Disability

Fermoy Family Carers’ Support Group
Tel: 025 32962
Services: Group was set up in 2002, where the experiences and difficulties of caring can be shared with others. Space for carers to become aware of their own needs and to balance looking after others and themselves.
Carer’s Association
Tel: 021 4806397
9 Tuckey Street, Cork
Cork based support Service for carers.
COPE Foundation
Tel: 025 33329
Dun Aoibhin, Duntahane Road, Fermoy, Co Cork
E-Mail: headoffice@cope-foundation.ie
E-Mail: fermoy@cope-foundation.ie
Contact person: Mary Kearney
Services: Full accommodation is provided for 9 people with mild and moderate degrees of intellectual disability.
Respite Place: Provided to give relief to families who care for son or daughter at home.
FACE (Fermoy Action Children’s Education For Children with specific Learning Difficulties)
Tom Flynn Mobile No: 087 2278459
Email: facefermoy@gmail.com
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 10.00am – 6.00pm,
Saturday 10.00am – 2.00pm
Service: Our group FACE was set up to help children with specific learning difficulties such as DCD, ADHD, Dyslexia, Aspergers and Dyspraxia. Our objective is to set up workshops to help children and organise outings and events in relation to OP and Speech and Language and Coordination. Also other fun outings to help the children integrate who have the same problems and to socialise. We aim to improve their fine and gross motor skills, their sensory integration and their visual perception.
M.S. (Multiple Sclerosis)
Tel: 025 31434
Services: The only National Organisation supporting and providing services for people and families living with Multiple Sclerosis.
Provide: Care Work Officers Community and Development Work
National Advocacy Service for people with disabilities Gerry Rattigan 0860223998
Ann Marie O’Sullivan 0860224073
101 North Main Street, Cork.
Email gerry.rattigan@advocacy.ie
annmarie.osullivan@advocacy.ie
National Advocacy Service for people with disabilities (NAS) is an independent, confidential and free advocacy service for people with disabilities. The purpose of advocacy is to enable people to seek and receive information, explore and understand their options and make their wishes and views known to others.
The National Advocacy Service aims to assist more vulnerable people with disabilities who:
• May not be in a position to self-refer
• Are isolated in the community
• Live in residential institutions.
If you or someone you know would like the support of an independent advocate then please contact us.
Parents and Friends of People with Special Needs
Tel: 025 31395
Greenhill, Fermoy, Co. Cork
Service: Support for people with children with special needs.
Run Saturday Afternoons: 3pm – 5pm up to 14 years
Sports Club for children in Loreto Sports Hall from 2pm – 4pm
Summer: Monday, Wednesday and Friday in July for 3 weeks
Cork Association for the Deaf
Tel: 021 4505944
5A McCurtain Street, Cork
Fax: 021 4506190
Email: mail@corkdeaf.ie
Services: Provide a broad range of services for the Deaf, Deaf-blind, Hard of hearing people and people with Tinnitus.
Including: Sign Language, Deaf Awareness, Training, Social Work Support, Assistive technology, Adjust to hearing loss programme
Opening hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm
Irish Wheelchair Association
Tel: 021 4350282
Nore House, First Floor, Bessboro, Blackrock, Cork. Fax: 021 4350288
Email: cork@iwa.ie Tel: 087 2385373
Service: Day Resource Centre; Transport; Driving school; aids and appliances; respite/holidays; care attendant services; sport; advocacy group; wheelchair sales, service and hire; peer counselling.
EmployAbility Services Cork
Tel: 021 429 4949
For details see “Employment & Enterprise Section”
National Council for the Blind
Tel: 021 4214 962
1 Emmet House, Barrack Square, Ballincollig, Cork
Working with people with Sight Loss. NCBI is not for profit charitable
organisation which offers support and services nationwide to people
experiencing difficulties with their eyesight.
Range of services to assist people with vision impairments to adapt to their situation and maintain their independence