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- Feb 18, 2010
- The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has warned that persons with disabilities must not become “the forgotten ones” during the emergency response and the reconstruction of Haiti. Relief workers are struggling to provide aid to the people of Haiti, and while the situation remains difficult for... read more >>
Caroline Casey is the founding CEO of Kanchi (formerly The Aisling Foundation) and the O2 Ability Awards and is also an international speaker and adventurer.
A social entrepreneur, Caroline sits on the board for several government, business and not-for-profit organisations.
Since setting up The Aisling Foundation in 2000, with the aim of enhancing the relationship between disability and society, Caroline has received several high profile awards in recognition of her work worldwide. She was the first Irish person to be appointed a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in 2006 and was awarded an honorary doctorate from NUI Ireland in the same year. In 2006 she also became the first Ashoka fellow from Ireland and the UK and received the Eisenhower Fellowship. In 2007, Caroline was invited back to the World Economic Forum in Davos, where she presented on a variety of issues relating to the area of disability.
International interest in the O2 Ability Awards, which were launched in 2004, will see them replicated in Spain later this year, through O2's parent company Telefonica.
A former management consultant with Accenture, Caroline is visually impaired to the degree that she is registered as legally blind.
If you would like to book Caroline for a speaking event please contact, Frances Keane
