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- Limerick Man Gets Flavour of Life on Air Issued 9 May 2013 - Job Shadow Day, organised by the Irish Association for Supported Employment (IASE), saw hundreds of individuals with disabilities throughout Ireland take the opportunity to shadow a workplace mentor as they goes through a normal working day. Brian Hogan, a Headway client from Ballykeefe, Limerick, spent ...
- Dublin to Welcome Pioneer of Supported Employment Issued 3 May 2013 - Some of the world’s leading experts in the field of employment and disability have been confirmed for the European Union of Supported Employment (EUSE) Conference taking place in Dublin next month. The EUSE conference, hosted by the Irish Association of Supported Employment (IASE), and sponsored ...
- Living in the Community - New Report Highlights role of Support Organisations Issued 22 Apr 2013 - The resources and supports that enable people with disabilities to actively live in the community in Ireland are often hidden from view, according to a report jointly published last week by the DFI and Not for Profit Business Association. Minister of State Kathleen Lynch launched the report: Living in ...
- A celebration of Life After Stroke Issued 19 Apr 2013 - Headway will be in attendance at "A celebration of life after stroke". This is the title of an event planned for Friday 26th April in the Gibson Hotel, Dublin 1. Speakers include Dr. Tony Humphreys, Clinical Psychologist and Rachael Ahern, Stroke survivor. The day runs ...
- Public Consultation on Mobility Allowance - Your last chance Issued 16 Apr 2013 - You may be aware of the government's recenly announced changes to the mobility allowance schemes. There is a public consultation survey on the mobility allowance/motorised transport grant being conducted by the department of health here: http://www.dohc.ie/consultations/open/Mobility_Allowance/ The department is looking for people’s feedback on the ...
- Road Safety Strategy to Address Serious Injuries Issued 2 Apr 2013 - We are all used to the shocking statistics about road safety. Most of the figures quoted concentrate on the number of deaths on Irish roads. But in a welcome shift of emphasis, Leo Varadkar launched the government's new Road Safety strategy with a specific focus ...
- May is European Month of the Brain Issued 27 Mar 2013 - Each year, Headway has taken part in Brain Awareness Week. This is coordinated by the Neurological Alliance of Irealnd to highlight issues affecting the 700,000 Irish people living with a neurological condition. This year will be a little different. In May 2013, to coincide with ...
- Headway Clients at Leinster House Issued 1 Mar 2013 - Headway Limerick clients Ray Keane and Tom Griffin (pictured with Staff member Richard Reeves) were part of a group of clients from all around the country who turned up at Leinster House on Wednesday. The day, which was organised by the Neurological Alliance (www.nai.ie) was ...
- Manifesto for Rehabilitation Launches Issued 25 Feb 2013 - The Neurological Alliance of Ireland launched its Neurorehabilitation Manifesto in the Mansion House Dublin on 20th February 2013. The manifesto calls for for urgent action by the Government to address the ongoing crisis in Ireland's neurorehabilitation services. 5 out of 6 people who need to cannot access specialist ...
- If you suffer from chronic pain and would like to hear from some leading experts, read on Issued 4 Feb 2013 - You might be interested in this free event on Saturday 23rd February for chronic pain patients. It is being organised by the Faculty of Pain Medicine, College of Anaesthetists of Ireland. Full details are here.
- 2012 - A Headway Year in Pictures Issued 21 Dec 2012 - We hope you enjoy these randomly selected moments from some of the activities that have been going on in Headway during 2012. It's certainly been a busy year and we are looking forward with eager anticipation to 2013.
- Headway Helping to Promote Road Safety Issued 18 Dec 2012 - Over the last weeks, Headway have been proud participants in the series of "Roadsafe" Roadshows sponsored by various local county councils together with Axa Insurance. As part of our commitment to Road Safety under the European Road Safety Charter, Headway joined with representatives from the ...
- New "Stepping Stones" vocational programme for Cork Issued 17 Dec 2012 - The “Stepping Stones” programme began in December 2012 at Headway’s offices in Carrigrohane Co. Cork. This course is a six month vocational training programme run by Headway and funded by FÁS. This course is aimed at clients with an acquired brain injury who wish to gain FETAC certification. ...
- Headway Research Featured Issued 7 Dec 2012 - New research undertaken by Headway in conjunction with Trinity College is just one of a number of projects funded by the Health Research Board to appear in their new publication, A Picture of Health. The research focused on the problem of selective attention and the ...
- Neurological Alliance in Pre Budget Plea Issued 30 Nov 2012 - The Neurological Alliance of Ireland (NAI), of which Headway is a member, is calling on the government to protect services and supports to people with disabilities in next week's budget. The NAI has contacted all TD's in advance of next week's budget to highlight the impact ...