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Including all: Improving arts accessibility for people with varying visual and hearing ability

19th October 201729th April 2015 by Fionnuala Casey

Dr Sarah Eardley-Weaver (QUB) Media accessibility and social inclusion are increasingly prominent issues in today’s rapidly developing technological and multicultural world, as reflected in legislation and in a growing social awareness of inclusion as a fundamental human right. However, there remains a lack of promotion and awareness of the accessibility facilities for the blind and … Read more Including all: Improving arts accessibility for people with varying visual and hearing ability

Social isolation and older men: meeting the need?

19th October 201729th April 2015 by Fionnuala Casey

Dr Paula Devine (QUB) et al In Northern Ireland, as elsewhere, there has been a growing recognition of the needs of older people within a range of policies and strategies. Within these, the prioritisation of social inclusion for older people acknowledges that social inclusion and active ageing have strong links to health and well-being. At … Read more Social isolation and older men: meeting the need?