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February, 2003

Disability Education.

A Strategy for Equality

Education Is a process of sharing, developing, building, strengthening, encouraging and recognising the abilities of people. It shares and respects diversity, the person is central to all. It aims to enhance the person to achieve his or her own goals.

Please contact: tel.gif (2905 bytes)+353[0]21 the organisations listed below for information on educational opportunities within their schemes.

bulletSt.Vincent’s Centre. St.Mary’s Road. Cork tel.gif (2905 bytes)4306107 / 4391333 / 4303972
bulletAbode Hostel & Day Centre. Mahon. Cork. tel.gif (2905 bytes)4357119 hostel : tel.gif (2905 bytes)4357606
bulletAlzheimer Society of Ireland. Day Care Centre, Deerpark, Friars Walk, Cork. tel.gif (2905 bytes)4311698 [friday]  43078502  email alzheim@iol.ie
bulletCope Foundation, Bonnington, Montenotte. Cork. tel.gif (2905 bytes)4507131
Fax 021-4507580   email hoadmin@cope-foundation.ie
bulletCork Deaf Enterprises 2a Sundrive Park, Ballinlough Road, Cork.tel.gif (2905 bytes)4294100/4294111 email deafwork@iol.ie   http://www.iol.ie/deafenterprises
bulletIrish Wheelchair Association. Sawmill Street. Cork. tel.gif (2905 bytes)4966350 email info@iwa.ie http://www.iol.ie/~iwa/
bulletMultiple Sclerosis Society  North Quay House Popes Quay Cork. tel.gif (2905 bytes) 4300001  1850-223233
bulletNational Council for the Blind in Ireland. Plunket Chambers. Oliver Plunket Street Cork. tel.gif (2905 bytes)4271020
bulletSt.Patrick’s Transition House, Bishopstown. c/o St.Patrick’s Upton.Co.Cork tel.gif (2905 bytes)4371227 /775202 email stpupton@iol.ie
bulletSouthern health Board. Grove House. St.Marys Orthopaedic Hospital. Gurranabraher. Cork. tel.gif (2905 bytes)4303264

 

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2001 Data

From the 2001 returns, 540 hours were allocated to Disability Learning.  712.5 hours were used. The number of adults partaking in courses in disability learning totalled 160 of which 56% were female and 44% male. A wide range of programmes was offered to disability learners. The most popular three courses were Art & Craft, Health & Fitness and Communication.

Health Education

Organisation Address tel.gif (2905 bytes)+353[0]21
Friends of the Suicide Bereaved PO Box 162, Cork 4294318-4316722  
Hearth Redemption Road, Shandon,  Cork 4397314
Grow-Community Mental Health 11 Liberty Street. Cork 4277520