People with an Intellectual Disability to brief Oireachtas Members on International Day of Persons with Disabilities
DIARY NOTICE:
People with an Intellectual Disability to brief Oireachtas Members on International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Brendan O'Connor to chair briefing by Inclusion Ireland Self-Advocacy Committee to Politicians
Date: Tuesday 3rd December 2013
Time: 1.30pm-2.30pm
Venue: European Union House, 43 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
Who: Self-Advocacy* sub-committee of Inclusion Ireland (speakers), Brendan O'Connor, Deputy Editor of the Sunday Independent (chairperson)
'Break barriers, open doors: for an inclusive society for all' is the theme of the United Nations' 2013 'International Day of Persons with Disabilities', which will be celebrated on Tuesday 3rd December.
Inclusion Ireland's self-advocacy sub-committee of the Board will mark this important day by briefing Oireachtas Members on what issues matter to them.
The briefing will take place in European Union House on Dawson Street, from 1.30pm-2.30pm. Brendan O'Connor, Deputy Editor of the Sunday Independent, will chair the briefing.
Inclusion Ireland is grateful to the European Parliament Information Office in Ireland for hosting this event.
For further information contact Siobhán Kane at Inclusion Ireland, on 01-8559891 or 086-8373394.
* Self advocacy is when a person speaks up for themselves.
ENDS
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For further information contact:
Siobhán Kane, Communications & Information Manager, Inclusion Ireland
01-8559891 / 086-8373394
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