Latest News & Events
Chairperson of LAPWD will be missed.
Posted - 8th May 2012
LAPWD directors, staff members and friends are saddened by the death of Howard Cusack, Stradermott, Ballinamore on May 2nd, at the North West Hospice in Sligo.
Howard was chairperson of LAPWD at the time of his death and we will all miss him for his dedication to the organisation and the rights of people with Disabilities.
Howard's remains is reposing at his home in Ballinamore from 2pm on Thursday May 10th and Funeral Mass on Friday morning at 9.30 am in St.Patrick's church Ballinamore.
May he rest in peace.
LAPWD Open Information Event, Tuesday 21st February 2012
Posted - 30th January 2012
We are hosting an open information event, Tuesday 21st, February 2012 between 2pm - 5pm. LAPWD together with Local Service Providers & Information Providers, will provide information and consult with you on the recent cutbacks and how it may affect you.
Other information providers confirmed to be attending include:
- Citizens Information Service
- Leitrim Advocacy Service
- Leitrim Co. Council
- Leitrim Development Company
- V E C
- Deafhear.ie
- St. Vincent de Paul
- St. Joseph’s outreach
- MS Therapy Centre
- Reiki Theresa Gilmartin
- Malo Yoga
- Supported Employment
- Mohill Family Support Centre
- Irish Wheelchair Association
- Childhood Days
This event is open to all people with disabilities and the general public.
Christmas Night Out at the Backstage Theatre Longford.
LAPWD Men’s Focus Group went to see the popular play by John B. Keane Big Maggie.
Produced by the Druid Theatre Company. Lead played by Aisling O’Sullivan.
It is the day of her husband’s funeral, an occasion for which she expresses a level of grief best reserved for recently spilled milk, and Maggie is all business. She haggles over the cost of a headstone, economising on the epitaph: “There’s enough lies written on the headstones of Ireland without my adding to them”. She then convenes her four children for the will. Big Maggie – shrewish widow, disciplinarian and dab hand at breaking spirits – has just discovered her liberty: “there’s new management here now”.
A woman in her 30s, stooped and surly, with a Kerry accent so hard it leaves bruises. It’s a bold bit of casting and O’Sullivan gives a tremendous performance, although with her head bowed and her brow tightened. Hardened by circumstance and betrayed by authority, she is now in charge of her own destiny: like all wives, I kept my mind to myself. Pride and ignorance and religion! Those were the chains around me.
The Men’s group thoroughly enjoyed this contemporary version of Big Maggie. A great night was had by all.
Keep warm this winter!
Posted - 1st December 2011
Prepare your home for the cold weather. Information and advice can be found on Winterready.ie
For tentants of local authority housing, find information and contact numbers on the Leitrim Co. Council Website. In case of burst pipes please contact Leitrim Co. Council 071 96 50426.
New Opportunities Available
Posted - 7th November 2011
AHEAD: Building the Future
When: Nov 11th, 10:00-13:00 & 13:30-16:30
Where: Bank of Ireland Learning Zone, 1 Grand Canal Quay
Calling all graduates with disabilities & specific learning difficulties! This free event run by Get AHEAD aims to help graduates with disabilities polish their job seeking skills and give them some important tips on successfully adjusting to the world of work and building a fulfilling career.
Region: Dublin
Expiry date: 11/11/2011
Further Information on Building the Future
Spread Your Wings: Online Song Writing Competition in Aid of Parkinsons Association of Ireland
Music4you.ie are running an online songwriting competition to raise much-needed funds to support the work of the Parkinson's Association.
The Parkinson's Association is a charity supporting people with Parkinson's, their carers, and families. This exciting project will raise much needed awareness of the condition. It will put Parkinson's out onto the airwaves where more people will talk about the condition, to reach new patients who need support.
Region: Nationwide
Expiry date: 30/11/2011
More Information about Competition
Free Information Seminar for Deaf Teens
Free Information Seminar for Deaf Teens and their parents - "Exploring College and Career Options for Deaf Young People " - 3 November 2011 Irish Deaf Kids (http://www.irishdeafkids.ie) is holding a FREE Information Seminar for Deaf Teens and their parents to explore college and career/employment options for deaf young people. IDK welcomes expressions of interest from deaf teens and their parents for this free afternoon session.
Region: Dublin
Expiry date: 03/11/2011
Further information on Seminar
Open Training College: Honours Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Studies (Disability)
Exciting new opportunity to commence a HETAC Level 8 Honours Degree (add-on programme) with the Open Training College, starting January 2012. Ireland's only Disability Specific Honours Degree delivered using flexible online and distance learning methods allowing you to work and study at the same time.
Region: Nationwide
Expiry date: 21/11/2011
More information on Honours Course
Fish Caught on Lough Rowan
Posted - 7th November 2011
Lapwd's Director Tom Murphy is pictured with friends having landed a large fish on a recent fishing expedition.
Tom is particularly deighted as this would not have been possible without the Wheelyboat. The Wheelyboat is a specially designed accessible boat, built to meet the needs of people with disabilities, to have access to lakes and partake in fishing, angling or just pleasure trips on the lakes.
AGM 2011
Posted - 19th Sept 2011
The Annual General Meeting of the Leitrim Association of People with Disabilities will be held in the Action Ability Centre, Station Rd. Mohill at 2.30 pm on Tuesday October 4th 2011.
New members are welcome to become members and attend the AGM.
