the successful ‘Share a Break’ and ‘Room to Share’ respite programmes in
Muiriosa

Notes from the Workshop

 

Speech and language therapy - a different approach:


Facilitated by Tara Cunningham who founded ‘Release’ and Margaret Shanley, a parent who has worked with ‘Release’. ‘Release’ is an award winning not for profit speech and language therapy social enterprise, with a focus on empowering parents to best work with their child.
Notes from the Workshop


Wills, trust funds and capacity – essential information:


Barrister Mary Gordon

Inclusion Ireland Training and Development Officer Sarah Lennon
Self-advocate Beverly Smith presented a DVD she made on making a will. For copies of the DVD contact info@inclusionirieland.ie

Notes from the Workshop

Parents Initiatives - Alternative Ways of Succeeding:


Presentations from Avril Webster who publishes the ‘Off We Go’ series of books, and Margaret Trundle, who has successfully run a summer school in Midleton, Co. Cork for over 20 years. Avril's presentation is attached to the right

PAST AGMs:

CLICK HERE for information on the 2009 AGM in Monaghan

CLICK HERE for information on the 2008 AGM in Tullamore

CLICK HERE for information on the 2007 AGM in Cork

 

Inclusion Ireland, Unit C2, The Steelworks, Foley Street, Dublin 1, Ireland.

Tel: 01 8559891 Fax: 01 8559904 Email: info@inclusionireland.ie