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Thrilled to be shortlisted with our collaborating partners Tourism & Hospitality Department, MTU Cork Campus at MTU, for the 2025 Education Awards, for Best Community Academic Collaboration for the "Team Up for Home Economics" programme. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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#WorldDownSyndromeDay2025 at the UN in NY starts tomorrow at 10am Eastern time (2pm Ireland) and Fionn will speak at 11am (3pm) for about 10 minutes. webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1l/kโ€ฆ share this with friends. #DownSyndrome National Down Syndrome Policy Group Decision Support Service Down Syndrome News ๐ŸŒ National Down Syndrome Society

#WorldDownSyndromeDay2025  at the UN in NY starts tomorrow at 10am Eastern time (2pm Ireland) and Fionn will speak at 11am (3pm) for about 10 minutes.
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๐ŸŽ‰ย Hello everyone! HAPPY WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY To celebrate I want you to be the first to know: I am really proud and excited that my wicked new picture book for little children โ€œTommyโ€™s Time to Shineโ€ is coming out on 8th May. ๐ŸŒŸ This is a joyful story based on my own life and

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We need your help! ๐Ÿ™Œ TCPID is improving how we communicate with people with intellectual disabilities and supporters. If you or someone you know has an intellectual disability, please take our short survey to help us do better! ๐Ÿ”— forms.office.com/e/GbEEcvCpgA School of Education

We need your help! ๐Ÿ™Œ

TCPID is improving how we communicate with people with intellectual disabilities and supporters. 

If you or someone you know has an intellectual disability, please take our short survey to help us do better!

๐Ÿ”— forms.office.com/e/GbEEcvCpgA

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Irelandโ€™s Minister for Education โฆHelen McEntee TDโฉ is to ask the Teaching Council to ensure that all trainee teachers complete placements in special-ed. settings to ensure schools can meet the needs of growing numbers of students with additional needs. irishtimes.com/ireland/educatโ€ฆ

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I have asked the Teaching Council to start a process to move towards a mandatory assessed placement period in a special education needs setting for all student teachers.

Nikki Makaton Tutor (@makatonnikki) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Makaton for Happy Mother's Day ๐ŸŒธ Have a lovely day! And sending love to anyone who is finding today difficult. ๐ŸŒธ #Makaton #WeTalkMakaton #MakatonTutor

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"That's the only step, I suppose" Tonight we're joined by Rebecca Meehan, a mother who says sheโ€™ll chain herself to the school gates to ensure her autistic son gets an appropriate school place this September. ๐Ÿ“บ #TheGroupChat | Virgin Media One | 11pmย  Gavan Reilly | Zara King

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This is a unique opportunity to receive help with your career while raising awareness about workplace challenges and celebrating inclusion. Email your CV to [email protected] AND send a selfie video saying who you are, your interests, and your preferred job.

This is a unique opportunity to receive help with your career while raising awareness about workplace challenges and celebrating inclusion.

Email your CV to casting@tyrone-productions.ie
AND send a selfie video saying who you are, your interests, and your preferred job.
DS Biome - Down Syndrome Microbiome Research (@ds_biome) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ONLINE STUDY DS Biome; Down Syndrome Gut Microbiome Sibling Study Read about this Cork-based study teagasc.ie/food/food-biosโ€ฆ Leave your name & number below and the study nurse will call & explain what's involved ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runneโ€ฆ

ONLINE STUDY   
DS Biome; Down Syndrome Gut Microbiome Sibling Study

Read about this Cork-based study
teagasc.ie/food/food-biosโ€ฆ

Leave your name &amp; number below and the study nurse will call &amp; explain what's involved 
ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runneโ€ฆ
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Makaton for Happy Easter ๐Ÿฐ Yo!! ๐Ÿ˜‚ Happy Easter everyone! Hope you all have a lovely Easter weekend whatever you are doing! #Makaton #WeTalkMakaton #MakatonTutor

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The countdown to awards night is on โ€” just over two weeks to go! We're absolutely delighted and honoured to be shortlisted, alongside our amazing partners Tourism & Hospitality Department, MTU Cork Campus, for an Education Awards in the category of "Best Community Academic Collaboration". Our nomination

The countdown to awards night is on โ€” just over two weeks to go! We're absolutely delighted and honoured to be shortlisted, alongside our amazing partners <a href="/TourismHospDept/">Tourism & Hospitality Department, MTU Cork Campus</a>, for an <a href="/EDUAwardsIRL/">Education Awards</a>  in the category of "Best Community Academic Collaboration".

Our nomination
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I really wish we could remove the word โ€˜assaultโ€™ from this important discussion. Assault is intentional or reckless acts of violence and children with additional needs, often related to sensory issues, donโ€™t commit assaults. irishtimes.com/ireland/educatโ€ฆ

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Preparing for adulthood It can be a tricky stage for young people with Down's syndrome but, writes Sharon Smith, support is available. senmagazine.co.uk/content/educatโ€ฆ #transition #Downssyndrome #activities #adulthood #employment #independence #support

Preparing for adulthood

It can be a tricky stage for young people with Down's syndrome but, writes Sharon Smith, support is available.

senmagazine.co.uk/content/educatโ€ฆ

#transition #Downssyndrome #activities #adulthood #employment #independence #support
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โฆAdidasโฉ is developing a shoe specifically tailored to the needs of people with Down syndrome. โฆadidasโฉ said it is working with โฆChris Nikicโฉ ,who is known as the first person with Down syndrome to complete a triathlon Ironman. #DSNews mmm-online.com/news/adidas-fcโ€ฆ

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Get ready for 'The Assembly'. A game-changing series that's turning celebrity interviews on their head!Where neurodivergent individuals take the reins & put some of the most famous faces under the spotlight with their unfiltered questions & bold honesty. ok.co.uk/tv/im-neurodivโ€ฆ

Makaton With Alfie - Whatโ€™s It All About Alfie? (@makatonalfie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

To celebrate today being #InternationalDanceDay todayโ€™s sign is . . . โ€˜TO DANCEโ€™ ๐Ÿ•บ #MakatonWithAlfie #WhatsItAllAboutAlfie #WeTalkMakaton #WeUseMakatonWhatsYourSuperpower #MakatonTutor #SarahTheMakatonTutor #Activities #Verb