Author Archives: Chris Craig

Using Virtual Reality to Help People with Learning Disability be more Active Sport Northern Ireland is delighted to be involved with an exciting new pilot project delivered in partnership with Mencap NI designed to make sports facilities and sporting activities more inclusive through new Virtual Reality technology.   The pilot project delivers new and innovative…Continue reading this article →

‘From the Carry Row to Tokyo ‘From the Carry Row to Tokyo’ is Drew Cochrane’s true story of living with sight loss, when he developed an illness called Leber’s Optic Atrophy, a hereditary disease that his brother Ian also suffered from. Born in the 1940’s in a rural townland, Drew had an interesting childhood with…Continue reading this article →

CIYMS Tennis Good News Story “Last year CIYMS Tennis created an Outreach programme with the help of Every Body Active 2020, which would allow people from various backgrounds to play tennis. They offer classes to people of all abilities including visually impaired and people suffering from dementia. Participants have developed a range of physical and…Continue reading this article →