A presentation by Leitrim Association of People With Disabilities “ P ROMOTING I NDEPENDENT L IVING ”

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A presentation by Leitrim Association of People With Disabilities “ P ROMOTING I NDEPENDENT L IVING ”

A BOUT U S  We are a CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING, run BY and FOR people with disabilities The Directors and staff with President Mary and Dr Martin Mcaleese at the opening of the ActionAbility Centre, May 2008

A BOUT O UR A CTIVITIES  We co-ordinate a Personal Assistant (PA) service for people with disabilities (Leaders)  We run member sub-groups e.g. Men’s Group, Women Independently Living in Leitrim (WILL), Writers’ Group; and training courses e.g. Sign Language, Digital Photography, Art Classes  We have our own Mini-bus which assists our members getting to appointments, meetings and events  We have excellent training facilities, and have hosted physiotherapy clinics, HSE meetings, informational meetings on rights and entitlements, health etc.  We are launching C.A.L.L.; the Campaign for Accessible Living in Leitrim… watch this space!

E XPERIENCE & O UTLOOK  We have been operating since 1995, and have always been a member-led organisation  We are listening to our members to improve and expand our activities  We have good working relationships with other disability organisations, such as the IWA, PwDI, NCBI; and continue to share resources and expertise  Independent Living is about realising the Human Rights of all people with disabilities: in hard times, it is even more important to stand together and fight for our basic needs and wildest dreams

C ONTACT D ETAILS Leitrim Association of People With Disabilities (LAPWD) ActionAbility Centre, Station Road, Mohill, Co. Leitrim Secretary: Rosaleen Kielty Tel: Fax: Chairperson: Isolde Carmody Tel: Text: