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Kanchi believes in thinking differently and for 2012 the message is think positive as well

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20th December 2011
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Art, Media, Design,Disability,Kanchi News

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

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The world and the media in particular needs more people like that.

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20th December 2011
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Here’s a clip of Cork teenager Joanne O’Riordan, wowing the Late Late Show audience with her wit. She shares the thrills and spills of life with Total Amelia Syndrome – a fancy way of saying she was born without limbs. At the end of the interview, she told Ryan Tubridy that she wanted to be [...] Read more

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Fashion First

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14th December 2011
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I came across this fantastic article this morning by Carrie Webster who spent years looking for ‘funky crutches to match her fashionable outfits and it really got me thinking – Carrie Webster said;” I have a mild form of Cerebral Palsy that affects my legs, and even though I am very mobile, I use crutches [...] Read more

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The tree of Knowledge Time of tremendous change in disability policy and practice

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13th December 2011
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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

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Computer Eyes!

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8th December 2011
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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

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