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Adaptive Video Game Controllers Open Worlds for Gamers with Disabilities:

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/adaptive-video-game-controllers-open-worlds-for-gamers-with-disabilities-1.3803827 Erin Hawley grew up immersed in video games, progressing from Pong on the Atari 2600 to Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Genesis to Tomb Raider on the Sony PlayStation. But as the hand-held controllers became more complex and her muscular dystrophy became more debilitating, she was eventually forced to stop playing console games. Even holding

October 3, 2019

Fermanagh Programme to help Young People with Disabilities get Involved in Sports:

https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/fermanagh-programme-help-young-people-16854292 A pilot sports programme in the Fermanagh and Omagh district is encouraging young people with disabilities to get involved in sports – and to just have a ‘wheelie’ good time. The ‘ Wheelie Active Club ‘ aims to give a platform to children who have disabling illnesses and their siblings to try a

September 17, 2019

How do I Set up Subtitles on my Horizon Box?

https://www.virginmedia.ie/customer-support/faqs-and-videos/virgin-tv/using/subtitles-on-horizon-box/ Whether you want to watch something without sound, are in a room where the speakers will be drowned out, or just a little behind on your French, turning the subtitles on is facile. 1.    Press “MENU” on your remote control and on screen navigate to “SETTINGS” 2.    Select “PREFERENCES” 3.    Select “HARD

September 2, 2019

RTE Access Services:

https://www.rte.ie/player/en_IE/profile/accessibility We endeavor to make our content accessible to as many users as possible. Closed Caption Subtitles are available on most of the content broadcast on RTÉ One and RTÉ2, and many of our Box Sets and exclusive series. You can enable captions by default in your preferences if you’re

September 2, 2019

5 Apps that Make Learning Easier for Students with Learning Disabilities:

https://www.studyinternational.com/news/apps-students-learning-disabilities/ A significant portion of the school population have learning disabilities, ranging from dyslexia to autism. In the US, the NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) states that ” in 2017–18, some 34 percent of all students who received special education services had specific learning disabilities.” Unfortunately, not all education systems are

August 30, 2019

Match Day & Concert Parking: Croke Park

https://crokepark.ie/getting-here/match-concert-parking We advise anyone travelling to matches or concerts to use public transport wherever possible. Bus, rail, DART & LUAS all bring you to within a 15 minute walk, or less, from the stadium. Croke Park is situated in a residential area that has limited parking and our neighbours have the

June 27, 2019

Association of Irish Powerchair Football:

https://www.fai.ie/domestic/football-for-all/association-of-irish-powerchair-football The underlying values of Powerchair Football are to encourage people with disabilities to get involved in a sport that they have an interest in. This action-packed team sport combines the skill of the wheelchair user with the speed and power of the chair itself, to participate in an extremely

June 19, 2019

Ireland Winter Games Postponement Announcement:

https://www.volunteernow.co.uk/event/2020-special-olympics-ireland-winter-games/ Lisburn (12 Nov); Armagh (14 Nov)Lisburn & Armagh Get involved with the 2020 Special Olympics Ireland Winter Games!  192 very excited athletes will be coming to your region from all over the island of Ireland to compete in Alpine Skiing and Floorball. They have been training and preparing for

June 19, 2019

Floorball:

https://www.specialolympics.ie/WHATWEDO/SPORTS/Floorball.aspx Floorball is one of the newest team sports to join the Special Olympics programme both worldwide and in Ireland. It is a hockey style game (similar to unihoc and icehockey) and is played in a 4 v 4 format. Our Fact Sheet will give you an overview of the sport

June 19, 2019

Disability Access GAA:

A list of Contacts per country to enquire about Disability Seating for GAA fixtures: Antrim: Telephone: 028 9030 0172Email: casementpark.antrim@gaa.ie Armagh: Telephone: +44 (0) 28 3752 7278Email: pro.armagh@gaa.ie Carlow: Telephone: (059)9142932 Email: secretary.carlow@gaa.ie Cavan: Telephone: +353 49 4361032 Email: secretary.cavan@gaa.ie Clare: Telephone: +353 (65) 682 1072 Email: administrator.clare@gaa.ie Cork: Telephone: 021-4963311

June 17, 2019


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