It’s great to hear from families that their children with additional are able to secure a place in training centres and some have gone on to third level education. There are a number of means tested grants that students can apply for which lowers the cost of colleges and universities in Ireland. However, the most […]
FINANCIAL WELLBEING
Reflective Summer -by Dolores
Well, how was your summer? After speaking with a number of parents in the last few week, most parents have had a lovely summer, they spoke about holidays, summer camps and a bit of sunshine. A lot of parents also expressed how they felt it was great for their children to be going back to […]
Wheelchairs And Holidays
For a wheelchair user, you must make sure that all places you visit are on holidays are fully wheelchair accessible. You must also check the place out before you visit to make sure that the place has wheelchair ramps and that you can get around the place without having problems. If you are also booking a […]
Trustees Duties By Allan
Deciding who you want to serve as your trustees is a decision that could have huge implications for your child’s financial security. It is a decision not to take lightly and for you to clearly match up with the right person When the Trustees take up their role they will have to get to grips […]
How Important Is Respite? – By Dolores
The answer is very important for everyone, parents, siblings and most importantly your child with additional needs. Do you know I was such a protective parent I didn’t let David go into respite until his teens!! I don’t think this was the right thing to do for David. Why? First of all most children go […]
Intellectual Disability When Travelling – by Dolores
Don’t be delusional!! Just because your child has an intellectual disability does not mean you leave it at the airport. Sometimes, even a change in environment is enough to send some children and parents to the edge. The first thing to remember that I have found helpful is “THIS IS NOT THE CHILDS FAULT” Nor […]
Fair Deal Scheme – by Allan
Parents assume that after their passing the family home and any assets they have will be passed into the trust for their child with additional needs and/or divided by their other children. However, the reality is that the next generation of people to enter the Fair Deal scheme will be paying a large proportion of […]
Bus Strike – by David
Bus Eireann had been on strike for some time and it is really annoying because I go on outings with the NLN Group and they normally use the bus service. The outings are part of the course. The company had some talks over the weeks and over 27 hours of talks had been adjourned without […]
Communions, confirmation and parties – by Dolores
As wonderful, special events can be it can be a very stressful time for the whole family and your child. Unfortunately, these types of events can also bring you into contact with bossy organisers who would just wish you would disappear. I know this is an issue I face a lot with David. There are […]