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New HIQA guide a useful and informative resource on disability service inspections

NOVEMBER 6, 2013 BY EDITOR LEAVE A COMMENT

Fine Gael Cork South Central TD and chairperson of the Oireachtas Health Committee, Jerry Buttimer, has today (Tuesday) said the publication by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) of a new guide about the regulation and inspection of disability services will be a useful and informative tool.  It is being published on HIQA's website today and copies will be available for distribution to the public and organisations working with people with disabilities.

"Beginning this week, HIQA now has responsibility for the inspection and regulation of residential services for people with disabilities. This is a very positive change, and is something which those within the disability sector have been seeking for a number of years. I am very pleased, therefore, that HIQA is publishing this new guide to provide helpful and clear information on how the new system will work.

 

"Quality of service is paramount for everybody involved in disability services, from the people who benefit from these services, their families to those providing these services.  Residential services covered by the new regime include institutions, supported community living and residential respite services for people with disabilities.  This new inspection regime will help to ensure that all services are moving towards delivering the highest attainable standards in the interests of people with disabilities.

 

"The guide published by HIQA address many of the queries about how the new system will work, providing a useful and informative tool.  The guide provides information on what services are covered, how inspections will work and how to identify an inspector from HIQA. The HIQA guide also runs through some of the questions people may have and provides details on how to get further information.  I hope that the guide provided by HIQA will provide reassurance and helpful information on how the inspection and regulation regime will work."

 

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December 2013

 Theme: "Break barriers, open doors: for an inclusive society for all"

Quick links

• Message of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (forthcoming)
• UN Press Release (forthcoming)
• Background information on the theme for 2013
• Events at UN Headquarters, Conference Room 6, TNLB (forthcoming)
  • Programme
  • Webcast
  • Unedited CART Transcript
• Events around the world (forthcoming) 
• E-support the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Background

Over one billion people, or approximately 15 per cent of the world's population, live with some form of disability!

Around the world, persons with disabilities face physical, social, economic and attitudinal barriers that exclude them from participating fully and effectively as equal members of society. They are disproportionately represented among the world's poorest, and lack equal access to basic resources, such as education, employment, healthcare and social and legal support systems, as well as have a higher rate of mortality. In spite of this situation, disability has remained largely invisible in the mainstream development agenda and its processes.

Earlier, the international disability movement achieved an extraordinary advance in 2006, with the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Convention follows decades of work by the United Nations to change attitudes and approaches to disability that would ensure the full equality and participation of persons with disabilities in society. The Convention is intended as a human rights instrument with an explicit, development dimension. However, to realize equality and participation for persons with disabilities, they must be included in all development processes and, now more importantly, in the new emerging post-2015 development framework.

The UN General Assembly in the recent years has repeatedly emphasized that the genuine achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other internationally agreed development goals, requires the inclusion and integration of the rights, and well-being, as well as the perspective of persons with disabilities in development efforts at national, regional and international levels.

Toward this end, in 2011, the General Assembly convened the High Level Meeting on development and disability (HLMDD) at the level of Heads of State and Government, on 23 September 2013, under the theme: "The way forward: a disability inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond".

The High Level Meeting was held at a strategic timing of the UN history. It took place five years after the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities entered into force, two years after release of the World Report on Disability and two years away from 2015 -- the target date for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) -- and thereafter, the commencement of the post-2015 agenda and new development priorities.

The HLMDD Outcome that was adopted is an action-oriented document  that provides policy guidance that helps to  translate the international commitment for a disability-inclusive society into concrete actions and to strengthen global efforts to ensure accessibility for and inclusion of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society and  development.

It's It's time to effectively implement the Outcome Document of the High Level Meeting and to break barriers and open doors: to realize an inclusive society and development for all!

The commemoration of this year's International Day of Persons with Disabilities provides an opportunity to further raise awareness of disability and accessibility as a cross cutting development issue and further the global efforts to promote accessibility, remove all types of barriers, and to realize the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities in society and shape the future of development for all!

