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It was brill to attend today’s, National Rehabilitation Hospital - Life Beyond NRH Event. Amazing speakers including Matthew and Ian and so many Disability Orgs’ on site sharing their information.
IWA’s Rachael Mulligan represented
our excellent Ability Programme.

Bringing basic science to clinicians today: Adrian Dervan updates the NRH Foundation #SCI team on the RCSI TERG IRFUCharitableTrust project on a combinatorial approach to #SCI repair - biomaterials, electroconduction, stem cells & gene delivery
Science Foundation Ireland RCSI PPI Ignite

#awareness #resilience #breakingdownbarriers

A positive meeting with Min Jack Chambers TD yest with a commitment to move on issues relating to transport infrastructure such as floating islands
It was organised following the launch of our ‘Getting Nowhere’ report in Feb seeking national transport accessibility regulations

A big factor in the independence of a person with disabilities is their financial resources, with poverty and independence closely related DFI Access For All Ireland Dr Tom Clonan IWA Jack Kavanagh James Cawley Jnr.

The hidden cost of disability Jack Kavanagh James Cawley Jnr. DFI Dr Tom Clonan Dr Vivian Rath

Just listened to the most incredible episode of #LastOneOnTheTrain on RTÉ Radio 1
L E E S A and susan dennehy #LastOneOnTheTrain led such a powerful interview with a human rights focus at the core!

#ResilienceMatters

Brill stuff, Oisín. Keep moving forward. ☀️♿️🏀💪🏼

Completed 9️⃣km today on the Great Western Greenway Cycling & Walking Trail 🙌💪@Jackkavanagh Dr Tom Clonan

Looking for local @illustrator Maulanaaw as Childrenbook illustrator for a passion project of mine to create a childrens book promoting inclusion for all The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Dr Tom Clonan Dan White : Disability Campaigner & Author ♿️ James Cawley Jnr.

Spread the word. A fantastic IWA-Sport & Fingal County Council initiative for children aged 5-15 with physical disabilities which is launching in #Balbriggan

Duncan Smith TD Louise O’Reilly TD for Dublin Fingal Darragh O'Brien Alan Farrell TD @joeobrienTD DFI Access For All Ireland

iwa.ie/fingal-multi-s…

I wrote for HuffPost about the things big hotel chains are doing to make the hospitality industry more accessible ♿️
huffpost.com/entry/wheelcha…

Reading material

Journal articke
Minister Anne Rabbitte
thejournal.ie/nursing-homes-….

Independent Living Movement Ireland

supporteddecisionmaking.com.au/resource/our-l…

Irish Examiner: Geraldine Lavelle
“I spent ten years living in an institution - I deserve my own home”
irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight…
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Under 65 year olds placed in Nursing hone’s conform to a strict regime. You may recall the struggles Geraldine Lavelle fought to gain her independence to live within her home community. It took ten years. Attitudes matter. How many today are inappropriately placed
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in nursing homes? Can we ask Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais Holly Cairns TD Catherine Connolly because just like children awaiting necessary scoliosis surgery, official figures require scrutiny and spotlight. The person locked behind closed doors could be you or I. Who will speak for us?

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1/4. When a State attempts to place #PersonsWithDisabilities behind closed doors, it is attempting to render us mute, unseen, battling a system designed to keep us down. Every effort should be made to allow independent living within the community, participating, treated as equal

Past and planned community talks creating awareness about disabilities Jack Kavanagh James Cawley Jnr. Dr Tom Clonan claire ronan Seán Dunne DFI IWA