Special Needs Goods and Services
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Meet in Ireland is the official MICE brand and website for the island of Ireland. It comprises three official tourism authorities: Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Ireland and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.
Working in partnership, these three bodies promote Ireland as a leading conference and meeting destination.
MeetinIreland.com has the information and resources to facilitate and support destination bids and the organising of corporate events in Ireland. It also acts as a portal to find hotels, venues, conference facilities, team building organisers, professional conference organisers (PCOs) and destination management companies (DMCs).
Tourism Ireland is the organisation responsible for marketing the island of Ireland overseas as a holiday destination. Fáilte Ireland is the national tourism development authority for the Republic of Ireland. The Northern Ireland Tourist Board is the official body responsible for the development, promotion and marketing of Northern Ireland.

 www.toolsforlearning.ie is a special needs service including behaviour analysis and speech therapy for kids with autism and communication disorders. With the support of our clinical team (SLT’s & Behaviour Specialist) we also operate Chatterbox Preschool in South Dublin for kids with special needs, including ASD, Downs Syndrome, Speech and Language Delay/Disorder.Â
Sensational Kids is a registed charity that sells products for children of all abilities on its website www.sensationalkids.ie and in its shop in Kildare. All proceeds from sales at Sensational Kids go straight back into the charity to help fund The Sensational Kids Occupational Therapy Centre for children with special needs. Phone 045 520900
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Éirim is an Irish company that provides psycho-educational assessments and training in educational assessment all over Ireland. www.eirim.ie
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Special Educational Needs Courses. Study for a diploma in Learning Support (Special Needs). www.inst.org
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Your rights and information on special needs issues. www.citizensinformation.ie
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Encourageand Praise. A company specialising in children’s reward charts. www.encourageandpraise.co.uk
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ReConnect Autism Consultancy and Training delivers autism consultancy and training services to parents of children on the autism spectrum that result in improved quality of life.  Based in Wicklow and servicing families nationwide, ReConnect Autism brings the Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) programme to Ireland for the first time.  RDI is a parent-education programme based on the latest research on the brain, developmental psychology and autism that focuses on promoting and enhancing the child’s social and emotional understanding.  In a study in Texas, after 2.5 years on the RDI programme, 15% of children were still in special education classes, compared with 90% before going on the programme. Please visit www.ReConnectAutism.org for more information. Â
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www.bikedock.com For several years at Bikedock, we have been specialists in providing tricycles for use by special needs cyclists. They are much more affordable than other brands of specials needs tricycles, and the standards of quality are the same. We are a registered supplier of the Health Service ExecutiveÂ
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www.ballyo.ie Atlantic Surgical Ltd. was formed in 2008 to provide a specialist range of feature and performance packed orthopaedic products.
Our primary objective is to provide best value across our range of products.
We work closely with Consultant Surgeon & theatre staff to ensure the correct product specifications and features have been included at the design stage of our current and forthcoming range of products.
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www.hometrain.ie “Resources, information, printables and teaching ideas, plus special education items in the online shop.”
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www.bluestackfoundation.com The Bluestack Foundation is a voluntary, not for profit organisation run predominately by parents of children with special needs and professionals who not only work, but have a personal interest in the field. It was set up to provide services for people of all ages with special needs. Our ethos would be one of inclusiveness.
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www.disabilityconsultancy.ie  Disability Consultancy Services was formed in 1998. At DCS we are the leading training provider in the area of Disability Equality and Diversity awareness and are registered on the FAS national data base of trainers. We can provide Disability Equality and Diversity awareness training to all sectors of the community, schools and work place. Disability Consultancy Services can also carry out any alterations or building works to your premises to make it totally accessible for everybody. We can also provide any healthcare equipment such as wheelchairs, beds, automatic doors, hoist etc. please go to our link
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www.icsh.ie The ICSH seeks to encourage and assist the development of a range of social housing services which complements the role of the Local Housing Authorities and meet the different and changing needs of various groups of the population such as the elderly, homeless, people with disabilities or families on low incomes.
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www.accesscollege.ie/dare/info.php The Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) is a supplementary admissions scheme for school leavers with disabilities which operates on a reduced points basis. DARE has been established by a number of higher education institutions as clear evidence shows that disability can have a negative impact on educational attainment at school and progression to higher education.
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www.special-needs-kids.co.uk  Special Needs Kids is an Information Directory and shopping site to help parents and carers of children with special needs.Information on products and services for special needs kids , events and campaigns, disability issues, support groups, respite care, clothing, equipment, toys, leisure activities and days out, holidays, where to go for help and advice, and much more
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www.RollerCoaster.ie – Ireland’s No.1 site for Pregnancy & Parenting. Pregnancy, having a baby and parenting can all bring you to the heights of joy and the depths of despair – all within the space of a few minutes! RollerCoaster.ie accompanies you on this exciting journey.
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www.downsyndromecentre.ie Our goal of establishing Ireland’s first Down Syndrome Centre will offer a permanent life line to many parents, like myself and my wife Mary, who are battling with the frustration of not having access to an adequate level of service in this country”.
Peter Gaw, Founder Down Syndrome Centre
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www.specialchildren.about.com About.com is an online neighborhood of hundreds of helpful experts, eager to share their wealth of knowledge with visitors.
Every month, over 60 million people* visit us for help with everything from health care and parenting issues to advice on travel, cooking, technology, hobbies and more. And we offer solutions in the form of over two million hand-crafted, original articles, recipes, product reviews, videos, tutorials and more.
All created by our network of expert ‘Guides’ – real people who, like all good neighbors, help others so that everyone’s life gets just a little better.
Founded in 1996, About.com was acquired in March 2005 by The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT). Today, About.com is recognized as a top 15 content site and one of the largest producers of original content
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 www.irishprematurebabies.com Irish Premature Babies are a voluntary organisation set up in Ireland by parents who have all had premature baby. We have come together as a group because we believe there is a need to support parents through the rollercoaster journey that ensues when your baby is born prematurely. Ireland has very little that represents or promotes the welfare of the parent of preterm babies, but we hope to change this with the formation of Irish Premature Babies.
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Welcome to the Naughty Seat, we offer a range of positive parenting and educational products, including reward charts, star charts, behaviour charts and time out aids. Search through our products and order online today.www.thenaughtyseat.co.ukÂ
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