The ID Zone Podcast
Welcome to The ID Zone Podcast, created and co-hosted by two mums, Claire and Nessa. They realised the significant gap in accessible information available to families and carers navigating the intellectual disability world. They went looking for answers and discovered a whole community ready to share. Join Claire and Nessa in conversation with therapists, advocates connecting with families. The ID Zone Podcast, season 1 launching on April 14th.
Episodes
A conversation with Principal Debbie O’Neill aka The Mild Principal of Scoil Eoin in Crumlin. Debbie talks about the challenges facing the children and teenagers with Mild General Learning Disability at school and the importance of the designated special education schools.
https://www.instagram.com/themildprincipal/
In this week's episode we talk to Before We Die founder Tony Murray and members Sinead McGrath and Sarah Roarty in Studio 16, Sandycove. This is a national movement of parents, family and friends lobbying the government to address the housing crisis for adults with intellectual disabilities.
https://www.beforewedie.ie/
https://www.beforewedie.ie/events/before-we-die-national-assembly
On this week's episode, we talk to Prof. Eilish Burke, researcher with IDS-TILDA at Trinity College Dublin, whose work focuses on intellectual disability, health, and ageing well. In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Eilish shares insights from her research and discusses some of the key issues affecting the health and wellbeing of people with intellectual disabilities as they age.https://idstilda.tcd.ie/
In the second part of our conversation with Prof. Eilish Burke, we delve into the important topic of bone health and why it matters for people with intellectual disabilities as they grow older. Drawing on her work with IDS-TILDA, Eilish shares insights on healthy ageing, maintaining wellbeing, and the steps that individuals, families, and support services can take to help people live healthier, fuller lives.
In this weeks episode of the ID Zone Podcast we head to Kilbarrack to talk to Teresa Foley, Paediatric Occupational Therapist and Feeding Expert.
Teresa shares her therapeutic and empathetic approach to feeding challenges and gives us an insight into ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder).
In this week’s episode of the ID Zone Podcast, we head to Churchtown to chat with Sarah Kelly, Speech and Language Therapist. Sarah gives great feedback on early language development and insights into the many ways people communicate.
On this week’s episode of the ID Zone Podcast Claire and Nessa took a trip to Dail Eireann to meet Senator Tom Clonan. Tom shares his experiences and challenges in the disability world and the advocacy work he is doing in the Seanad.
https://www.instagram.com/tomclonan/
https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/private-members-bill-on-disability-rights-clears-seanad
This week on the ID Zone Podcast we talked to Linda Foley and Liz Fitzpatrick of Sibshops. Sibshops provide a fun and safe space for brothers and sisters of children with additional needs to share their experiences. They offer an opportunity to connect with peers who understand their situation, allowing them to talk openly about both the challenges and the positives in a relaxed, supportive environment.
In this weeks episode of the ID Zone Podcast, Claire and Nessa talk to Senior Occupational Therapist, Sinead Cormican. Sinead talks about the biopsychosocial model, this approach recognizes that health is shaped by a combination of body, mind, and environment.
In this episode of the ID Zone Podcast, Nessa and Claire are in conversation with Dr.Rebecca Quin, a Clinical psychologist from The Psychology Practice. Dr.Rebecca talks about the difference between an intellectual disability and a specific disability and gives us an insight into assessments.
In this weeks episode of the ID Zone Podcast, Nessa and Claire are in conversation with Derval McDonagh, CEO of Inclusion Ireland. Derval talks about Inclusion Ireland’s role in shaping government policy on behalf of and with people with an intellectual disability and much more.
https://www.inclusionireland.ie/
https://www.instagram.com/inclusion_ireland/
Next episode 28th April with Sinead Cormican OT
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