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DSI Meets with New Ministers

27 Aug 2020

We were delighted to have a preliminary meeting with the new Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration Roderic O'Gorman and the Minister of State with responsibility for Disability Anne Rabbitte to lobby for increased…

Parents Plus Launches New Special Needs Programme

21 Aug 2020

In the spring of this year, Helena Connors & Aoife Gaffney from our Member Support Team participated in a pilot rollout of a new evidence-based Special…

Personalised Budgets for People with a Disability

20 Aug 2020

The HSE is looking for up to 180 adults with a disability to participate in the Personalised Budgets Demonstration project over a two year period. They…

Support is needed to help people with Down syndrome return to work – Aoife Gaffney

13 Aug 2020

Our Head of Employment, Aoife Gaffney discusses the current situation and possibilities for participants of our Ability Programme returning to work with the Journal.ie

DSI launches New Online Video Education Resources

11 Aug 2020

A new dedicated section of online video resources for teachers and parents has just been launched, the videos highlight a number of key points regarding the…

My Perspective – Peoples Choice Winner

07 Aug 2020

A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to LouthMeath branch member Conor O'Dowd, he has been selected as the winner of the Peoples’ Choice Award for the international Down's…