Ten years ago today, Laura from the Anne Sullivan Centre and Carol (who since co-founded Usher Syndrome Ireland), alongside other professionals, spoke to the Joint Committee on Health and Children about the urgent need to recognise deafblindness as a unique disability in Ireland. The Committee unanimously agreed. They supported recognition in line with the UN… Continue reading Recognise UNCRPD 10 years on
We are proud to introduce the Donate a Book initiative, inspired by “Just See Me, Seeing Beyond Difference” by Sarah Gannon. By purchasing a book through the Eventbrite link below, you are donating a copy of Just See Me to a primary school in Ireland. This powerful story encourages children to embrace acceptance, celebrate diversity, and see each person for… Continue reading Donate a Book: Help Us Share the Message of “Just See Me, Seeing Beyond Difference”
We are excited to announce that we have been approved for a summer EPV course by the Department of Education. This course is available to any teachers in the Republic of Ireland. Course details When: July 29-Aug 2 Time: 10am-noon every day (10 hours live training with assignments after) Where: online Who: Any teacher (including… Continue reading Summer Course for Teachers in Deafblindness (EPV Approved)
We are delighted to announce that Triston Pethe, one of the people we support, is training to compete in the Half-Marathon Race at the Waterford Viking Marathon 2024 on the 23rd June. Triston and his father Keith have been training hard in the South Eastern Technical University Arena and along the greenway between Waterford and… Continue reading Waterford Viking Marathon
The Anne Sullivan Foundation Outreach team have been accepted for a poster presentation at the Association of Occupational Therapists Ireland (AOTI) conference in September. The topic being covered is Active Learning, an area we are very passionate about as the benefits of Active Learning can include; increased communication, fine and gross motor skills development and… Continue reading AOTI Conference 2024
We are sorry that the Assistive Technology webinar on January 29th is now full, but if you wish to register your interest for the next one you can join a waiting list by registering on the following form: Webinar waiting list form We will set up a new date and time when we have a… Continue reading Assistive Technology Webinar
The Anne Sullivan Foundation is hosting a series of webinars in the coming weeks that are open to anyone supporting someone who is deafblind or anyone interested in learning more about this area. Please find details of our upcoming webinar series below: November 17th 12-1pm: An Introduction to Deafblindness webinar A great introduction for anyone who is… Continue reading Winter Webinar Series
The Anne Sullivan Foundation is very grateful to The Ireland Funds’ Heart of the Community Fund 2022 which provided funding for us to develop an Assistive Technology and Sensory Hub and Loan Library at the Anne Sullivan Centre over the past year. Through this support, adults and children who are deafblind can now trial specialist… Continue reading Assistive Technology and Sensory Hub and Loan Library
We are delighted to announce that a selection of our adapted books from this years deafblind literacy project are now available to loan in the Lexicon library Dunlaoghaire. The remainder of the books created during this project will go to special schools around the country where they are very much needed!Thank you so much to:@ica.ireland,… Continue reading Deafblind Literacy Project
The Anne Sullivan Foundation is proud to partner with Dunlaoghaire Rathdown Lexicon library to provide a workshop on how to adapt picture books for children with sensory impairments. This will be a hands-on, creative activity suitable for children aged 5 and upwards. A parent or guardian must accompany children. This workshop will take place on… Continue reading Family Fun Workshop
