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Agencies and National Bodies

Northern Ireland/UK

• Disability Action
• British Institute for Learning Disabilities (BILD)
• National Forum of People with Learning Disabilities
• Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA)
• Northern Ireland Investing for Health Partnership
• Downs Syndrome Association
• North West Community Network
• Employers' Forum on Disability (N.I.)
• Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
• Directgov - Public services all in one place
• Department for Employment and Learning

Republic of Ireland

• National Disability Authority
• CNEASTA: Irish Council for Training, Development and Employment of Persons with Disabilities
• People with Disabilities in Ireland
• Disability Federation of Ireland
• Enable Ireland
• Footsteps - Down Syndrome Ireland
• Workway
• FAS

 

Europe

• European Disability Forum
• European Association of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and their Families

Areas of Special Interest

Supported Employment

• Supported Employment.net
• Irish Association of Supported Employment
• Association for Supported Employment
• European Union of Supported Employment
• Peer Mentor Support Project

 

Social Enterprise

• Social Enterprise - Department of Trade and Employment
• Social Enterprise London
• Social Economy Network
• Community Action Network
• Social Firms UK
• Social Enterprise Magazine
• Social Enterprise Coalition

 

Certification

• Open College Network (Northern Ireland)
• National Open College Network
• QCA Northern Ireland
• QCA (UK)
• FETAC
• OCR
• City & Guilds
• National Proficiency Tests Council
• London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• MASKS: Matching Skills in the Knowledge Society

 

Website Accessibility

• Accessible Ireland
• Web Accessibility Initiative
• Irish National Disability Authority IT Accessibility Guidelines
• Skills for Access
• Web Accessibility FAQ

Partners

Cross-Border

• CAWT
• ICBAN
• Communities in Contact
• Strabane Lifford Women's Centre
• NetWORKS: Cross Border Community Enterprise Programme

 

Northern Ireland

• Mencap NI
• NWIFHE
• Praxis Care Group - Challenge
• The Appleby Trust
• NOW Project
• The Orchardville Society
• Stepping Stones
• Share Holiday Village
• Homefirst Community Trust
• Foyle Health & Social Services Trust
• Strabane District Council
• Belmont House Special School
• The Nerve Centre
• The Blind Centre of Northern Ireland

 

Republic of Ireland

• Health Service Executive
• RehabCare
• St. Brigid's Special School
• DergFinn Partnership

 

United Kingdom

• Mencap
• Home Farm Trust
• Translink
• Mersey Travel

Events Attended

 

Irish Association of Supported Employment

IASE National Conference, Gorey, 15-16 November 2006

IASE National Conference, Tullamore, 7-8 November 2007

 

Northern Ireland Union of Supported Employment

Joint NIUSE/IASE Conference, Letterkenny, 19-20 November 2004

 

British Association for Supported Employment

BASE Annual Conference, Birmingam, 11-12 September 2007

European Union of Supported Employment
6th EUSE Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 21-23 May 2003

8th EUSE Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 13-15 June 2007

 

CNEASTA

CNEASTA Annual Conference, Kilkenny, 16-17 October 2007

 

Pavilion Group
Learning Disability Today Exhibition, Manchester, 7 July 2004
Learning Disability Today Exhibition, London, 23 November 2005
Learning Disability Today Exhibition, London 22 November 2006