What you can do to observe IDPD2013

Include: Observance of the Day provides opportunities for participation by all stakeholders – Governments, the UN system, civil society and organizations of persons with disabilities – to focus on issues related to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in development, both as beneficiaries and agents.

Organize: Hold forums, public discussions and information campaigns to help find innovative ways and means by which persons with disabilities and their families can be further integrated into their societies and development plans.

Celebrate: Plan and organize performances everywhere to showcase - and celebrate - the contributions made by persons with disabilities as agents of change and development in the communities in which they live.

Take Action: A major focus of the Day is practical and concrete action to include disability in all aspects of development, as well as to further the participation of persons with disabilities in social life and development on the basis of equality. Highlight progress and obstacles in implementing disability-sensitive policies, as well as promote public awareness to break barriers and open doors: for an inclusive society for all.

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 Themes for previous years:

• 2012: Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all
• 2011: Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development
• 2010: Keeping the promise: Mainstreaming disability in the Millennium Development Goals towards 2015 and beyond
• 2009: Making the MDGs Inclusive: Empowerment of persons with disabilities and their communities around the world
• 2008: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Dignity and justice for all of us
• 2007: Decent work for persons with disabilities
• 2006: E-Accessibility
• 2005: Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Action in Development
• 2004: Nothing about Us without Us
• 2003: A voice of our own
• 2002: Independent Living and Sustainable Livelihoods
• 2001: Full participation and equality: The call for new approaches to assess progress and evaluate outcome
• 2000: Making information technologies work for all
• 1999: Accessibility for all for the new Millennium
• 1998: Arts, Culture and Independent Living

Disability-related themes and observances of other International Days

• International Day of Families: 2007: "Families and Persons with Disabilities"[15 May] 
• World Telecommunication and Information Society Day: 2008 "Connecting Persons with Disabilities: ICT Opportunities for All" [17 May]

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• Department of Economic and Social Affairs 
• Division for Social Policy and Development 
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Fw: CIL is turning 21 - come celebrate!

 

 

From: Naoise Cunningham

Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 9:52 PM

To: Naoise Cunningham

Subject: CIL is turning 21 - come celebrate!

 

Good afternoon folks,

 

As you may have heard, CIL is turning 21 this year so we are having a get together to celebrate. We are using this occasion to give a nod to some people that have been particularly dedicated to campaigning for independent living in Europe.

 

It would be fantastic if you could join us and we would be delighted to celebrate it and your contribution to CIL with you. There will be an exhibition, food, cocktails, a band and dj and of course the awards ceremony.

 

I am also hoping on this day, between 12 – 3pm, to bring together the National Leader Forum – a mixture of members from peer support and leader forum groups around the country. It will be an opportunity for you to meet with members from other peer support groups, share project ideas and experience and decide if you would like to work on some shared projects together. I will confirm the venue for the Leader Forum Meeting once I have an idea how many are coming but it will be around Abbey St. I will be the only CIL staff there and there will be no board members attending at the Leader Forum part. 

 

Hope to see you there,

Naoise.

 

 

Center for Independent Living is turning 21 !

Join Us for The Irish Freedom Driver Awards Ceremony.

Cake, Coffee, Live Music, Dancing, Cocktails, 80's Disco, Party Food and Gourmet Hotdog Stand!

Venue: The Twisted Pepper 54 Middle Abbey, St. Dublin 1.

        Date: 11th November 2013 @ 4pm

 

       RSVP: info@dublincil.org

            (Please do not post the venue time or date on any social media sites this is an invite only private party, thank you.)

