We’re thrilled to have Bobbie Hickey, Mark Pollock, and a fantastic panel of young adults (more details coming soon) at the event. Get ready, for it’s going to be a great time! Save the date for the 28th of September at Griffith College. “Nothing about us without us” is a fundamental value of Féach. This… Continue Reading Mark Pollock and Bobbie Hickey announced as our speakers!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS We are thrilled and looking forward to announcing the lineup of speakers and looking forward to sharing all the details about the exciting activities planned for the day. Please mark your calendars. Registration will be up soon! Watch our socials. Something different, something life changing, and something WORTH attending. On the 28th… Continue Reading Annual Conference 2024
A jam packed newsletter including Exam papers win Accessible shows Fundraising Webinars Campabilities Entitlements Féach Summer Newsletter 2024 WELL DONE to Dr. Aoife Kearney our wonderful Chair, whose legal challenge assisted by the Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission, has succeeded in securing Modified Digital Exam papers fo… Go to this Sway
To follow up on our Chairperson Aoife Kearneys win for Modified state exam papers, Here is a simple explanation of the options VI students have for exams – Deadline for schools to apply is APRIL 17TH A standard state exam paper is A4 in font 12/14 with images, graphs, diagrams etc. Until now VI students… Continue Reading State Exam Papers – Win for VI/blind students
WEBINAR – Orientation and Mobility April 16th 8pm – Fiona Broadley and Lisa Priestley are O&M specialists in the UK and will explain what O&M is. They have 53 years experience between them on the area. It is a fascinating topic that parents know little about. Everyone needs O&M, even without a visual impairment. We… Continue Reading WEBINAR – Orientation and Mobility
Parents, Opticians, Optometrists and Opthalmologists; did you know children under 12 with a high prescription are entitled to 50% refund on their glasses via the HSE? The procedure is – An optician needs to send the LOA/2 form, Cover letter (Images below) with attached template and a copy of the prescription to the correct HSE… Continue Reading 50% REFUND ON CHILDRENS SPECIAL GLASSES
WELL DONE to Dr. Aoife Kearney our wonderful Chairperson, whose legal challenge assisted by the Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission, has succeeded in securing Modified Digital Exam papers for Leaving Cert and Junior Cert students with a vision impairment. This will make a huge difference to blind and vision impaired students going forward enabling… Continue Reading A Win for Junior and Leaving Cert Students!
IT skills are vital for a student with vision impairment to access education independently, if they are put in place in a timely manner, they can ensure your child is fully integrated into school life and not dependent on someone to help them all the time. In this webinar Edel Doherty Vision Ireland (formerly NCBI)… Continue Reading Webinar – Essential IT Skills for Children with Vision Impairments in Education
What a day, the first ever All Ireland Training Course for SNA/CA’s supporting blind and vision impaired students in education. Delivered by Féach and Angel Eyes NI. We worked with 20 really committed, hardworking Classroom Assistants in Belfast. So many eureka moments and so much peer support among the group, it was really heartening. We… Continue Reading All Ireland Training for SNAs and CAs
