St. Laurence Cheshire Home:

Tel: 021 4822192 / 4866833
Glanmire, Cork

• Residential care for people with a physical disability

Caritas Training Centre:

Tel/Fax: 021 4345439
Brothers of Charity, Southern Service, Doughcloyne Industrial Estate, Sarsfield Road, Wilton, Cork.
e-mail: caritas@eircom.net

• Vocational training for persons with learning difficulties
• Client centred service
• Philosophy is the social & economic inclusion of persons with learning difficulties

Brothers Of Charity:

Tel: 021 4821012 Fax: 021 4821711
Administrative Centre, Southern Services, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Lota, Glanmire, Co. Cork

• Services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, Autism and communication disorders
• Respite Care and group homes
• Adult training centres and special schools for children
• Child & Family clinics

DAYCARE / RESIDENTIAL CENTRES

Doorway to Life Ltd:

Tel: 021 4357119 Fax: 4357606 Abode Hostel and Day Centre, Mahon, Blackrock, Cork
e-mail: doorwaytolife@oceanfree.net
website: www.doorwaytolife.com

• Services are provided to adults with physical disabilities
• Day Centre provides programmes designed to empower clients to develop their skills and promote their independence of living while providing a meaningful and fulfilling alternative to work
• The Hostel provides five and ten day respite facilities
• The Independent Living Programme is designed to empower people with physical disabilities to make an informed decision regarding how they would like to live the life of their choice to its fullest potential
• Doorway to Life, though under the supervision of nurses, is not a hospital and all admissions are on the understanding that clients are not currently in need of hospitalisation

Charleville & District Association for the Handicapped:

Tel: 063 89252 Fax: 063 81116
Baker's Road, Charleville. Co. Cork

• Voluntary organisation providing services for people with learning disabilities
• Services include residential care and sheltered employment
• Pre-school, respite care, special school and home support are also available

Enable Ireland:

Tel: 021 4294803 Fax: 021 4292080
Lavanagh Centre, Ballintemple, Cork
website: www.info@enableireland.ie

• Voluntary organisation providing a wide range of medical, paramedical, social, respite, developmental, educational and training services
• Services are for children and adults with a primary physical disability including cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy congenital abnormalities and developmental delay and for premature babies and infants at high risk who require monitoring in the early years

COPE Foundation:

Tel: 021 4507131 Fax: 021 4507580
Bonnington, Montenotte, Cork

• Comprehensive services for people with a mental disability
• Professional diagnosis and assessment are available on medical referral only
• Nursery / pre-school service and play therapy
• Advice and support are provided to parents
• Literacy and numeracy are taught and speech and language are developed
• Pre-vocational training in their schools; vocational training at their training centres
• COPE Youth Club for young people with a disability
• Community-based residential accommodation for people with a disability in employment, and for persons with a mild or severe disability whose families can no longer provide for them
• Respite Care for families to take a holiday or in times of a domestic crisis

L'Arche Community:

Tel: 021 4318880 Fax: 021 4318883
Workshop / Head Office: Le Chéile, Togher Road, Cork
e-mail: larche@indigo.ie

• Assistants and people with learning disabilities live and work together
• Many of the residents come from institutions
• Priority is given to those without family or friends

SUPPORT / INFORMATION

Cork Access Group:

Tel: 021 4882001
Barryscourt, Carrigtwohill

Meeting:
First Wednesday of every month at 5 p.m. (Held at the Comhairle office, 101 North Main Street, Cork)

• Voluntary organisation representing small and large disability groups
• Concerned with campaigning for equal access for people with a disability
• Active in achieving equal access to public telephones, nightclubs, etc

Cork Accessible Transport Limited:

Tel: 021 4300804 Fax: 021 4391575
Sunbeam Business Park, Millfield, Mallow Road, Cork

• An organisation, which provides transport for people with mobility disabilities

Cork Association for Autism:

Tel: 021 4271808 Fax: 021 4278038
61 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork
e-mail: caa@indigo.ie

• Voluntary organisation to promote the welfare of Autistic people
• Deaf-tech information and support are provided
• Sign Language classes and family support services are available
• Deaf Club for youth and a resource centre can also be availed of

Cork Association for the Deaf:

Tel: 021 4505944 Fax: 021 4506190
5 MacCurtain Street, Cork
e-mail: corkdeaf@eircom.net

• Family Support - Social Work, Counselling & Mental Health Support
• Information - Citizens Support Service, Advocacy, Independent Living Advice and Tinnitus Helpline
• DEAFTECH - Provision of assistive, adaptive technology & equipment, which allows deaf/hard of hearing people to live independently, e.g. flashing doorbell, amplified telephones
• Commutation Support - Sign Language Interpretation, Aural Rehabilitation and Sign language/Lip reading classes, Deaf Awareness Training
• Employment Support - C.V. & Interview preparation, Job Placement Support, Employee/er. Guidance
• Cork Deaf Club/Cork Deaf Sailing Club · Chaplaincy for the Deaf

