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engagement of people with disabilities in all aspects of the arts in Ireland.
Objectives: provide an artistic programme that includes performances and
exhibitions; promote disability interests in arts organisations and vice versa;
form strategic partnerships to achieve mainstreaming; devise and deliver
new initiatives; provide training opportunities for career development and
workshops on artistic skills.
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Arts Council, The
70 Merrion Square, Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 618 0200 Fax: (01) 676 1302
Email: info@artscouncil.ie Web: www.artscouncil.ie
Established to stimulate public interest in and promote the knowledge,
appreciation and practice of the arts. Under the aegis of the Department of
Arts, Sport and Tourism, the Arts Council is the State’s principal instrument
of arts funding and an advisory body to the government on arts matters. It
operates under the Arts Acts of 1951, 1973, and 2003. As an advocate for the
arts, it commissions and publishes research and information and undertakes
a range of development projects, often jointly with other public sector or
non-governmental agencies.
ASH Ireland
43–45 Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Tel: (01) 231 0521, 8.00am – 4.00pm
Email: ashire@iol.ie Web: www.ash.ie
Founded in 1992 as a joint initiative of the Irish Cancer Society and Irish
Heart Foundation. ASH acts as a watchdog monitoring tobacco legislation in
Ireland and throughout Europe. Also works towards a tobacco-free society.
Publications: See the website for a full list of publications.
Asperger Syndrome Association of Ireland – Aspire
Coleraine House, Carmichael Centre, Coleraine Street, Dublin 7
Tel: (01) 878 0027 Fax: (01) 873 5283
Email: development@aspire-irl.org Web: www.aspire-irl.org
Established in 1995 to provide support for people with Asperger syndrome
and their carers. Asperger syndrome is a complex brain disorder that falls
within the autism spectrum. The organisation provides a helpline, organises
conferences and seminars, and offers a supported employment service.
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