The recent report published by the NDA on attitudes towards disabilities has sparked debates up and down the country this week as the report showed that attitudes towards people with disabilities has shifted in the past 5 years. Speaking on behalf on the NDA on East Coast FM this morning Siobhan Barron said; there has [...] Read more
2011 saw the launch of our Kanchi Network and the completion of our first Ability Awards cycle in Spain (attended by Queen Sophia herself) Our network events were really well supported so thank you to all who sponsored supported and attended. Look forward to seeing you all next year at our Kanchi Network bi-monthly events. [...] Read more
The first group of students from the MSc in Disability Studies graduated from Trinity college earlier this year from a course driven by the NIID (National Institute for Intellectual Disability. The NIID’s mission is promoting inclusion for people with intellectual disability through education, research and advocacy. The MSc in Disability Studies offers students an insight [...] Read more
It’s only 7 working days until our next and final Kanchi Network event of the year: “Engagement” hosted by Citi and this has given us the chance to really take stock of what well being really means in a business context. I was reading through some “What’s new in Disability” newsfeeds today and came across [...] Read more
Asistí a mi primer evento del Club Ability esta semana. Fue el segundo taller que ha organizado Telefónica en sus oficinas en Distrito C y el tema del día era la accesibilidad universal. El objetivo del taller fue elegir doce acciones concretas y ambiciosas en materia de accesibilidad para ser ejecutados en 2012. Alberto Andreu, [...] Read more
