The Trustee body of DB Ireland held their first quarterly meeting of 2009 in Longford in January. Prior to this 2 members had a formal meeting with the CEO of The National Council for Special Education, the government body set up to oversee education to children with special needs in ROI. The meeting was to raise awareness of the unique needs of children with deafblindness and current gaps in education provision for this group in Ireland.
The trustee meeting discussed plans for events in Ireland for deafblind awareness week in June, possible attendance at the ICEVI conference in Dublin in July and another training event for professionals in November, following the very successful event held in Dublin in November 2008, where 80 professionals working with deafblind children came to hear experts from the UK share their experiences and skills in working with deafblind children.
Ges Roulstone
Chair, DB Ireland