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Taking the Next Big Step: The Transition to Preschool, will provide parents with lots of practical hints and tips, strategies, resources and advice.
The Experience of Transition from Preschool to Primary School for Children with Down Syndrome is a study aimed at investigating the experiences of Irish parents and teachers of children with Down syndrome as they make this transition.
Following yesterday's announcement that vaccination of children under 12 will begin soon starting with vulnerable cohorts
The Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD, and the Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion, Josepha Madigan TD, have launched guidelines on the use of reduced school days.
Here is a video showcasing the wonderful new premises of our Tipperary Branch, called Meitheal 21.
Tilly Higgins, from Caltra in Galway, is two-years-old. She has never received any physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, or occupational therapy from the HSE early intervention team.
Many of the barriers for schools experienced in previous years have been removed for school provision this year.
We’ve been receiving lots of emails and phone calls from people asking about Covid 19 vaccination.
We are delighted to be able to supply branches with the See and Learn Programmes for use with younger members, thanks to the funding of HB Fundays 2020.
DSI has sought an urgent meeting with Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration Roderic O’Gorman to discuss the very serious concerns parents have for their pre-schoolers with Down syndrome who have received little to no State services since the beginning of the pandemic. We are a year into the crisis and young children with Down syndrome have been virtually forgotten and we need this addressed.