Promoting digital and social inclusion by co-creating a digital skills education programme for adults with intellectual disabilities Funded by EIT Health 🇪🇺
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Delighted to include our Citizen Advisory Panel & supporters' voices to share impact of their involvement in our work together ⭐️ #digitalinclusion
Below a snippet of the video.
➡️Watch here the full video included in our presentation: youtu.be/MrnTC-lWYPM
#LeaveNoOneBehind
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Last week to apply as closes on 30th September!
We are looking for new members to join the NHS England Learning Disability and Autism Advisory Group to work with us to help improve health services. Watch this video of Jodie to find out more and visit england.nhs.uk/learning-disa…
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This is Irish Sign Language Awareness Week, a time to celebrate the importance of ISL which is the official third language of Ireland.
Today @b_gallagher2 went to @HFSchoolDeaf1 in Dublin who were beginning their week long celebrations!
@IrishDeafSoc
#ISL #IWDP24
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Panel number two at Education & Training Boards Ireland Annual Conference, 'Hear My Voice: The Learner in Education & Citizenship', will explore Inclusion & Democracy.
We are so excited to welcome back our MC and host Ivan Yates as he has insightful and informative conversations with our panellists.
Our panel will feature ETB learners past and present, Tutor with DALC, CEO of SOLAS and the CEO for the National Parents Council. See our panel in the video below and the full agenda at this link 👇
shorturl.at/3FfEw
Keep on top of the conference conversation and use #HearMyVoiceETBI.
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Summer Programme Survey closes Sunday 1st September #haveyourvoiceheard
🔗 surveymonkey.com/r/B2G2B5H
ALT Yellow post it with Survey closes Sunday 1st September wrote on it.
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We welcome the publication of the Autism Innovation Strategy - this marks an important moment as we see an emphasis on creating a neuroaffirmative and equitable society where Autistic people have the same chance. It must be followed by resources, implementation and legislation.
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Back by popular demand 💜🎨
The Purple Run 2024 is taking place on Sunday September 22nd from anywhere you like! Register now: Purple Run | Down Syndrome Ireland (enthuse.com)
Congratulations @fionnathan on an excellent presentation with our EU & UK colleagues at #iassidd2024! 🎉Great collaborating on this. Your dedication to our mission of empowering people with intellectual disabilities is always inspiring. #inclusion👏 @inclusionplease @tcddublin
One of the highlights of #iassidd2024 for us was presenting the work we are doing on Digi-ID, an app that teaches people with intellectual disability how to use internet tools. It's important that that essential digital communications are available to all.
@JoinDigiAcademy
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We're so looking forward to seeing our Speak Up, Speak Out Training Guide in disability services across Ireland, providing strong starts on the self-advocacy journey. Learn more - inclusionireland.ie/resource… – at Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland
ALT The ability to make, express and assert a choice goes to the heart of what it means to be human. It is essential for decision making and wellbeing. The development and practice of this core skill is fundamental to the realisation by disabled people of their rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Speak Up, Speak Out! is a personal development and assertiveness training programme by @InclusionIre for people with intellectual disabilities. The programme aims to build essential skills for effective self-advocacy. Click on the link to find out more!
inclusionireland.ie/resource…
Well done @fionnathan 👏 🌟
Such an honor to present the Opening Keynote for the #iassidd2024 Congress in Chicago. We had tons of encouraging feedback from attendees, many saying they are inspired to research more inclusively.
🎉Excited our wonderful teacher Fionn Angus is presenting our #digitalinclusion work and giving a short demo of our digital skills platform DigiAcademy @iassidd2024 in Chicago on Monday. 🌎🙌
iassidd2024.org/programme/
ALT The image shows the front slide of our presentation. It has names of the authors, Fionn and Jonathan Angus, and Dr. Esther Murphy, and logos and photo of group of learners with intellectual disabilities watching Fionn's tutorial on our platform DigiAcademy.
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We're pretty thrilled to.
Here's the video invitation we made. youtu.be/_EXkyGU4RBo
We are thrilled to announce our next Keynote Speakers: The Inclusive Research Panel!
Panel hosted by Fionn Angus, Jonathan Angus & Alice Schippers.
Read more information on the panel here: iassidd2024.org/fionn-crombi…
Exciting day at Unit 18 and Google Accessibility Discovery Centre! 🎉 The day kicked off with filming new content. We tested new accessible designs, receiving great feedback. Thanks to @Unit18 and @Google 🌟#Digiacademy #Accessibility #Inclusion #EdTech #CommunityEngagement
ALT Esther Murphy, Peter Delaney, Audrey Breen, Cormac Hanley, John Lush and Amy Fulcher in a picture
ALT Mei Lin, Cormac and John smiling with Amy and Peter in the frame
ALT Peter and Amy looking at new designs on the screen
ALT Esther and Richie smiling with Mei Lin while she holds a camera
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Starting off the week with the story of Trinity microbiology student Melanie Griffith whose resilience after a life-changing accident is just so inspiring.💪
Read all about it in Trinity Today, the fantastic publication of Trinity Development & Alumni.
👉 viewer.ipaper.io/trinity-dev…
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👉 Interested in a @tcddublin based #SoftwareEngineer position at the @AdaptCentre with the @JoinDigiAcademy team, crafting innovative user interfaces and experiences enabling digital accessibility and user-friendliness for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and autism?
#HIRING: @JoinDigiAcademy are recruiting a #SoftwareEngineer - Develop new features and enhance existing features in the DigiAcademy platform. Interested? Full details here: adaptcentre.ie/careers/softw…
📍@tcddublin
#jobs #STEM
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Not too late to apply for #SoftwareEngineer role with @JoinDigiAcademy >> deadline for applications is tomorrow, 16th July. See below for role details and how to apply!
#HIRING: @JoinDigiAcademy are recruiting a #SoftwareEngineer - Develop new features and enhance existing features in the DigiAcademy platform. Interested? Full details here: adaptcentre.ie/careers/softw…
📍@tcddublin
#jobs #STEM
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Breaking: new report shows that employees with disabilities face pervasive problems:
➡️Only 1 in 4 employers have accessible recruitment
➡️Only 1 in 4 employers know about public funding for reasonable accommodation.
More in report funded by @Googleorg: edf-feph.org/publications/di…
ALT Illustration of diverse group of persons with disabilities in a work meeting
🚀 Exciting News from #DigiAcademy! 🚀
We’re excited to share that we are one of 23 projects awarded a portion of over €100,000 from #SOLAS, enabling us to #empower nearly 800 marginalized learners in #TipperaryETB in 2024!
Congratulations to @Avista and @InclusionPlease
ALT A logo of SOLAS a tipperary ETB
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#HIRING: @JoinDigiAcademy are recruiting a #SoftwareEngineer - Develop new features and enhance existing features in the DigiAcademy platform. Interested? Full details here: adaptcentre.ie/careers/softw…
📍@tcddublin
#jobs #STEM
Thrilled to showcase our solution at #ADVANCE2024! Highlights included talks by @podonovan, @Ciaran_Seoighe, and @IoanDragosT. Panels on the #EUAIAct and #genAI, plus insights from @OpenAI, @Accenture_Irl, and @johndkelleher. Thanks ADAPT for this inspiring event! 🌟🚀🔍 #AI
ALT DigiAcademy team made up of 5 people standing at their stand with a poster behind them.