Cork Centre for Independent Living:

Tel: 021 4391570 Fax: 021 4391575
Sunbeam Business Park Millfield, Old Mallow Road, Cork
e-mail: corkcil@iol.ie

• Organisation of people with disabilities working towards the inclusion of disabled people in the community
• Information/Advice/Advocacy for people with disabilities
• Provides personal assistance

Delicious:

Tel: 01 8786077
C/o the Forum of People with Disabilities, 21, Hill Street, Dublin 1
e-mail: delicious@online.ie

• Focuses on the needs of disabled lesbians and gay men, provides advice, information and training

Disabled Drivers' Association of Ireland:

Tel/Fax: 021 4313033
6 South Terrace, Cork

Office Hours: 2.00 pm. - 5.00 pm. Monday to Friday, by appointment

• Advice for disabled drivers and passengers

People with Disabilities in Ireland:

Tel: 021 4551986 Fax: 021 4551696
41 Penrose Wharf, Penrose Quay, Cork
e-mail: corkcity@pwdi.org

Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Closed for lunch 1 pm -2 pm

• Body to enable people with disabilities to represent themselves
• Support and promotion of people with disabilities to speak for themselves
• Represent the views of people with disabilities to statutory and voluntary organisations
• Lobby for the changes, which will promote equality

Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind (Irish Guide Dogs Association):

Tel: 021 4870929 Fax: 021 4874152
Mobility Training Centre, Model Farm Road, Cork
e-mail: igda@iol.ie

• Voluntary group providing trained guide dogs to enable blind and visually impaired people to live independently
• Orientation & Mobility Training Programme provides instruction in additional mobility skills for Blind and visually impaired people
• Puppy Walking Programme allows people to foster a puppy until it is ready to be trained

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland:

Tel/Fax:021 4300001
Cork & Kerry Regional Office, North Quay House, Pope's Quay, Cork
website: www.ms-society.ie

• Regional Office provides a point of contact for MS services to the public
• Support, information and advice for people diagnosed with MS and their families
• Information on counselling and other services for sufferers of MS
• Regional Office acts as information resource for health care professionals

(see also under "Helpline")

TRAINING / EMPLOYMENT

Caritas Training Centre:

Tel/Fax: 021 4345439
Doughcloyne Industrial Estate, Sarsfield Road, Wilton, Cork. e-mail: caritas@eircom.net

• Vocational training and employment support services to persons with learning difficulties
• Client centred service
• Philosophy is the social and economic inclusion of persons with learning difficulties.

Cork Deaf Enterprises:

Tel: 021 4294111 / 4294100 Fax: 021 4294113
2A Sundrive Park, Ballinlough Road, Cork

• Charity co-operating with Deaf people in the areas of employment, training, spiritual and social activities
• Workshop for re-upholstery, french polishing and sewing
• Sign Language also used in the workshop
• Driving school for Deaf people
• Employment, training and work experience for both Deaf and hearing people
• Works with Job Net to improve Deaf people's participation in the workforce

Enable Ireland:

Tel: 021 4294803 Fax: 021 4292080
Adult Training & Resource Centre, Ardfoyle Crescent, Ballintemple, Cork
website:www.info@enableireland.ie

(see under "Disability" & "Employment")

Comhairle:

Tel: 021 4222280 Fax: 021 4222270
101 North Main Street, Cork.
e-mail: comhairle@comhairle.ie
website: www.comhairle.ie

• Information resources
• Supports for the voluntary sector
• Resources for information providers
• Social policy

National Training & Development Institute:

Tel: 021 4300144 Fax: 021 4300089
Hollymount Industrial Estate Hollyhill, Cork
e-mail: hollyhill@ntdi.ie

Seward House:

Tel: 021 4341028 Fax: 021 4341035
Cork Business and Technology Park, Model Farm Road, Cork
e-mail: modelfarmroad@ntdi.ie

Tel: 087 6674282

Douglas Annert, Douglas, Cork
e-mail: mobile@ntdi.ie

Bantry:

Tel: 027 51027 Fax: 027 51497
Donemark, Bantry, Co. Cork.
e-mail: Bantry@ntdi.ie

• Non-Government Training Organisation providing training courses in association with FAS and SHB
• Provides high quality training and education programmes for people with injuries, illnesses, learning difficulties or disabilities of any sort
• Courses are certified by national and international training organisations
• Courses are vocational and rehabilitative in content and design
• A training allowance is paid to course participants
• Employment Service places course participants in employment after training

Shanakiel Training Centre:

Tel: 021 4541901
Shanakiel, Cork

• Southern Health Board service
• Training opportunities are provided for people with a disability