Social Inclusion Week

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown have published their programme for this year's event. It runs from 16th - 23rd October, and it promises "to bring many strands of community life together by showcasing best practice social inclusion projects".

The events that might be of specific interest include:

  • Community 5k - people of all abilities and ages are invited to walk, run or push their way around the 5k route in Kilbogget Park (Saturday 16th October)
  • Open evening for Southern Abilities Social Club - a club for young people (18-30 years) who have disabilities, displaying their creative work, and inviting new members to join (Loughlinstown, Thursday 21st October)

Check out all the details on DLRCC's web-site.

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RIYC Lunch 10th Sept

The Red Door receives significant funding from the Department of Education. However, these funds don't cover the full range of costs and activities. For that reason, we need to raise our own funds every year in order to maintain and develop the range of services that are provided.

Our first event of the new year is the annual lunch, at the RIYC. Driven by Adele McInerney, The Red Door's mums and friends have organised their 9th annual event, where guests enjoy a champagne reception followed by a superb four course lunch. Raffle and spot prizes are on offer, with funds coming from the €100 per person contribution. If you want to make up a table of friends, or join others at a table, just call us on (01) 663 7532.

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Date for 2011 Conference

Save the Dates24th & 25th June 2011

We are delighted to announce the dates for our 4th Autism Conference in 2011. The conference will be held on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th June 2011, in Dublin. More details about the conference will be published soon.

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Alarm ClockRed Door School Calendar for 2010/2011

This is the provisional school calendar for the new school year. Due to the proposed change in the school's structrure, with the change to Special School status, it is possible that the dates below may need to be changed. If this happens, we will update this page at the earliest opportunity.

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Ivor Lovaas 1927 - 2010

Dr. Ivor LovaasIvar Lovaas, the distinguished professor of psychology at UCLA, a pioneer in the research and development of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy to treat children with autism, and the founder of the Lovaas Institute, died on August 2nd at age 83.

We join with everyone else in the field of ABA in acknowledging the huge contribution that Dr. Lovaas made to the development of better educational services for children with autism, and we offer our sincere sympathies to his family and friends and colleagues.

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