Plan2Inclusivize Sports Inclusion programme was delivered in Togo West Africa from October 12th – 16th 2015. Days 1 – 3 involved training course participants to deliver an inclusive sports session. Day 4 saw the course participants out in the community delivering an inclusive sports session to over 100 children & tennagers. After this session the […]
Welcome to our October 2015 Newsletter We’re delighted to be reaching out and connecting with you as we have much news to share, including updates about the official launch of the Chair, new concepts developed by the Chair to work towards mainstreaming diversity, new team members and the various projects and collaborations we are leading […]
Project title: “Plan2Inclusivize” When: October 2015, Where: Togo, West Africa Ann O’Connor, of UNESCO, IT Tralee, in partnership with international children’s charity, Plan International Ireland and CARA (National Adapted Physical Activity Centre Ireland) has developed a pioneering sports inclusion programme and toolkit for use in developing countries to promote participation and inclusion among children and […]
EWoS ABILITY LINK*KIT PROJECT The European Paralympic Committee (EPC) hosted the EWoS ABILITY LINK*KIT PROJECT Needs Assessment Meeting at the EPC Headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The meeting, which was held on 25 and 26 June 2015, began the process of identifying how best the ParaSport sector in Europe can link to the European Week of […]
Inclusivise; An Action Verb; that underpins all the willingness, intent, actions, and resources needed to increase accessibility for people with disabilities and other marginalised groups. Get Inclusive The Ufit project is :- calling on the fitness industry to be more inclusive of people with disabilities in their operation asking people with disabilities to come and […]
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Job Vacancies @ CARA National Adapted Physical Activity Centre Our primary national partner, the CARA National Adapted Physical Activity Centre, here at IT Tralee has just posted the following available positions: Inclusive Communities Coordinator Inclusive Fitness Coordinator The closing date for applications is Friday 24th of July… click on the link for further details
End the Awkward and Get It On End the Awkward is coming back. Not enough people know or interact with people who have a disability. Because of that, when they do, they often don’t know what to do. They panic, or worse, just avoid situations for fear of doing the wrong thing. Two-thirds of people […]
UNESCO Chair Research, Policy and Development Coordinator Fixed Term Contract to May 2017 The successful candidate will lead and develop a research team undertaking the research and development activities of the Chair and advance the EU and non-EU funded research initiatives with a number of Irish and EU based partners. In addition the candidate […]
Call for ASSISTID-Marie Curie proposals 2015 Fellowships in: Intellectual Disability (ID) Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Intellectual Disability with Dementia Deadline 30th September
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