Dyslexia and Drug Use: Hiding in Plain Sight

Dyslexia Conference

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

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

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Email: Soilse@HSE.ie

Phone: (01) 872 4535

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