The National Institute for Intellectual Disabilty (NIID)

Trinity College, Dublin.

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The History of NIID

Inter-Dept Committee recommended in 1997. Established 1998.

Lifelong Education Policy & Advocacy Research Certificate in Contemporary Living2004 M.Sc. and Ph.D options

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Strategic Approach

• Integration of education, research & advocacy

• Person centred• Bring stakeholders together

• Inter-institutional collaboration

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The future.. opening doorsJourney

As one door closes after meI open a door to the future

Full of challenges and experiences

The next door I openIs a bumpy road aheadAnd it becomes steeperAnd harder to walk

Until I reach the top Then I come down followed

By a smooth path along the way

By Helen Donnelly, 2006

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Research

• The experience of learning in third level education among people with intellectual disability

• Life-stories of people with intellectual disability• Lives of families of people with intellectual disability• Transitions for people with intellectual disabilities :

the influences of social and educational experiences • Inequalities in respite service provision• Attitudes of care staff towards client sexuality