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People urged to look at intellectual disabilities with a 'different set of eyes'

People urged to look at intellectual disabilities with a 'different set of eyes'

When looking at intellectual disabilities, people tend to be short-sighted.

That's the message from L'Arche Ireland, who are launching a new Christmas campaign "Through L'Arche Eyes".

The organisation is an international network where people with and without intellectual disabilities share life together.

They have designed two pairs of glasses for people to wear and share on social media.

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Diana Walsh is the fundraising and outreach coordinator for L'Arche Ireland and Northern Ireland:

“The issue is not the disability; it’s the way we look at it. The real questions should be about
inclusion; about personal encounters without prejudices; about the kind of societies we want in the
future.

Of course, there is real impact when supporting causes like ours, which aim to create a more
human society for all of us”, Diana explains.

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