Anne Sullivan Foundation For Deaf BlindPeople

Lobbying Organisation Anne Sullivan Foundation For Deaf BlindPeople

Date published 20 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Improving Assistive Technology (AT) supports for students who are deafblind in education

Intended results Better AT supports for people who are deafblind in education

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Louise Martin

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Grace Kelly Hartnett (CEO, The Anne Sullivan Centre) and Louise Martin (Advocacy and Campaigns Officer, The Anne Sullivan Foundation) met with Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O'Connor, regarding Circular No 0010/2013 and AT in education, at a meeting on Thursday 14th November 2019.

Letter (1)

Following the meeting listed above, Grace Kelly Hartnett and Louise Martin sent a letter to the Department of Education, copying the Minister for State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O'Connor, on Thursday 21st November 2019. This letter offered recommendations with respect to addressing the AT needs of students who are deafblind, so that the education system can be inclusive in meeting their needs.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Mary Mitchell O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)