April 2009

 

URGENT PLEA TO GOVERNMENT FROM INCLUSION IRELAND CHAIRPERSON ON BEHALF OF PARENTS

Inclusion Ireland Chairperson William Shorten will tomorrow call on the Government to ensure services for people with an intellectual disability and their families will not be further eroded. Mr. Shorten will make this call at the opening of Inclusion Ireland’s 2009 AGM in Monaghan.

Mr. Shorten will say:

“The erosion of present services and refuting of promised services, and the delaying tactics of putting into law, the entitlements of the most vulnerable within our society, will not be tolerated.”Also, parents will tomorrow evening ask local TDs questions on special education, funding and the need for standards in residential services, during a debate chaired by Mark Little from RTÉ.

CONFERENCE DETAILS:

What:              Inclusion Ireland 2009 AGM & Annual Conference

Where:            Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan

When:             6pm - 8pm Friday 27th March

                        9am - 4pm Saturday 28th March

Who:               Inclusion Ireland, the National Association for People with an

                        Intellectual Disability

 Keynote Speakers:

• Dr. Marion Witton, Chief Social Services Inspector at HIQA on implementing standards in residential services;
• Mr. John Black of the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority in Northern Ireland on the implementation of standards in Northern Ireland;

 Features:

• Mark Little of RTÉ’s Primetime will Chair a Q&A Panel Discussion with local politicians;Dr. Mark Hamilton of RTÉ’s How Long Will You Live on Managing your Healthcare;Dr. John Owens, former Chairperson of the Mental Health Commission on mental health issues and people with an intellectual disability;
• Debate from the floor on motions around education, funding, carers and many others;  

ENDS

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