Dyslexia and Drug Use Conference: Hiding in Plain Sight

Dyslexia and Drug Use: Hiding in Plain Sight

Date: 12 July 2017
Time: 9:30 – 1pm

Organisers: Soilse and Dyslexia Association of Ireland
Venue: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) offices
16-22 Green Street , Dublin 7

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Schedule

9:30 – 10:00
Registration

10:00
Welcome and overview
Pat O’Mahoney, chair, Education Research Officer with Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI)

10:10
Exploring the links between dyslexia and drug use
Donald Ewing, Dyslexia Association of Ireland (DAI)

10:30
The Public Sector Duty: Eliminating Discrimination, Promoting and Protecting Human Rights
Dónal Rice, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

10:50
Lived experiences of dyslexia
Two speakers

11:10
Break (Tea / Coffee)

11:40
Panel Discussion
Representatives from Career Paths, Parents, Soilse, DAI, IHRC

12:30
Concluding words
Niamh O’Reilly, CEO, Aontas – the National Adult Learning Organisation

12:40
Light lunch
Soilse, Green Street
 

Further information

Email: Soilse@HSE.ie
Phone: (01) 872 4535

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