Welcome to my blog. I arrived in the US on Tuesday 20th March. I'll be keeping everyone updated once I get properly set up technologically. Chat to you then, Caroline.
I am the Founding CEO of The Aisling Foundation and O2 Ability Awards. I established The Aisling Foundation in June 2000 when I decided to embark on a 1000km trek in India on elephant back. Aisling is the Gaelic word for vision or dream. I am visually impaired and work to promote the Ability of people with disabilities with particular emphasis on the area of employment. Some of the projects I have been involved with over the years are Around the World in Eighty Ways and Challenge 32. I am a member of several boards; FÁS, ICTRG [Irish Charities Tax Reform Group], The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation, The Wellbeing Foundation and 98FM. I'm also a member of the Taskforce on Active Citizenship and was appointed a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in January 2006. In the same year I received an honorary doctorate from the National University of Ireland. I was chosen as the Eisenhower Fellow 2007 from Ireland and am the first Irish person to become an Ashoka/SEI Fellow. I am also a cofounder and trustee of elephant family in the UK and a trustee of Sight Savers International.