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Adult ID SIG @AdultIDSIG

Special Interest Group for Irish SLTs working with adults with Intellectual Disability.

Joined May 2017
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Decision Support Service
@DSS_Ireland
21 Aug 2023
The DSS Director has published 13 codes of practice. These codes are intended to guide the new ‘decision supporters’ entering into formal legal arrangements under the 2015 Act. For more👉ow.ly/mjAm50PBntb #MyDecisionsMyRights #CodesOfPractice
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Decision Support Service
@DSS_Ireland
2 May 2023
🎬What is the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act? A new piece of legislation has commenced to provide the Decision Support Service, but what does it mean for me and my loved ones? To view 👉 ow.ly/UGbI50NXnFz #OurDecisionsOurRights
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NAS Ireland@AdvocacyIreland
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Adult ID SIG retweeted
Decision Support Service
@DSS_Ireland
26 Apr 2023
🚨Codes of Practice🚨 The DSS Director has published 13 codes of practice to provide essential guidance in relation to the practical implementation of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. Please see👉 decisionsupportservice.ie/ne… #DecisionSupportMatters
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Massive thanks to @SheridanForster for delivering a really informative and thought provoking presentation this morning to conclude our 'Gestalt Language Processing and Adults' CPD event. #GLP #gestaltlanguageprocessing #AdultID #GLPandID
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Looking forward to seeing everyone again tomorrow morning at 9.30am for the second part of this study event with @SheridanForster
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Huge thanks to Farwa Husain for a thought-provoking and accessible overview of Gestalt Language Processing, the Natural Language Acquisition Model and ideas about its application for adults! A really enjoyable 2 hours.
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Farwa discussing how critical connection is in SLT support - ‘an individual needs to feel safe and connected for models to be effective’
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Getting ready for today’s study day with Farwa Husain - looking forward to seeing everyone online and learning more about GLP from Farwa!
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Adult ID SIG retweeted
Decision Support Service
@DSS_Ireland
22 Apr 2023
🎬How will Capacity be assessed? The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act recognises that, as far as possible, all adults have the right to play an active role in decisions that affect them. To view 👉youtu.be/8L4O9-CK2Jc #DecisionSupportMatters
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Down Syndrome IRL@DownSyndromeIRL
21 Mar 2023
Could we ask a favour on #WorldDownSyndromeDay? Please make a donation to Down Syndrome Ireland here: downsyndrome.ie/donate/ All donations will help improve supports and services for people with Down syndrome in Ireland.
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Inclusion Ireland
@InclusionIre
8 Mar 2023
Next up in our series of International Women's Day messages is CEO of Inclusion Ireland - Derval McDonagh @dervalmcd. The theme for #IWD2023 is ‘Embracing Equity’. #EmbraceEquity
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Adult ID SIG retweeted
Lámh@Lamhsign
1 Mar 2023
Have your #Lámhsigns at hand for #WorldBookDay2023 tomorrow March 2!📚 See BOOK demo by Deirdre #Lámh Tutor 📚 See READ demo, follow #LámhSignOfTheWeek 📚 Lámh is the manual sign system used by children & adults with #intellectual #disability & communication needs in Ireland 🇮🇪
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RT @dysphagiasigire: ⭐Calling all Dysphagia SIG members ⭐ Exciting opportunity to join our committee!! We are looking for new members to c…
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Decision Support Service
@DSS_Ireland
20 Dec 2022
As the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 has become Irish Law, we are ever closer to the Decision Support Service launch. A range of resources and information about what our services will offer to support you is here👉decisionsupportservice.ie/re… #DecisionSupportMatters
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Congratulations to our colleagues @sig_autism on a great study day and AGM yesterday
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