Happy Anniversary! The UNESCO Chair launched 1 year ago today in the presence of the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins. A short video capturing the launch of the UNESCO Chair IT Tralee on 23rd February 2015. Click here to watch a short video of the launch!
What is UFIT? UFIT is a systematic strengths-based approach for transforming the way the fitness sector engages with and provides for people with disabilities through its service offerings. The UFIT programme and toolkit design means that UFIT represents a bespoke inclusion solution for your club in your community. The programme has been designed in a […]
European Inclusive Physical Education Training The European Inclusive Physical Education Training (eipet) project launched in 2009 and was adopted internationally by many higher education teacher training institutions and by many allied professionals for in-service training or lifelong learning. The resources encompass the eipet model; eipet functional map; eipet delivery model; eipet resource pack. The following […]
Ernie Els #GameON Autism™ Golf Training Seminar and Clinic Date: Monday, 8th of February 2016 Time: 9.00am – 15.30pm Location: John Mitchells GAA Club, Tralee, Co. Kerry Accrediting: PGA Members 25 CPD points for attendance and active participation. Others: certificate of participation Costs: 50€ Coach: Jennifer Hong To Register: Please preregister by sending an email […]
U Move – Awaken the force: Tell us your story about PE, Physical Activity & Sport Children & Youth as Researchers Competition Details and Entry Form Win a Tablet PC or Mystery Prize The UNESCO Chair IT Tralee are holding a mixed-media competition ‘U Move’ in order to gain the opinions of youth on their experience […]
International Day of Persons with Disabilities In celebration of today’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the UNESCO Chair in Transforming the Lives of People with Disabilities, their Families and Communities, Through Physical Education, Sport, Recreation and Fitness are proud to support the launch of the Inclusion by Design Impact Awards, led by the Global […]
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 […]
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