Links
These websites may be of interest to visitors to Irish Deaf Kids.
Education:
The Visiting Teacher Service provides a home-school link for deaf children.
The Special Education Support Service co-ordinates educational supports.
The National Council for Special Education plans special-needs education.
The Irish Association of Teachers in Special Education is a national network.
Special Needs Support:
Release Communication Intervention runs groups for children & caregivers.
Destine enables parents & professionals to support special-needs children.
The Carers Sanctuary Magazine is a free, online magazine for family carers.
The Conor Leigh Fund has an Irish website for microtia & atresia families.
Sensational Kids runs a kids’ occupational therapy centre in Co. Kildare.
Seomra Ranga has a list of special educational needs blogs on its website.
Hometrain is a preschool learning programme with lesson plans & games.
Parenting:
Rollercoaster.ie is Ireland’s leading pregnancy and parenting website.
Schooldays.ie is Ireland’s online resource for parents and teachers.
Mumstown.ie gives people a place to communicate & network from home.
Simply Signing provides step-by-step tuition in ISL for infants to adults.
iamawahm.com is a resource for work-at-home mums in Ireland & the UK.
Mumcentric is a podcast and social networking website for Mums in Ireland.
Pets’ Corner:
The Dublin SPCA is a fun place for kids to meet pets and farm animals.
The Animal Hospital, Tallaght is great at vet care – and knows to text only!
Irish Dogs For The Disabled train assistance dogs to carry out specific tasks.