With the holidays fast approaching, many of us are lining up summer activities, places to visit, and things to do. But for families of children with vision impairment, inclusion isn’t automatic — it often has to be asked for. Especially in a world where accessibility is often not in place. Just like you would during… Continue Reading Summer Inclusion
This is a monumental announcement for all at Féach who have been working on this for 4 years. A campaign that was started by Niamh Kilcawley, a blind student, when she was sitting her Junior Certificate. Niamh will be sitting her Leaving Certificate today and she will finally get the extra time she needs. It… Continue Reading Extra Time in State Exams
Iveta, who is mum to Evelina, ran the VHI mini marathon on behalf of Féach last weekend. We are so proud of you Iveta and thank you so much for your efforts! There is still time to donate to Ivetas IDonate page. SO far she has raised €355 for Féach Congrats to https://www.idonate.ie/team/vhiwomenmarathon3819
Family Day 2025 will be held in the Midlands Park Hotel on September 27th at 2.30pm. Come along to meet other parents, talk to service providers and have a cuppa while the kids play. We will be focusing on families with children 12 and under but everyone is welcome of course! More details and booking… Continue Reading Save the Date!
September 27th – 2.30pm We are delighted to be back in Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise for our bi-annual Family day. Focusing on those with Children under 12, everyone is welcome of course!
YAHOOO is what you feel when your first day back to work and you hear someone has donated €1000 to Féach. Thank you so much to Ciaran Farrelly North East Marquees for your very generous donation. This will go towards running our Webinars in 2025. Féach heavily relies on donations and fundraising. See our Make… Continue Reading Donation!
We are delighted to welcome Trevor Boland to the Board of Féach. Trevor Boland is an advocate for inclusion in Education and over his 20 years in Education he has worked with and for students on initiatives that include Assistive Technology, Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning. He is the AT Officer in Dublin City University… Continue Reading New Board Member
We are super-duper excited to announce Sarah McGowan, our new Volunteer Advocacy Officer! Sarah McGowan is 24 years old. She graduated in 2023 from Trinity College LLB Law and Political Science. She has a guide dog named Mossy, whom she was paired with when she was 17 years old. Sarah, alongside her mother, have been… Continue Reading New Volunteer!
In September we were delighted to launch 2 guides, one for lecturers and tutors and one for disability officers. It was written based on the lived experience of blind and visually impaired students. There is no telling just how much potential is lost due to the lack of inclusion for those with visual impairments. Why… Continue Reading Guide for 3rd Level Staff
We were delighted to attend the Joint Committee on Education today to discuss the needs of blind and vision impaired students in education. We have been chasing this for over a year, thank you to Tara for walking Eithne through every stage of our submission and to all on the committee for giving us this… Continue Reading Oireachtas Committee