 

                

Naoise Cunningham

National Leader Forum Coordinator

Center for Independent Living

Carmichael House

North Brunswick Street

Dublin 7

 

www.dublincil.org 

Tel:         + 353 1 8730455

Mobile: + 353 86 774 4991

Fax:        + 353 1 8730 998

 

Nothing About Us Without Us

 

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Directors: Michael McCabe (Chairperson), Thomas King (Vice Chairperson), Adrienne Millar Conroy, Valerie Horgan, Paul Fagan and Susan O'Brien (company secretary)

 

 

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Center for Independent Living

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North Brunswick Street

Dublin 7

 

www.dublincil.org 

Tel:         + 353 1 8730455

Mobile: + 353 86 774 4991

Fax:        + 353 1 8730 998

 

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Personal Assistance Tables

ENIL – European Network on Independent Living is in the process of carrying out a European survey on personal assistance. The goal of the survey is to gain detailed information on the situation of personal assistance services in as many of the EU member states as possible and also to have a proposal for model legislation for personal assistance as per Independent Living (IL) ideology. The proposal will be to help members lobby in those countries that still have not enacted legal frameworks.

Several variables are comprised within the survey. Which countries have legislation and which countries have a proposal for legislation on personal assistance in the pipeline? Those countries with existing legislation; is it part of the social service legislation or is there other rights based legislation for personal assistance such as in Sweden? From which level of government does the funding for services come? What assessment tools are being used to decide on the amount of assistance to be acquired, and what is the time span for reassessment? Which groups of impairment are covered by the legislation? What is the age limitation for legislation?

The European Commission's online tool for disability through the Academic Network of European Disability Experts – ANED's website was used to find the information on the existing legislation for the ENIL survey. The website has the following address www.disability-europe.net and then you click on DOTCOM at the top of the page for the database. The ENIL network is then being used to find experts in the different countries for the specific details of the legislation and legal situations in each of the different countries. Results so far show that countries do have a variety of different kinds of legislation covering personal assistance including: Social Services Acts, Social Benefits Acts, Community Care Acts and Direct Payments Acts. Sweden has the only rights based legislation, with IL members from Norway lobbying for the same since 2000 when personal assistance was covered in the Norwegian Social Services Act. There is national legislation in Sweden, Norway, the UK and in France but also local acts for example in Sofia, Bulgaria. Iceland and Slovenia have legislation in the pipeline for the respective years of 2014 and 2013. Members from Estonia who were expecting legislation report that it has been put on ice. Some countries without legislation are for example Cyprus and Poland.

Please click the following links to view the Personal Assistance Tables from each country

• Belarus
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Cyprus
• Denmark
• France
• Germany

• Greece
• Holland
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Norway

• San Marina
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• United Kingdom

 

Rose

NEWS

Rose launches 'Breakdown Barriers' project

Thursday, 31 October 2013

Antrim Rose Jean Daly (left), who has launched the 'Breakdown Barriers' project and Barbara Logan, an Asda Community Champion. SE4417

ANTRIM'S Rose of Tralee is encouraging primary school students across Ballyclare to get involved in a new project centred around the obstacles facing disabled people.
The Breakdown Barriers project is an exciting new initiative inviting primary school students to draw a picture, write a poem or a short story on the theme 'Breakdown Barrier: Celebrate Ability".
The scheme centres around the United Nations International Day of People with Disabilities on Tuesday, December 3. Students are asked to imagine the society they would like to see in the future, a society without barriers and which includes everyone. All pieces of work will be displayed in selected Asda stores throughout Northern Ireland. The project coordinator is Jean Daly, the 2013 Antrim Rose and the very first 'Rose' to have a physical disability. The local wheelchair basketball and tennis player used a wheelchair as a result of a spinal injury following a horse riding accident at 17.
She said: "The very reason I put myself forward for the Antrim Rose was to 'break down' perceptions and even challenge attitudes about disability." 
Jean works for The Cedar Foundation and has also selected the organisation to be her Charity of the Year as she believes their work is so important to enable disabled people to engage in society. The Cedar Foundation prides itself on providing exceptional services that support children and adults with disabilities to participant in all aspects of the community throughout Northern Ireland. The Antrim Rose added: "I am so excited that the Breakdown Barriers Project has the potential to start a conversation about disability amongst the younger members of our society. Thinking about removing barriers in such a creative way will change young people attitudes and perceptions towards people with disabilities within the community."
Any schools or individual classes who wish to register for the project must do so by Tuesday, November 12 and the final deadline for submission of any entries is Thursday, November 21. For more information on how to register please go to http://www.cedar-foundation.org/barriers.

Wages

Bosses of 14 charities get salaries over €100k
Shane Phelan – 29 October 2013
AT least 14 of the country's top charity bosses are earning salaries of over €100,000.
Related Articles
Rehab refuses to reveal pay and funding details 
Q. So charities are feeling the pinch? 
ed from a financial survey of 40 of the country's leading charities by the Irish Independent.
With donations falling and services being cut due to funding constraints, executive salaries remain under the microscope.
The highest-paid executive from the charitable organisations examined by the Irish Independent was Rehab Group's Angela Kerins, whose most recent disclosed salary was €234,000, funded from commercial earnings rather than public funds.
Other well-paid charity bosses were Fionnuala O'Donovan of Enable Ireland on €145,679, a decrease of over €10,000 on last year, and John McCormack of the Irish Cancer Society on €145,000.
But our survey found that in the majority of cases, Irish charity bosses have fared poorly in the pay stakes compared to their counterparts in the UK, many of whom have suffered criticism in recent months over pay hikes. In contrast, only four of the charity bosses surveyed got salary hikes in Ireland and for the most part pay packages either remained static or have fallen in recent years.
Staff in most organisations have also suffered pay cuts, reduced conditions or changes to their pensions.
The largest cut came for Concern boss Dominic McSorley, whose €99,000 is €33,000 less than the figure earned by previous CEO Tom Arnold in 2012.
Cope Foundation chief executive Colette Kelleher took a pay cut of €8,400 this year, bringing her salary down from €130,000 to €121,600.
Amnesty International's Colm O'Gorman took a €9,200 pay cut this year, bringing his salary down to €110,099.
Former junior minister Barry Andrews, who took over as chief executive of GOAL from John O'Shea, came in on a lower salary of €95,000 compared to Mr O'Shea's €98,300 in 2012.
Several charities said they had cut staff pay in recent years.
These included Age Action (5pc across the board), Barrettstown (3-5pc), Bothar (10pc), Concern (5-10pc), the Cope Foundation and Enable Ireland (cuts linked to public sector), Inclusion Ireland (5-10pc), Irish Guidedogs for the Blind (5pc), the ISPCC (5pc), the Marie Keating Foundation (5-10pc), National Council for the Blind (7pc), Oxfam (up to 10pc) and Trocaire (up to 10pc).

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Fw: Center for Independent Living is turning 21 !

 

 

From: Nina

Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 11:24 AM

To: mailto:thomaschambers@eircom.net

Subject: Center for Independent Living is turning 21 !

 

 

 

Dear Tom,

 

You have been nominated for the Irish Freedom Driver award – please come an accept your award on the 11^th of November in the Twisted Pepper 54 Middle Abbey Street at 4pm.  (we will give you a cheque for €150 on the night  to cover your hotel/travel expenses)

 

Looking forward to seeing you and all the gang will be going !

 

Nina

086 7744 992

 

 

Center for Independent Living is turning 21 !

Join Us for The Irish Freedom Driver Awards Ceremony.

Cake, Coffee, Live Music, Dancing, Cocktails, 80's Disco, Party Food and Gourmet Hotdog Stand!

Venue: The Twisted Pepper 54 Middle Abbey, St. Dublin 1.

        Date: 11th November 2013 @ 4pm

 

        Please feel free to distribute to your members, RSVP: info@dublincil.org

                (Please do not post the venue time or date on any social media sites this is an invite only private party, thank you.)

 

                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nina Byrne,

Center for Independent Living,

Carmichael House,

North Brunswick Street,

Dublin 7.

 

www.dublincil.org 

Mobile: +353 86 7744 992

Fax:        +353 1 8730 998

 

Nothing About Us Without Us

 

 

  _____________________________________________________________________

 

Registered in Ireland, Registered Office: Carmichael Centre, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7, - Registration Num: 186468

Directors: Michael McCabe (Chairperson), Thomas King (Vice Chairperson), Adrienne Millar Conroy, Valerie Horgan, Paul Fagan, Rhona Coughlan and Gary Lee (company secretary)

 

 

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