Derry

Please find attached information leaflet on sailing and water activity opportunities for people with disabilities at Foyle Marina 11 & 12 June 2015 11am - 4pm. A disabled hoist will be available for wheelchair users. I would be grateful if you could circulate the attached information through your networks and members.

Source: The Derry Journal, 4th September 2009

Derry men Vincent Edwards and Martin Gormley helped raise £12,500 for Autism NI when they climbed Ben Nevis in aid of the charity. Months of fundraising and training culminated when the pair, accompanied by over 30 others reached the summit last Saturday. The pair personally raised more than £500 each.

"Autism NI’s Mission in brief is to 'ensure that individuals with Autism and their carers are valued members of the community'. We achieve this through a bi-lateral approach of parent support and training for parents and professionals.

Autism NI's training department team has a wealth of qualifications, expertise and experience. As well as drawing on the wide range of skills within our own professional team, we also have links and longstanding relationships with a consortium of local and international specialist trainers.

Story and Photo copyright: Derry Jounal, 3rd July 2009
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An autistic Derry man is fulfilling the dream of a lifetime by learning how to drive.
Twenty one years-old Bryan Sutherland from the Waterside passed tests set by the DVLNI to get his medical driving licence. He is now learning to drive with John O'Donnell of 1st Choice Driving School.

His mother Ruby said the experience is fantastic for Bryan, especially as he missed out on a place in the army because of his Asperger's Syndrome.

PECS Basic Training Course

Venue: City Hotel Derry.

This workshop is the basic accredited training in PECS and recommended for parents as well as professionals. Please see attached Flyer for Autumn 2009 PECS courses on Island of Ireland.

Source: Sky News, Monday December 22, 2008

The hotel swimming pool where a boy drowned at the start of a Disneyland holiday was unsupervised at the time, it has been revealed.

The owners of Hotel Explorers, near the resort in Paris, confirmed that no lifeguard was on duty when five-year-old Colum Canning was pulled from the water.

The autistic boy, from Londonderry, Northern Ireland, drowned not long after the family had checked in on Thursday.