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Saturday December 3 was the UN International Day of Persons with Disability. We marked it in Galway by holding what we called a ‘Speakout,’ at one o’clock outside Brown Thomas’s, where the Christmas shopping crowds were thickest. Ten of us, men and women in wheelchairs, all ages from late twenties to over eighty, spoke in turn about the need to combat our social exclusion in the city, letting the public know the everyday obstacles we face to our mobility and ease of access.

Western Management Centre is the first training organisation in the West of Ireland to receive FETAC accreditation for their Manual Handling Train the Trainer Course. This Special Purpose Certificate is designed to equip Learners with the knowledge, skills and competence to effectively design and deliver manual handling instruction in the workplace. Almost every occupational setting requires some form of manual handling. The manual handling regulations seek to reduce the very large incidence of back injury and non fatal injuries arising from the manual handling of loads at work.

The Masters programme in Occupational Health, Safety and Hygiene at NUI Galway offers real opportunities for graduates with practical learning that potential employers will recognise and appreciate.

Work has commenced on major accessibility improvements at Athlone Train Station. These improvements are designed to give greater access to those with mobility and sensory impairments as well as offering improved facilities to families travelling with small children and those travelling with heavy baggage.