Ballybofey woman graduates
Rosaleen Boyle from Ballybofey was among 23 graduates to receive certificates from Mary Hanafin TD, Minister for Social Affairs at the Partners in Policymaking graduation ceremony, which took place in Dublin recently.
The unique programme, run by Rehab, is specifically designed to give adults with disabilities and parents of teenagers with disabilities the skills they need to improve services and make their own contribution to building a more inclusive society for all.
Seven self-advocates and sixteen parents of children aged 12 to 23 years with a disability graduated from the programme, which started in September 2009 and consisted of five training weekends in Dublin over a five-month period. Each month the participants travelled from all over Ireland to attend the training sessions which featured an impressive line-up of guest speakers including Christy Lynch from KARE, Ivan Cooper from The Wheel, Anne O’Connor, DCU, Ger Craddock, the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design and Brid Ingoldsby from the Citizens Information Board.
RIGHT: Mary Hanafin TD, Minister for Social and Family Affairs pictured with Rosaleen Boyle from Ballybofey. Rosaleen was one of 23 graduates of ‘Partners in Policymaking’, an innovative programme run by Rehab.
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